More from this issue:

1. Cheaper than Chimpanzees: Expanding the Use of Prisoners in Medical Experiments, by Greg Dober
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Audit Reveals Problems with Maryland’s New Prisoner Health Care System, by Michael Rigby
4. California DOC and Joint-Venture Contractor Owe Over $1.8 Million in Attorney Fees for Protracted Suit Granting Prison Workers Prevailing Wage, by John Dannenberg
5. Georgia’s Prison Health System Squeezed by Increasing Population, Decreasing Staff Budget, by David Reutter
6. San Antonio Sheriff Pleads No Contest to Corruption Charges, Resigns, by Matthew Clarke
7. Ohio Man Paid $1.5 Million for 26 Years' Wrongful Imprisonment
8. Philadelphia City Jails Under Federal Supervision, Again, Temporarily, by David Reutter
9. A Pursuit of Prisoners’ Health and Safety A conversation with Elizabeth Alexander, director of the ACLU’s National Prison Project, by Todd Matthews
10. Factor 8: the Arkansas Prison Blood Mining Scandal Movie review and Director Interview, by Brandon Eng
11. Federal Court Grants Class Certification to Disabled Washington Prisoners
12. PLN Obtains Injunction Against Fulton County Jail in Censorship Suit, by Alex Friedmann
13. Who’s Monitoring Prison Medical Contract Requirements in New Jersey? No One, by David Reutter
14. Massachusetts Jail Releases Prisoners to Meet Court-Ordered Population Levels
15. AT&T Settlement Includes Fines, Reimbursement for Overcharging Recipients of Phone Calls From Washington Prisoners, by Michael Rigby
16. City Of San Leandro, California Pays $395,000 To Family Of Detainee Who Died After 21 Taser Shocks
17. Federal Prison Staff Are Law Enforcement Official For Purposes Of FTCA Claims, by Daniel E. Manville
18. Federal Judges Convene Three-Judge Panel to Consider “Prisoner Release Orders” to Remedy California’s Prison Overcrowding; Upheld on Appeal
19. Love, Sex and Violence KO Oregon Deputies, Jailers and Prison Guards
20. Los Angeles County Pays $2.8 Million For Failure To Protect Accused Child Molester In Jail
21. News in Brief:
22. Privatized Medical Services Entangle Florida Sheriff in Litigation and Raises Costs

More from Michael Rigby:

• Report On Arizona Hostage Crisis May Never Be Released , Aug. 23, 2016
• Federal Jury Awards $45,001 to Maryland Prisoner Assaulted By Guards, Aug. 23, 2016
• Wisconsin Appeals Court Orders Photos Delivered to Prisoner, April 15, 2013
• New York: Indigent Defendants' Suit Over Non-representation Ruled Justiciable, March 15, 2013
• Trial and Conviction in Washington Jailhouse Courtroom Overturned, March 15, 2013
• Scientific Advances in Arson Investigations Reveal Wrongful Convictions, Jan. 15, 2013
• Ninth Circuit Rules Right to Court Access Violated When Lockdown Prevents Prisoner from Researching Issues Related to Direct Appeal, Nov. 15, 2011
• Some Agencies Balk at Releasing Prison Phone Data, April 15, 2011
• Facebook Lands Prison Guards, Prisoners in Hot Water, April 15, 2011
• Federal Restitution Law Failing Crime Victims, Jan. 15, 2011

More from these topics:

• He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say., July 1, 2026. Armor Correctional Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Eighth Circuit Revives § 1983 Complaint Alleging Jail Detainees’ Death from Stroke was Due to Deliberate Indifference and Failure to Train, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Failure to Train/Supervise, Deliberate Indifference.
• Fifth Circuit Kills Louisiana Prison Medical and Mental Health Care Reform, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, PLRA, Immunity/Liability, Mental Health.
• New York to Become First State to Require Judges to Visit Prisons, July 1, 2026. Classification, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing, Prisoner Privileges.
• $25,000 Paid to Former New York Jail Detainee Subjected to Delayed Healthcare and Denied Mental Healthcare— Despite Seven Suicide Attempts, July 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Tenth Circuit Upholds $33 Million Jury Award in Suit Over Detainee’s Horrific Death in Oklahoma County Jail, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Multiple Detainees Escape from Dilapidated North Carolina Jail, July 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Staffing, Jail Specific, Security Systems, Criminal Justice, Prison Conditions.
• Three Women Died at a Michigan Prison in Less than a Month, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• Video Shows Guards Watched as Oklahoma Detainee Died in Cell, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• After Spoliation Sanction, CoreCivic Settles Suit Over Suicide in New Mexico ICE Lockup, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Discovery, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.