More from this issue:

1. State-by-State Prisoner Rape and Sexual Abuse Round-Up, by Matthew Clarke
2. Ohio Facility is Recycling Trash, Saving Money Thanks to Prisoners’ Slave Labor, by Joe Watson
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Indiana Prosecutor Disciplined for Conflict of Interest, by Matthew Clarke
5. HRDC, Other Organizations Send Joint Letter to Tennessee DOC Commissioner, by Alex Friedmann
6. Fourth Circuit Remands Prisoner’s Equal Protection Claim, by Michael Brodheim
7. Texas Harasses, Denies Compensation to Wrongly Convicted, by Matthew Clarke
8. Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to PLN in Sacramento County Jail Censorship Suit
9. Texas Prisoner Health Care Underfunded
10. Rumsfeld, Military Officials Immune from Suit by Foreign Nationals Alleging Torture on Foreign Soil, by Michael Brodheim
11. Challenge to BOP’s Ban on Sexually Explicit Publications Dismissed, by Brandon Sample
12. ACLU of Arizona Surveys Taser Use in Statewide Report, by Joe Watson
13. New York City DOC Jail Official Resigns Amid Corruption Probe
14. Ninth Circuit Holds Prisoners May be Compelled to Provide Blood Samples Under California DNA Act
15. Thousands Referred but Very Few Qualify for Commitment as Sexually Violent Predators in California
16. California Prison Doctors Accused of Misconduct Get Paid to Shuffle Paperwork, Deliver Mail
17. Court Finds Pennsylvania Jail’s Phone Bidding Process was Rigged; Contract Awarded to Another Company
18. Murderer Registry Becomes Law in Illinois, by Joe Watson
19. Rehabilitation Finding Eliminates 30-Year Minimum Sentence for Aggravated Murder, but Oregon Parole Board Balks, by Mark Wilson
20. Withdrawal of Approval of New Mexico Jail Class Action Settlement Not Appealable Order
21. Washington State Prisoner Granted Preliminary Injunction to Treat Neuroma; Case Settles for $120,000
22. Illinois Governor Signs Bill Banning Death Penalty, Commutes All Death Sentences, by Matthew Clarke
23. Mississippi Oversight Committee Finds Fault in Operation of Prison Canteens, by David Reutter
24. Florida Senate Rejects Privatization of 27 State Prisons – but Just Barely
25. Connecticut District Court Finds ICE Agents Not Shielded from Bivens Liability; Suit Settles for $350,000, by Derek Gilna
26. Texas Prison Guard Gets Five Years for Scalding Child, by Alex Friedmann
27. Eighth Circuit Revisits Muslim Prisoner’s Settlement with Nebraska DOC; $74,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded, by Derek Gilna
28. BOP Staff at FMC Lexington Recover Monetary Damages and Attorney Fees for Privacy Act Violations, by Derek Gilna
29. No Qualified Immunity for Guard Who Failed to Protect Prisoner from Sexual Abuse, by Brandon Sample
30. Incarcerated Veterans Help Other Incarcerated Vets Obtain Disability Benefits, by Michael Brodheim
31. The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case that Shook the Texas Prison System, by Michael Berryhill (University of Texas Press, 2011). 244 pages, $29.95, by Mel Motel
32. Ohio Jails Find Loophole to Again Charge Booking Fees
33. Pennsylvania Parole Board May Not Condition Parole of Sex Offender on Admission of Guilt Due to Ex Post Facto Violation
34. Oklahoma City Not Liable for Wrongful Conviction Resulting from Falsified Forensic Evidence, by Matthew Clarke
35. California: State Settles Prisoner’s Lawsuit for $10,000, then Delays Payment
36. News in Brief:

More from these topics:

• Help Wanted: 31,000 Prison Guard Jobs Open Nationwide, Sept. 1, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Exercise, Lockdowns, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guards/Staff, Staff Training.
• Fifth Circuit Greenlights Federal Takeover of Mississippi Jail, Aug. 1, 2025. Sexual Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Stun Guns/Tasers.
• PLN Publisher Wins Settlement Records from Centurion 
in Florida Prisoner’s Wrongful Death, Aug. 1, 2025. Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Public Records Act, HRDC Litigation.
• HRDC Wins $480,000 in Legal Fees from Centurion for Denied New Mexico Records, Aug. 1, 2025. Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Misdiagnosis, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Public Records Act, HRDC Publications, HRDC Litigation.
• News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
• CDCR Held in Contempt, Fined $112 Million 
in Longstanding Litigation Over Mental Health Care, Aug. 1, 2025. Staffing, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• DOJ Inspects BOP Food Service Operations, 
Finds Troubling Issues at Multiple Facilities, Aug. 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Food, Staffing.
• $325,000 Paid to Former Wisconsin Prisoner Whose Cancer Biopsy Was Delayed by Previously Disciplined Doctor, Aug. 1, 2025. Cancer, Failure to Treat, Malpractice.
• $1.875 Million Partial Settlement for Colorado Detainee’s 
Death from Untreated Alcohol Withdrawal; 
Claims Against Wellpath Pending Bankruptcy, Aug. 1, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• California Prison Plagued by Toxic Water and Chronic Illness, July 15, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Environmental Law, Plumbing, Sewage, Water.