More from this issue:

1. Everything Revolves Around Overcrowding: The State of California’s Prisons, by Donald Specter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Wheelchair-bound Texas Escapee Produces Pistol, Commandeers Transport Van, by Matthew Clarke
4. U.S. Supreme Court: Counsel Must Advise Immigrant Defendants of Deportation Risks
5. Controversy Over Texas Attorneys Charging Questionable Fees in Wrongful Conviction Cases, by Matthew Clarke
6. $4.3 Million Award in Preventable Death of Cook County Pretrial Detainee, by David Reutter
7. Incomplete DNA Databases Result in Tragic Consequences, by Justin Miller
8. Texas Youth Commission Pays $625,000 to Settle Abuse Suit, by Gary Hunter
9. Exorbitant Prisoner Phone Rates Pass New York Constitutional Scrutiny, by David Reutter
10. Obama’s 2011 Budget Calls for More Prisons, More Guards, by Brandon Sample
11. Aryan Warriors Prison Gang Prosecuted in Nevada, by Gary Hunter
12. $500,000 Settlement in Maryland Prisoner’s Death from Pepper Spraying, by David Reutter
13. Prisoner’s Homicide at Maryland Jail Not Prosecuted, by Gary Hunter
14. DOJ Investigation into New York Jail Finds Unconstitutional Conditions, by Justin Miller
15. California Official Resigns from State Post, Hired by Federal Receiver
16. U.S. State Prison Population Declines for First Time in a Decade, by Justin Miller
17. Washington DOC Pays $3,275,000 to Family of Deputy Killed by Former Prisoner
18. New Jersey’s Riverfront Prison Demolished, by Justin Miller
19. “Back to School” is a Guide to Success Following Release from Prison, by Gary Hunter
20. ICE Policies and U.S. Deportation Laws Violate Human Rights, by Gary Hunter
21. U.S. Department of Justice Releases 2008 Capital Punishment Statistics, by Matthew Clarke
22. Problems Persist at Privately-Operated Rhode Island Jail, by Justin Miller
23. North Carolina Innocence Commission Verifies Wrongful Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
24. Maricopa County Throws Sheriff Arpaio Under Improperly Purchased Bus
25. Wisconsin: Taycheedah Lawsuit Set for Trial, by Michael Brodheim
26. California Prison Health Care System Plagued by Understaffing, Overtime, by Michael Brodheim
27. $140,000 Settlement in Washington Jail Detainee’s Suicide
28. California: Audit Finds CDCR Overpaid Employees Who Supervise Prisoner-Workers, by Michael Brodheim
29. Prosecutorial Misconduct Case Pending Before Supreme Court Settles for $12 Million, by Brandon Sample
30. New Picture on Violence in Federal Prisons, by Brandon Sample
31. Maricopa County Detention Officer Held in Contempt for Taking Document from Defense Counsel’s File, by Matthew Clarke
32. Released Prisoners More Likely to Die, by Brandon Sample
33. Maryland Prison Guards Busted for Helping Gang Members, by Gary Hunter
34. Louisiana Judge, Attorneys Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges, by Michael Brodheim
35. New York City Jail Settles Excessive Force Suit for $62,001
36. Physician Assisted in Botched Execution Attempt in Ohio, by Matthew Clarke
37. Seventh Circuit: Catholic Prisoner’s Religious Diet Lawsuit Remanded, by David Reutter
38. Whole Foods Farms out Fish Farming to Colorado Prisoners, by Justin Miller
39. SORNA Challenges Produce Mixed Results; Supreme Court Weighs In, by Brandon Sample
40. Washington Supreme Court Holds No Judicial Immunity for Non-Judicial Conduct
41. Ninth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Refusing to Feed Prisoner, by Mark Wilson
42. $145,000 Settlement by New York City After Holding Immigration Detainee Beyond 48 Hours, by David Reutter
43. Washington DOC Settles MRSA Death Claim for $125,000, by Brandon Sample
44. $3.5 Million Settlement to Former New York Prisoner Convicted Due to Perjured Testimony
45. Kentucky Law Retroactively Applied to Award Street Credit
46. Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $38,000 in Too-Much-Medicine Suit
47. California Prisoner Wins Option of Kosher Meals Until Halal Meals Can be Provided
48. News in Brief:

More from these topics:

• DOJ Finds Unconstitutional Conditions in Texas Juvenile Detention, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Sentencing, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons.
• On Remand, Eleventh Circuit Clarifies, Affirms Grant 
of Habeas Relief to Death Row Prisoner, Aug. 1, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Death Penalty, Death Row.
• Fifth Circuit Announces When Initial § 2255 Petition Not Decided on Merits and Appeals Court Later Recalls Mandate Dismissing Direct Appeal and Affirms Conviction, Subsequent § 2255 Petition Not ‘Second or Successive’ Under AEDPA, Aug. 1, 2025. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA.
• Fourth Circuit Announces Counterman v. Colorado 
Is New Rule of Constitutional Law That Applies 
Retroactively to Cases on Collateral Review and 
Grants Authorization to File Successive § 2255 Motion, July 1, 2025. Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Habeas Corpus, Threats.
• Ninth Circuit Reinstates Religious Exercise Claim from Arizona “Christian-Israelite” Prisoner Denied Passover Meal, June 1, 2025. Religious Discrimination, Religious Diet, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• Georgia Moves to Shield Intellectually Disabled Prisoners 
from Execution, June 1, 2025. Sentencing, Death Penalty.
• Fifth Circuit Reinstates Baha’i Texas Prisoner’s Dietary Claim, June 1, 2025. Religious Discrimination, Religious Diet, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Arguing Successful Federal Habeas Corpus Claims, June 1, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Sixth Amendment, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
• 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.
• Fourth Circuit: Procedurally Unreasonable Sentence Where District Court Failed to Address Defendant’s Non-Frivolous Downward Variance Argument Based on Sentencing Disparity 
Due to Which State’s Statute Prior Conviction Based Upon, May 15, 2025. Sentencing, Failure To Consider Disparity, Federal-State Differences/Disparity/Conflicts, Disparity in Charging/Sentencing Practices.