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 these topics:

• En Banc Eleventh Circuit Announces All Parents, Including Those Convicted of Child-Sex Offenses, Enjoy Fundamental Right to Live With Their Children, Holding Alabama Residency Prohibition Subject to Strict Scrutiny, Aug. 1, 2026. Sex Offender Residence, Parental rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights.
• Virtual Reality Intervention Improves Police-Interaction Skills for Autistic Individuals, Aug. 1, 2026. Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, Staff Training.
• Conviction Tossed for Former Alabama Prisoner Paroled After 42 Years, July 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Wrongful Conviction, Forensic Sciences, Eyewitness Identification, Brady Rule violations.
• Louisiana Republicans Eliminate Elected Office Won by Exonerated Ex-Prisoner, July 1, 2026. Discrimination, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Public Trial, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Fair Trial.
• Michigan Supreme Court Announces Betts Decision Invalidating 2011 SORA as Ex Post Facto Punishment Applies Retroactively to Defendants on Collateral Review, July 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Retroactivity, Ex Post Facto, Constitution, state, Constitutional Challenges/Law.
• Montana Supreme Court: Due Process Prohibits Courts From Relying on Unproven Charging Allegations When Imposing Sex Offender Registration Duty, Announces First-Impression Rule Limiting Review to Elements of Conviction, March 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Administrative Exhaustion, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Qualifying Offenses, Acquitted Conduct/Uncharged Crimes/Dismissed Counts.
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Civilly Committed Texan, Dec. 1, 2025. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Conditions of Confinement, Complaints, Grievances, Civil Commitment.
• Florida Appeals Court Finds Rationale for “Sexual Predator” Label on Former Prisoner’s Drivers License, Oct. 1, 2025. Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Sexually Dangerous Persons/Sexual Violent Predators, Prisoners' Rights.
• Nebraska Supreme Court Announces ‘Working Days’ for Purposes of ‘Temporary Domicile’ SORA Reporting Requirement Means Weekdays, Excluding Legal Holidays, and Reverses Conviction for Failure to Register, March 15, 2025. Sex Offender Registration, Wrongful Conviction.
• Washington Prisoner Sues Jail Where Assault Left Him Comatose, DOC Guard Who Then Sexually Abused Him, March 1, 2025. Prisoner-Staff Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Sex Offender Registration, Failure to Protect (General).