More from this issue:

1. Private Prison Companies Behind the Scenes of Arizona’s Immigration Law, by Beau Hodai
2. Controversial Report Criticizes Director of Idaho Parole Commission, by Matthew Clarke
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Suit Filed Against Use of Rapiscan on Detention Facility Visitor, by David Reutter
5. Oregon: Prosecutors, Victims Kill Money-Saving Increased Sentence Reduction Law, by Mark Wilson
6. Child Porn Investigations May Snare the Innocent, by Michael Rigby
7. $2 Million Award in Maryland Prisoner’s Work Crew Death
8. Sex Scandal Rocks Oregon’s “Camp Cupcake” Women’s Prison – Again, by Mark Wilson
9. Investigation Reveals Montana Prisoner Had Relationships with Five Female Staff
10. Wish You Were Here! Jails Adopt Postcard-Only Mail Policies
11. Reach Out and Defraud Someone: Oregon Jail Prisoners Commit Phone Scams, by Mark Wilson
12. New York Prison Official Nets $500,000 in Fraudulent Scheme; Audit Finds 17 Years of Unchecked Corruption, by Mark Wilson
13. “Grill” Removal Results in $95,000 Settlement by Tennessee Jail
14. Feds Decline to Pursue Charges in Florida Boot Camp Death
15. Privacy Concerns Raised Over New Law Enforcement Data Mining Technology, by David Reutter
16. Former Florida Judge Profiting from Probation Classes that State Offers for Free
17. Did Haitian Police Murder Over a Dozen Unarmed Prisoners?, by Matthew Clarke
18. That’s a Lot of Honeybuns: Texas Prison Commissaries a $95 Million-a-Year Business, by Matthew Clarke
19. Washington State Prisoner Who Requested Public Records Entitled to Joinder in Non-Disclosure Injunctive Action
20. Washington State Pays $6.4 Million for Failure to Supervise Parolee
21. PLN Sues South Carolina Jail that Bans All Reading Material Except Bibles
22. Native American Firms Reap Large Profits from Immigrant Detention Contracts, by Derek Gilna
23. California Supreme Court Restricts Remedies in Remands for New Parole Board Hearings, by John Dannenberg
24. Fifth Circuit Delineates Process Due Before Imposition of Sex Offender Parole Conditions, by Matthew Clarke
25. Texas Democrat Politicians Keep Private Prison Consulting in the Family, by Matthew Clarke
26. Post-Katrina Circumstances Excuse Holding Prisoner Beyond Indictment Deadline
27. Washington State: Settlement Requires Pierce County to Provide Educational Opportunities to Jailed Youths
28. Audit Finds Oregon Victims Denied Restitution; Prosecutors Largely to Blame
29. Prisoner Deaths Continue at King County Jail Despite DOJ Intervention, by Mark Wilson
30. PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Virginia DOC for $125,250
31. $2.16 Million Judgment for Prisoner Raped by BOP Guard
32. North Carolina Lacks Control and Overpays for Prisoner Health Care, by David Reutter
33. Ninth Circuit Rebuffs California’s Attempt to Terminate CDCR Medical Receivership, by Michael Brodheim
34. News In Brief:

More from Mark Wilson:

• Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment, April 26, 2024
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024
• Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023
• After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, Oct. 15, 2023
• Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, Oct. 15, 2023
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023
• Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, Sept. 15, 2023
• Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023
• Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, Sept. 15, 2023
• Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• BOP Denies Providing Substandard Dialysis Treatment Despite Prisoners’ Deaths, Court Filings, Understaffing and Lack of Oversight, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Staffing, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
• Mississippi DOC Held Mentally Unwell Prisoners in Solitary, Many Died Because of It, Sept. 1, 2026. Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Staff Training, Deliberate Indifference.
• Delaware’s Lack of Prison Healthcare Oversight, Sept. 1, 2026. Contractor Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Grievances.
• $800,000 Settlement Reached in Hawai‘i Jail Suicide Case, Sept. 1, 2026. Staffing, Failure to Train/Supervise, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• $280,000 Paid for South Carolina Detainee’s Death in Charleston Jail, Sept. 1, 2026. Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Contractor Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Monell Liability.
• New Commission to Investigate Death and Abuse of 230 Black Children at Segregated Maryland Reformatory, Sept. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Prison Labor, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons.
• Rising Deaths in Los Angeles County Jail Linked to Longer Stays, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug Overdose, Statistics/Trends, Suicides, Reduction of Prison Population.
• What 911 Calls Reveal About Jail Operations, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Statistics/Trends, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Staff Training.
• Isolation and Medical Neglect at Illinois’ Joliet Treatment Center Drive Prisoners to Set Fatal Fires, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Security Systems, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Court Shuts Down Arizona Attempt to Fill Medical Staff Vacancies with Under-Qualified Providers, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Injunctions, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).