More from this issue:

1. Scandal Rocks Texas Youth Commission; Youths Molested by School Supervisors, by Gary Hunter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Oregon Parole Officer’s Molestation Victim’s Suicide Claims Settled for $210,000
4. Overdetention: When Completing a Prison Sentence Just Isn’t Enough, by David Reutter
5. Arizona Prison Guard Awarded $750,000 for False Sexual Misconduct Allegations
6. Colorado Farms Out Prisoners to Replace Immigrant Farm Workers
7. Death Sentence: The Feds Throw the Book at King County'sJail as Prisoner Fatalities Skyrocket, by Rick Anderson
8. Washington State: No Restoration of Felon Voting Rights Until Fines and Restitution are Paid
9. Los Angeles Settles County Jail Murder Suit For $1 Million, by John Dannenberg
10. Louisiana Work-Release Prisoners Used by Sheriff in Chop Shop, by Gary Hunter
11. Non-Convicted Michigan Sex Offenders Required to Register
12. Independent Monitor Issues First Report on Delaware Health Care
13. "Let Freedom Ring" -- Cellphones Abound In California Prisons
14. Privately Run Seal Beach, California Jail Closed Following Checkered Past, by John Dannenberg
15. New York Prisoner Awarded $4,250 for Knee Injury While Shackled
16. $90,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner for Delay of Surgery
17. Nevada Jail Strip Searches Before Release on Own Recognizance Unconstitutional
18. Alabama Judge Resigns Amid Prisoner Spanking Allegations and Judicial Improprieties
19. Lawsuit Exposes Jail Limbo for Mentally Incompetent Defendants in Texas, by Matthew Clarke
20. BOP Removes Religious Books; Capitulates After Public Outrage, Lawsuit
21. BOP Must Provide Prisoner's FOIA Request in Electronic Format
22. Missouri Ordered to Pay Prisoner's $250,000 Judgment Plus Fees and Costs for Sexual Assaults by Work Supervisor, by John Dannenberg
23. Second Circuit Rejects New York’s Interlocutory Appeal of Prisoner's $7.65 Million Failure-to-Protect Jury Verdict, by John Dannenberg
24. Transsexuals Treated Poorly in New York Prisons, by David Reutter
25. WA Prisoners Entitled to Minimal Due Process Before Risk Level Demotion
26. Broward County, FL Sheriff Resigns, Pleads Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges, by David Reutter
27. Study Finds Federal Defenders Outperform CJA Attorneys
28. New York Pays State Prisoner $1,100 for Disregarding Work Restrictions
29. Ninth Circuit Holds Washington DOC Immune From Suit for Denial of Community Custody Early Release, by John Dannenberg
30. Spectrum Health Systems Pays Massachusetts $7.5 Million for Fraud in Concert with Civigenics
31. Florida's Parole Commission Slows Restoration of Felons' Civil Rights, by David Reutter
32. Alabama Prisons Sell Land to Finance Prison Building, Repair
33. Federal Suit Over Wisconsin Suicide Attempt Settles for Millions, by Michael Rigby
34. $100,000 Settlement in Missouri Jail Prisoner’s Methamphetamine Overdose Death
35. PLN Sues CDCR Over Failure to Produce Public Records
36. News in Brief:
37. New Jersey "Anthrax" Legal Mail Policy Unconstitutional; Count Condemns Opening Outside Prisoner's Presence

More from David Reutter:

• Fifth Circuit Greenlights Federal Takeover of Mississippi Jail, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit Revives Prisoner’s Claim Based on Guard’s 
Thwarting of Administrative Remedies, Aug. 1, 2025
• Tenth Circuit Ruling Paves Way for $2.7 Million Settlement 
for Intellectually Disabled Jail Detainee Raped by Sheriff, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit Agrees That Former Guantanamo Detainee 
Lacks Grounds to Sue for Waterboarding, Aug. 1, 2025
• Qualified Immunity Denied for Iowa Prison Doctor’s MRI Delay 
for Non-Medical Reasons, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit: Continuing-Violations Doctrine Applies 
for PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Purposes, Aug. 1, 2025
• First Circuit: Prosecutor’s Breach of Plea Agreement 
Requires Government’s Specific Performance of Agreement, 
Not Specific Performance by District Court, Aug. 1, 2025
• Oregon Prisoners Can Now Seek Economic Damages 
for Future Lost Income More Easily, July 15, 2025
• $22.5 Million Verdict Arrives Too Late for 
Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Prisoner, July 15, 2025
• First Circuit Revives Rhode Island Prisoner’s 
Excessive Force Claim Against Guard, July 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• 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.
• Tenth Circuit Ruling Paves Way for $2.7 Million Settlement 
for Intellectually Disabled Jail Detainee Raped by Sheriff, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Jail Misconduct, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Alabama DOC Attorneys Reprimanded for 
Filing AI-Written Briefs in Prisoner’s Suit, Aug. 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Attorney Misconduct.
• California Attorney Disbarred for Deceiving 
Prisoners Seeking Resentencing, Aug. 1, 2025. Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Misconduct, Counsel - Effective Assistance of.
• News in Brief, July 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, halfway houses, New Trial/Judgment of Acquittal, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Fraud and Deceit.
• Arkansas Ex-Police Chief Known as “Devil in the Ozarks” 
Re-Captured After Prison Escape, July 15, 2025. Police Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Escapes.
• 11th Alabama Sheriff’s Employee Pleads Guilty in Jail Detainee’s Death, Admits Stomping Him in Genitals, June 1, 2025. Jail Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Staff).
• $500,000 for Colorado Detainee Dropped 
On His Face by Jailers, June 1, 2025. Jail Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Trio of Guards Fired and Arrested for Smuggling at Louisiana Jails, June 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct.
• Two Guards Arrested in Two Weeks 
at Texas Jail, June 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct.