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 David Reutter:

• Help Wanted: 31,000 Prison Guard Jobs Open Nationwide, Sept. 1, 2025
• Fifth Circuit Greenlights Federal Takeover of Mississippi Jail, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit Revives Prisoner’s Claim Based on Guard’s 
Thwarting of Administrative Remedies, Aug. 1, 2025
• Tenth Circuit Ruling Paves Way for $2.7 Million Settlement 
for Intellectually Disabled Jail Detainee Raped by Sheriff, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit Agrees That Former Guantanamo Detainee 
Lacks Grounds to Sue for Waterboarding, Aug. 1, 2025
• Qualified Immunity Denied for Iowa Prison Doctor’s MRI Delay 
for Non-Medical Reasons, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit: Continuing-Violations Doctrine Applies 
for PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Purposes, Aug. 1, 2025
• 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

More from these topics:

• 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.
• 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).
• Harvey Weinstein Files Notice of Claim Over Rikers Island Detention, Feb. 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, State Law Claims.
• Minnesota Supreme Court Announces No Duty to Retreat When Using Reasonable Force in Defense of Another and Provides Framework for Analyzing Such Claims, Feb. 1, 2025. State Law Claims, Wrongful Use of Force, Firearms.
• Fourth Circuit Revives West Virginia Prisoner’s RLUIPA Claim Over Religious Diet with Soy He Can’t Digest, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, RLUIPA, Religious Diet.
• Ninth Circuit Greenlights Muslim Hawaii Prisoner’s Challenge to Early-Served Ramadan Meals, Jan. 15, 2025. Religious Discrimination, Religious Diet.
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Freedom/Worship.
• Fourth Circuit Revives Claim Over North Carolina Jail Suicide, Aug. 15, 2024. State Law Claims, Suicides, Deliberate Indifference.
• $3.76 Million Awarded to Denver Grandmother for SWAT Raid of Home Based on Inaccurate iPhone Ping, July 15, 2024. State Law Claims, SWAT Teams, State Constitutional Claims, False Statements, Testimony or Documents.
• Tennessee Supreme Court Announces Prospective Abrogation of Common Law Accomplice-Corroboration Rule, July 15, 2024. State Law Claims, Co-onspirator and Accomplice Statements/Testimony, Accessories and Accomplices.