More from this issue:

1. The Poisoned Pen of Fort Lyon Prison, by Alan Prendergast
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Food Deprivation & Pink Clothing Imposed for Violating South Carolina Prison Rules, by David Reutter
4. Largest Oregon Jail a Cesspool of Misconduct and Mismanagement, Report Finds; Sheriff Faulted and Under Fire, by Mark Wilson
5. Retired Canadian Football-Star-Turned-Prison-Official Faulted, by Gary Hunter
6. Texas Prisoners May Have Right to Extra Storage Space for Religious Materials, by Matthew Clarke
7. Audit Reveals Continuing “State of Chaos” at Hawaii Youth Prison
8. As New Regulations Limit Organ Transplants from Executed Chinese Prisoners; South Carolina Allows Organ Donations by Prisoners
9. Utah Prisoner Kills Guard During Escape While on Medical Transport, by David Reutter
10. Oklahoma Jail Dodges $700,000 in Fines, by Gary Hunter
11. CCA-Run Immigrant Family Detention Center in Texas Violates Settlement Conditions, by Matthew Clarke
12. $195,000 Paid to Family of Slain Florida Prison Guard, by David Reutter
13. Los Angeles Jail Canteen Audit: Contractor Rakes In $640,213 Excess Profits, by John Dannenberg
14. Alabama Corrections Commissioner’s Contempt Order Upheld
15. California Prison Guards Lose Unlimited “Time Bank” For On-The Job Union Business, by Marvin Mentor
16. Lawsuit Against WI Supermax Settled for $475,000; General Population Prisoners Fill Beds
17. No Criminal Wrongdoing Found in Overpayments to Florida Private Prisons, by David Reutter
18. Prisoner Crashes Jet Ski into Dock in Camden County, Georgia
19. Most Serious Sex Offenders in Boston Living in Homeless Shelters
20. New York City Settles Prisoner-On-Prisoner Assault for $180,000
21. Iowa Faith-Based Program Held Unconstitutional by 8th Circuit; Continues with Private Funding
22. Hawaii Youth Prison Financial Audit Finds Excessive Overtime/Leave Abuses
23. Eighth Circuit Upholds Arkansas Jailer’s 78-Month Sentence for Brutalizing Prisoners
24. Self-Defense: A New Jersey Prisoner’s Right
25. Wrongful Death Suit Against LA County Jail Settles For $750,000
26. Eighth Circuit Holds State Funding of Iowa Faith-Based Prison Unconstitutional, by Michael Rigby
27. California Jail Settles Gender-Identity-Disorder Discrimination Suit, by John Dannenberg
28. $35,000 Jury Award in Massachusetts Prisoner’s Assault by Guards
29. BOP Byline Prohibition Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
30. Washington Pays $665,000 to Prisoner Injured In Racially Motivated Attack
31. Connecticut Prisons Begin 10% Deductions of Prisoner Monies
32. Vermont DOC: Nations Biggest Prison Dispenser of Psychotropic Medication
33. United States Sentencing Commission Approves Crack Reform For Federal Prisoners
34. Eleventh Circuit Condemns One-Sentence Qualified Immunity Denial Order
35. $25,000 Settlement in Miami False Arrest, Strip Search Suit
36. Seventh Circuit Rejects Federal Prisoner’s Necessity Defense
37. Some Australian Prisoners Entitled to Vote
38. Fourth Circuit Finds Virginia Prisoner’s Religious Exercise Claim Meritorious, by Michael Rigby
39. Summary Dismissal of Court Access Claim Reversed
40. California: 1st Degree Occupied Burglary Doesn’t Bar Working in Licensed
41. Michigan Anti-Civil Rights Amendment Declared Unconstitutional, by John Dannenberg
42. Prisoner’s Oral Complaints Worthy of First Amendment Protection;
43. News in Brief:
44. Bivens Action Inapplicable to Private Prison Employees

More from David Reutter:

• The Malleable Mind in the Courtroom: Why Confident Eyewitnesses Often Provide the Least Reliable Evidence, Oct. 15, 2025
• Help Wanted: 31,000 Prison Guard Jobs Open Nationwide, Sept. 1, 2025
• 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

More from these topics:

• Sixth Circuit Holds Dismissal Not Automatic When Plaintiff Simultaneously Files Same Claims in State Court, Aug. 1, 2025. Retaliation, Court Access, Grievances, Mail.
• Federal Court Blocks Idaho Executions Until Media Access Improves, June 1, 2025. Death Row, Access to Media, First Amendment, rights.
• Fourth Circuit Upholds South Carolina DOC Policy 
Restricting Prisoner Access to News Media, June 1, 2025. Access to Media, First Amendment, First Amendment, rights.
• Smart Communications Files for Bankruptcy Protection, June 1, 2025. Telephones, Mail, Legal Mail, Private Phone Contractors.
• No Opened Envelopes: Hawai’i Prisons Get New Mail Scanning Technology, April 1, 2025. Mail Regulations, Police State-Surveillance, Antipsychotic Drugs/Forced Medication, Drug Laws/Offenses.
• California Governor Pardons Former Prisoner Podcaster of “Ear Hustle”, Feb. 15, 2025. Pardons/Clemency, Prisoner Media.
• Pigeonly Flies Into Telecom Turbulence, Declares Bankruptcy, Jan. 15, 2025. Bankruptcy, Mail Regulations, Private Phone Contractors.
• Push to Digitize Rikers Island Mail Based on Faulty Drug Tests, Jan. 15, 2025. Drug Testing, Mail Regulations, Mail/Packages.
• Minnesota Prisoners Getting Scanned Mail, Kept Waiting 18 Months for Tablets, Jan. 15, 2025. Mechanical Searches/Scanners, Mail Regulations, Emails.
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025. Settlements, Habeas Corpus, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail.