More from this issue:

1. States Scramble to Find Lethal Injection Drugs, by David Reutter
2. Three Fulton County, Georgia Jail Guards Sentenced in Prisoner Abuse Investigation
3. Blind Virginia Prisoner Settles Suit to Accommodate Disability
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Wexford Enters Into Confidential Settlement in New Mexico Prisoner’s Death, by David Reutter
6. Fire at Overcrowded Chilean Prison Kills Over 80 Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
7. Savings from North Carolina Prisoner Slave Labor Result in Additional Prison Beds, by David Reutter
8. Uncollected Court Debts Piling Up in Tennessee
9. New York Jury Awards Wrongfully Convicted Man $18.5 Million, but Court Grants Motion to Set Aside Verdict
10. Ninth Circuit Upholds Washington’s “Two Strikes Law” for Repeat Sex Offenders
11. Washington Prisoner Discovers Good Time Error; County Officials Admit and Correct Mistake, by David Reutter
12. PHS and NY Jail Employees Have Conflict of Interest with Legal Representation
13. Louisiana Sheriff Cages Suicidal Prisoners in Space Smaller than Required for Dogs
14. $149,500 Settlement for Hawaiian Prisoner Denied Medical Care After Transport Accident
15. Washington: Pierce County Jail Suit Ends After 15 Years
16. Federal Courts Reject Leniency Pleas from Politically-Connected Defendants, by David Reutter
17. Hopes Dashed for Criminal Defendants Facing Deportation in Virginia, by Derek Gilna
18. Releasees from Rural Michigan Jail Frighten Neighbors on Long Walk Home
19. Family of California Immigration Prisoner Who Died Due to Untreated Cancer Gets $3.68 Million, by Brandon Sample
20. Uproar Over Background Checks for BP Oil Spill Workers Following Rape Allegation Against Sex Offender, by David Reutter
21. Dozens of Israeli Prison Guards Die in Fire
22. Fifth Circuit Holds Mississippi Felons May Not Vote in Presidential Elections
23. Six Florida Jail Staff Arrested in Contraband Smuggling Probe, by David Reutter
24. The Incarceration Capital of the U.S., by Jordan Flaherty
25. U.S. Admits Infecting Prisoners, Mentally Ill Patients in Guatemala in 1940s, by Derek Gilna
26. Los Angeles County Approves $444,000 in Settlements for Sexual Assaults by County Employees
27. Controversy Involving North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab, by Matthew Clarke
28. Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to BOP’s Implementation of Second Chance Act
29. Federal Cell Phone Ban Becomes Law; California Bill Vetoed, then Re-Introduced, by Brandon Sample
30. Sanctions Against Prisoner for Alleged “Frivolous” Habeas Petition Improper, Tenth Circuit Decides
31. Texas Prison System Must Accommodate Hearing-Impaired Visitors, by Matthew Clarke
32. Ohio: Mixed Verdicts Against Guards Involved in Prisoner’s Death, by Brandon Sample
33. Wisconsin County Jail Administrator Charged with Stealing Jail Funds
34. Tenth Circuit Reverses Lawsuit on Hygiene Versus Court Access for Second Time, by Bob Williams
35. Remembering the High Point of Prisoner Rights, by David Hudson
36. Department of Justice Reports on Sexual Victimization in U.S. Prisons and Jails, by Matthew Clarke
37. Ex-BOP Pharmacist Sentenced for Stealing Drugs
38. No Time Limit for Defendants to Raise a PLRA Defense, by David Reutter
39. U.S. Deportations Set Record in 2010, by Derek Gilna
40. Anarchists Claim Attack on NC Department of Correction
41. ACLU Investigates Prisoners’ Deaths at Puerto Rican Prison, by Derek Gilna
42. First Circuit Reverses Finding that Sexual Interest in Adolescents Not Disorder Warranting Civil Commitment, by Brandon Sample
43. Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity for Guards Accused of Deliberate Indifference; $5.2 Million Verdict, $450,000 Settlement on Remand, by Brandon Sample
44. Virginia DOC Settles Censorship Suit Over The Final Call
45. New York Ex-Jail Doctor Charged With Selling Prescription Painkillers
46. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Insider Makes Misconduct Allegations; Resignations Result, by Matthew Clarke
47. News In Brief:

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Detectives Who Revealed Prisoner Was Informant, Denies Him Anonymity, Aug. 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Holds Federal Law Prohibits County Jail from Forcing Immigration Detainees to Perform Custodial Labor by Threatening Solitary Confinement, Aug. 1, 2026
• New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Corrections Department Regulations Do Not Exempt Use-Of-Force Documents from Public Records Disclosure, Aug. 1, 2026
• DOJ Issues Memorandum Over BOP Employees Abusing Their Law Enforcement Credentials to Illegally Purchase Personal Firearms, Aug. 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Against Former Illinois Prison Guards Challenging Termination for Violating Use of Force Policy, Aug. 1, 2026
• Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of Executive Order to Transfer Trans Women Prisoners to Men’s Prisons, Aug. 1, 2026
• Idaho Supreme Court Holds Indigent Parents Have Constitutional Right to Counsel at Public Expense, July 1, 2026
• Free Phone Calls Saved Prisoners and Their Families More than $600 Million, Report Finds, July 1, 2026
• California Appeals Court Holds Defendant Cannot Be Penalized for Failing to Appear at Sentencing When He Was Being Held in Another County’s Jail on Preexisting Charges, July 1, 2026
• SCOTUS Reverses Mississippi Capital Conviction, July 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• GAO Report on ICE Jail in Fort Bliss Finds Independent Failures, Sept. 1, 2026. Contractor Misconduct, Overcrowding, Security Systems, Americans with Disabilities Act, Immigration Detention.
• Report Highlights Shortage of Wheelchairs at Michigan Women’s Prison, Sept. 1, 2026. Disabled Prisoners, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Deliberate Indifference.
• $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.
• Virtual Reality Intervention Improves Police-Interaction Skills for Autistic Individuals, Aug. 1, 2026. Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, Staff Training.
• $250,000 Paid by Maine to Former Prisoner Held in Solitary Confinement—Which the State DOC Says Doesn’t Exist, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Americans with Disabilities Act, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons, April 1, 2026. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Totality of Conditions, Parole, Life without Parole (LWOP), Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Constitutional Challenge to Louisiana Prison “Farm Line” Granted Class Certification, March 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Exposure to Heat, Injunctions (PLRA), Class Certification, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Delaware Settles Suit Over Depriving Young Prisoners of Special Education, Feb. 1, 2026. Disabled Prisoners, Education, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
• Ninth Circuit Reinstates Wheelchair-Bound Washington State Prisoner’s Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Disabilities During Transport, Feb. 1, 2026. Transportation, Excessive Force, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Deliberate Indifference.
• Broken Water Pipe Leads to Unsanitary Conditions at Montana State Prison, Dec. 1, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Plumbing, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Supplies.