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:

• $4.5 Million Paid by Cook County for Detainee Suicide in Chicago Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Administrative Detention/Segregation, Deliberate Indifference.
• At Least Three Guards Charged for Assaulting Two Massachusetts Prisoners, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Assaults on Staff, Wrongful Use of Force.
• New York Ordered to Pay Prisoner $25,000 for Failing to Protect Him from Attack, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Defenses, Damages - Compensatory, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment, Deliberate Indifference.
• Oregon Agrees to $2.3 Million Settlement After Guards Toss Mentally Ill Prisoner in Solitary, Taunt Him Until He Kills Himself, Aug. 1, 2026. Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Airconditioning Failure at Troubled ICE Detention Center in New Jersey, Aug. 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Food, Water, Sanitation, Exposure to Heat.
• GAO Report Finds Rampant Sexual Abuse in Federal Prisons, Most Cases Unresolved, Aug. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Corrections Audits, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• Ombudsman Report Finds Use of Force Misapplied in Contraband Search, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Body Cavity Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas.
• $1.2 Million for Elderly Detainee Shoved Out the Door of Sacramento Jail by Guard, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• Oklahoma County Jail Fails 12th Health Inspection, Aug. 1, 2026. Corrections Audits, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Sanitation, Bedding.
• Report Shows Pattern of Sexual Assaults in Santa Clara County Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Failure to Protect (General).