More from this issue:

1. Anatomy of the Modern Prisoners’ Rights Suit: A Practitioner’s Guide to Successful Jury Trials on Behalf of Prisoner-Plaintiffs*, by Alphonse A. Gerhardstein
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Innocent Georgia Man Receives $500,000 as Compensation for Rape Conviction
4. Former Prisoner Convicted of Impersonating Criminal Defense Attorney
5. Why False Imprisonment Recoveries Should Not Be Taxable, by Robert Wood
6. Texas’ Parole Condition X Violates Due Process, by Gary Hunter
7. $2.16 Million Settlement in Dauphin Pennsylvania Jail Strip Search Lawsuit
8. Using Chemical Agents on Mentally Ill Prisoners Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
9. Audit Finds California Prison Receiver Broke State Law by Making No-Bid Contracts with Verizon, by Michael Brodheim
10. Fifth Circuit Upholds $14 Million Award Against Louisiana DA’s Office in Wrongful Conviction Suit; Affirmed by En Banc Ruling, by Matthew Clarke
11. Third Circuit Upholds Pennsylvania DOC Policy Requiring Control Number for Legal Mail, by David Reutter
12. Third Circuit Upholds Ban on UCC Materials; Sixth Circuit Disagrees, by Brandon Sample
13. Working in Legal Field Not Prohibited While on Federal Supervised Release
14. Prisoners Not Evacuated, Parolees Rounded Up as Hurricanes Hit, by Gary Hunter
15. Contraband Smuggling by Texas Prison Guards Rarely Punished Harshly, by Matthew Clarke
16. Oklahoma Prisoner Beaten to Death After Celled with Co-Defendant He Testified Against
17. California Lifers’ New Litigation Tool: DA’s “Opinion” and Governor’s “Belief” Do Not Constitute “Evidence” in Parole Denial Cases, by Marvin Mentor
18. Notice Required for Rejected Packages BOP Warden Denied Qualified Immunity, by Brandon Sample
19. Organ Harvesting In China Prison Goes High Tech, by Gary Hunter
20. Former Oklahoma Sheriff Convicted of Sex Crimes Now Where to Put Him?
21. Federal Three-Judge Panel Orders California To Reduce Prison Population By 44,000 Prisoners Within Two Years, by Marvin Mentor
22. New York’s Correction Law § 24 Held Unconstitutional by US Supreme Court, by Brandon Sample
23. $25,000 Award to Utah Muslim Prisoner Attacked by Death Row Prisoner Following 9/11
24. FBI And States Expand Collection Of DNA To The Innocent, by Brandon Sample
25. Sheriff and Guards Indicted: Sex, Misconduct and Contraband Scandal at Texas Jail, by Matthew Clarke
26. Washington States Passes New Law for Automatic Restoration of Voting Rights, by Eric Nygren
27. Philadelphia Tax Break for Hiring Ex-Prisoners a Bust
28. U.S. Supreme Court Recedes from Saucier’s Mandatory Provisions for Determining Qualified Immunity Claims, by David Reutter
29. California: Parole Board’s Policy Barring Friendly Oral Witness Testimony At Lifer Hearings Ruled An “Underground Regulation”, by Marvin Mentor
30. $3.75 Million Settlement for Orange County, California, Jail Detainee Severely Beaten by Prisoners
31. Violence on the Rise in Arizona Prisons, by David Reutter
32. Maryland Prisoners Receive Kosher Food, by Brandon Sample
33. From the Bottom of the Heap: The Autobiography of Black Panther Robert Hillary King, Oakland, CA: PM Press (2009) $24.95 hardback, 217 pages, by Mel Motel
34. Sixth Circuit Overturns $625,000 Verdict for Ohio Prisoner Sexually Abused by Guard, by Brandon Sample
35. Oklahoma Prisoner Awarded $65,000 for Inadequate MSRA Care, by Brandon Sample
36. $1 Million Settlement in Santa Clara, California Jail Suicide
37. No Qualified Immunity for Guards Who Failed to Help Vomiting Prisoner Who Died
38. Indigent Texas Prisoners May No Longer be Required to Repay Cost of Court-Appointed Counsel
39. California Prison Still Subpar, Grand Jury Finds
40. News in Brief:
41. $1,000 Jury Award to Beaten Missouri Prisoner

More from these topics:

• Wave of Staff Arrests Exposes Persistent Misconduct at South Carolina Jail, Sept. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Obstruction of Justice.
• Eight Circuit Reverses Denial of Partial Qualified Immunity in Detainee’s Pepper Ball Claim, Remands Excessive Force Claims, Sept. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Qualified Immunity, Wrongful Use of Force.
• Four Massachusetts Guards Face Charges for Assault on Prisoners During Brawl, Sept. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
• Last of 11 Guards Sentenced in Death of New York Prisoner, Sept. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), False Statements/Perjury, Obstruction of Justice.
• $500,000 for Mentally Ill Detainee Beaten by Guard at Ohio Jail, Sept. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Summary Judgment, Settlements, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Monell Liability.
• Troubled Illinois Lockup Sees Guard Abuses, Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Sept. 1, 2026. Hunger Strikes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• At Least Three Guards Charged for Assaulting Two Massachusetts Prisoners, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Assaults on Staff, Wrongful Use of Force.
• Ombudsman Report Finds Use of Force Misapplied in Contraband Search, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Body Cavity Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas.
• $1.2 Million for Elderly Detainee Shoved Out the Door of Sacramento Jail by Guard, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Against Former Illinois Prison Guards Challenging Termination for Violating Use of Force Policy, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Summary Judgment, Employee Litigation, Vagueness/Overbreadth.