More from this issue:

1. Improbable Private Prison Scam Plays Out in Hardin, Montana, by Alex Friedmann
2. Behind Montana Jail Fiasco: How Private Prison Developers Prey on Desperate Towns, by Justin Elliott
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Private Prisons Don’t Make Better Prisoners, by Andrew L. Spivak
5. Miami Sex Offenders Still Living Under Bridge; Lawsuits Fail to Solve Problem, by David Reutter
6. Arizona Jail’s Medical Failures Due to Inadequate Record Keeping, Understaffing, by Matthew Clarke
7. HABEAS HINTS – CALIFORNIA COMMENT Pace and Bonner: Avoiding and Fighting “Untimeliness” Rulings Under California Law, by Kent A. Russell
8. GPS Used to Track Sex Offenders in Washington State, by Matthew Clarke
9. Secret Red Cross Report Reveals Medical Personnel Collusion in CIA Torture, by Matthew Clarke
10. Florida Law Enforcement Officials on the Wrong Side of the Law, by David Reutter
11. Increasing Number of Prisoners Obtain Access to Email, by Brandon Sample
12. LULAC Returns CCA Donation, by Matthew Clarke
13. Rape Victim and Family of Exonerated Man Who Died in Prison Become Activists, by Matthew Clarke
14. New Jersey DOC Report: Megan’s Law Costly and Ineffective, by Matthew Clarke
15. Pennsylvania Prison Porn Ban Improperly Promulgated, but Not Unconstitutional
16. Electronic Court Records Permissible in Florida, but Restricting Disclosure is Not
17. $100 Million Settlement in Michigan Prisoners’ Sexual Abuse Suit, by David Reutter
18. $2.7 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Double Leg Amputee Jail Prisoner
19. Violence Against Blacks Decreases In The U.S., by Gary Hunter
20. $750,000 Settlement in Chicago Jail Mass Beating Suit
21. Oklahoma Lawmen Charged with Sundry Crimes, by Mark Wilson
22. Prison, Jail and Law Enforcement Corruption Continues in Georgia, by David Reutter
23. Catholic Mass and Sacraments Made Available to Louisiana’s Death Row
24. Nearly 15,000 California Prisoners Held in Long-term Isolation, by Michael Brodheim
25. PLN Associate Editor Attends ACA Conference
26. $2.2 Million Settlement: Murder by Washington State Community Service Releasee
27. Michigan’s Prison Industries Mismanaged and Unprofitable, by David Reutter
28. Mental Illness Prevalent Among County Jail Prisoners, Especially Women, by Gary Hunter
29. Judges: Umpires They Are Not, by Brandon Sample
30. AMA Study Finds Link Between Confinement and Hypertension
31. Class Action Alleging Unconstitutional Michigan Indigent Defense System Survives Summary Judgment
32. Massachusetts Man’s Estate Resolves Wrongful Conviction Suit for $14.1 Million, by David Reutter
33. $91,059.83 in Damages, Fees and Costs Awarded to Alabama Prisoner Beaten by Guard
34. Former Alabama Judge Acquitted of Paddling, Sexually Abusing Jail Prisoners, by Mark Wilson
35. $16.5 Million-Plus Settlement in Oklahoma City False Conviction Case, by Matthew Clarke
36. Eight More Prison Closures in Michigan
37. Ohio Prison Employees Involved in Improper Relationships, Drug Smuggling, Sexual Misconduct, by Mark Wilson
38. 4,000 Kenyan Death Sentences Commuted to Life, by Matthew Clarke
39. California Struggles to House Sex Offenders, by Michael Brodheim
40. $150,000 Settlement in Tennessee Jail Beating
41. News in Brief:
42. Federal Prison Employees Convicted of Stealing Prisoners’ Meds, by Gary Hunter

More from David Reutter:

• 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
• First Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Maine Guards who Ogled Prisoner During Childbirth, July 15, 2025
• $250,000 Verdict for South Carolina Prisoner Pepper-Sprayed 
in Face Without Cause by Guard, July 15, 2025
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Judgment for HRDC 
in Arkansas Jail Censorship Suit, July 15, 2025
• $550,000 Settlement After Juvenile’s Suicide at Charlotte Jail, July 15, 2025
• Seventh Circuit Revives Former Illinois Prisoner’s Claim 
for Delayed Hepatitis-C Treatment, July 15, 2025
• Sixth Circuit: Michigan Tolling Statute Applies to PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Requirement, July 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Assault by Police, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Stun Guns/Tasers, Immigration, False Arrest, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.
• $22.5 Million Verdict Arrives Too Late for 
Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Prisoner, July 15, 2025. Wrongful Conviction, Confessions - Coerced, Confessions and Statements of Defendant.
• Arkansas Ex-Police Chief Known as “Devil in the Ozarks” 
Re-Captured After Prison Escape, July 15, 2025. Police Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Escapes.
• $12 Million for Former California Prisoner 
Exonerated After 17 Years, July 15, 2025. Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Coercive Interrogations.
• How Police Departments Hire Bad Cops: 
The Shadow System Protecting ‘Wandering Officers’, July 1, 2025. Police Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Police/Govt Misconduct.
• $7.75 Million Settlement for Exonerated North Carolina Prisoner, June 1, 2025. Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment.
• $13 Million Awarded to Exonerated Massachusetts Prisoner 
for Wrongful Conviction, June 1, 2025. Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment.
• Georgia Moves to Shield Intellectually Disabled Prisoners 
from Execution, June 1, 2025. Sentencing, Death Penalty.
• Rejected by Conviction Integrity Unit, 
27 New York Prisoners Exonerated Anyway, June 1, 2025. Wrongful Conviction, Offense of Conviction.
• Fourth Circuit: District Court Failed to Provide Sufficient Explanation for Sentence Imposed and Did Not Address Defendant’s Arguments for Downward Variant Sentence, May 15, 2025. Sentencing, Drug Laws/Offenses.