More from this issue:

1. Prison Drinking Water and Wastewater Pollution Threaten Environmental Safety Nationwide, by John Dannenberg
2. Suit Over Death in Rockwall County, Texas, Settles for $100,000
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Texas Last State in Union to Get Prison Phones, by Matthew Clarke
5. Habeas Hints: Habeas Year in Review: 2007, by Kent A. Russell
6. Dallas County Jail Deficient, Says 2006 Report; DOJ Files Suit, by Gary Hunter
7. $56,000 Settlement for Torturous Eight Hours in New Jersey Jail
8. Arizona and Indiana Prisoner Uprising at GEO-Run Prison in Indiana
9. Innocent Indiana Man Awarded $9 Million for 20 Years Imprisonment
10. Five-Year Forecast: Prison Population Will Swell 13%—Triple America’s Growth Rate
11. Federal Jury Awards $530,000 for Wrongful Death in Minnesota Jail, by Michael Rigby
12. Michigan’s Law Attaching Prisoner Retirement Benefits Trumped By Federal Law
13. Overcrowded Washington DOC’s Solution: Ship ’Em Out of State, by David Reutter
14. MDC Brooklyn: Sex Scandal and 11 Staff Indicted for Beating Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
15. Oklahoma Court Orders Sentenced Prisoners Transported to Prison
16. PHS Fails Benchmarks In NYC Jail Medical Contract; Fined $250,000
17. Indiana DOC Agrees to Remove Mentally Ill Prisoners from Control Units
18. Like America, Japan Allows Guards to Walk After Prisoner Abuse Convictions
19. March Madness in Georgia Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
20. Prisoners Died By the Thousands Between 2001 and 2004, by Michael Rigby
21. Rikers Island Diapered Mentally Ill in Segregation
22. Reformed Dental Care Will Have Ohio Prisoners Smiling, by Michael Rigby
23. U.S. Prison and Jail Population Continues Meteoric Rise, by Michael Rigby
24. Inadequate Medical Care Alleged at Alameda County, CA Jail – Four Prisoners Dead
25. State Auditor Flunks California DOC For Failure To Make Prison Population Projections, by Marvin Mentor
26. Corruption in Awarding California DOC Medical Contract Exposed, by Marvin Mentor
27. Texas Jail Pays $200,000 to Settle Rape/Suicide Suit
28. California DOC Guards Win Injunction to Stop Prisoner Transfers Out-Of-State; Transfers Continue While State Appeals
29. California DOC Pays PLN’s Attorneys $320,000 In Fees/Costs Related To Mail Censorship Settlement, by John Dannenberg
30. $150,000 Settlement in Suit over Atlanta Prisoner’s Fall-Related Death
31. Cook County, Illinois, To Pay $4,575,000 for Nonconsensual STD Testing
32. California DOC Contract Registry Pharmacist Accused of Diverting 93% of Referrals to His Own Corporation
33. Utah DOC Audit: Ingrained Staff Cronyism Stymies Workplace Effectiveness, by John Dannenberg
34. New York High Court Invokes Due Process Rights for Civil Commitment of Alleged Sexual Predators
35. California’s Prison Drug Procurements Separate from Other State Agencies
36. Pennsylvania Prison Legal Mail Policy Unconstitutional, Enjoined, by Matthew Clarke
37. Federal Prisoner Beaten On Texas Recreation Yard Awarded $350,000
38. California DOC Federal Healthcare Receiver Issues Master Remedial Plan, by John Dannenberg
39. “Please Rip Us Off” Florida Officials Tell Private Prison Companies, by David Reutter
40. California Inspector General: $1 Billion In DOC Drug Treatment Program “A Complete Waste Of Money”, by Marvin Mentor
41. Study on Barriers to Employment of Ex-Prisoners in Milwaukee Released, by Matthew Clarke
42. News in Brief:
43. Connecticut Strip Search Suit Settles For $2.5 Million

More from these topics:

• Help Wanted: 31,000 Prison Guard Jobs Open Nationwide, Sept. 1, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Exercise, Lockdowns, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guards/Staff, Staff Training.
• Now Under Federal Receivership, 
New York City’s Rikers Island Jails Still Have 
No Plan to Improve, No Firm Date to Close, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Eighth Amendment.
• Suit Filed Over Fatal Beating of New York Prisoner 
That Sparked Massive Guard Strike, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
• CDCR Held in Contempt, Fined $112 Million 
in Longstanding Litigation Over Mental Health Care, Aug. 1, 2025. Staffing, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Former Maine Prison Guard Arrested 
and Detained by ICE Agents, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guards/Staff, Immigration Law/Offenses.
• Multiple Prisoner Suits Accuse Guards of Violence 
at Virginia BOP Lockup, Aug. 1, 2025. Racial Discrimination, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Discrimination (Transgender).
• Former California Prison Guard 
Pleads Guilty to Planting Contraband 
He Pretended to Discover, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct.
• News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Assault by Police, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Stun Guns/Tasers, Immigration, False Arrest, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.
• California Prison Plagued by Toxic Water and Chronic Illness, July 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Environmental Law, Plumbing, Sewage, Water.