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:

• Fifth Circuit Kills Louisiana Prison Medical and Mental Health Care Reform, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, PLRA, Immunity/Liability, Mental Health.
• Louisiana’s Atavistic Approach to Criminal Sentencing and Parole Demonstrates Politicians’ Failure to Learn from Past Mistakes, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Parole, Prisoners' Rights.
• $25,000 Paid to Former New York Jail Detainee Subjected to Delayed Healthcare and Denied Mental Healthcare— Despite Seven Suicide Attempts, July 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• California Appeals Court Sustains Amendments to CDCR that Narrow Youth Parole Eligibility Rules, July 1, 2026. Parole, Equal Protection Clause/Claims, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Credits, Prison Regulations.
• Michigan Supreme Court Announces Betts Decision Invalidating 2011 SORA as Ex Post Facto Punishment Applies Retroactively to Defendants on Collateral Review, July 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Retroactivity, Ex Post Facto, Constitution, state, Constitutional Challenges/Law.
• Sixth Circuit Rules Prisoner Held After Parole Board Ordered Release on Parole Could Not State a Rights Violation Claim, June 1, 2026. Parole, Overdetention, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• Colorado DOC Allows Some Prisoners Convicted of Sex Crimes to be Released While Delaying Parole Consideration for Others, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Overcrowding, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Sex Offender Treatment, De Facto Life Sentence.
• 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.
• Colorado Law Intended to Reduce Prison Population Hasn’t Improved Conditions, March 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Parole, halfway houses, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Maine Was the First State to Abolish Parole. Incarcerated Mainers, Advocates Hope to Bring it Back., March 1, 2026. Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, De Facto Life Sentence.