More from this issue:

1. How Victim Rights Shaped Spending, Laws and the Future of Punishment in Colorado, by Alan Prendergast
2. Survey Shows College Courses for Prisoners Reduce Recidivism, but Few Exist, by Matthew Clarke
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Georgia Jail Guards Charged in Prisoner Abuse Incident
5. Medical Parole Law Costs California Taxpayers Millions of Dollars
6. Workers’ Comp Claims by Illinois Prison Guards Under Investigation, by David Reutter
7. Offenders Cannot Sue Over Violations of Interstate Probation Transfer Compact
8. Exec with GEO Group, which Operates Immigration Detention Facilities, Intimidates Immigrant In-Law
9. 31,000 Criminal Cases Under Review After Detroit Crime Lab Closes
10. CCA Objects to Shareholder Resolution Filed by Former CCA Prisoner, PLN Associate Editor
11. $125,000 Settlement in New Jersey Jail Delayed MRSA Treatment Case
12. Electronic Monitoring: Some Causes for Concern, by James Kilgore
13. Pennsylvania Jail Guard Accused of Stealing from 93-Year-Old Widow
14. U.S. Department of Justice Releases Statistics on Jail Prisoners at Midyear 2010, by Matthew Clarke
15. Settlement in Alabama Prison Overcrowding and Violence Suit, by David Reutter
16. $10 Million Settlement in Suit Over Oklahoma Sheriff’s Sex Abuse Scandal, by David Reutter
17. Death Sentence Reversed Due to “Accidental” Perjury by Texas Prison Investigator, by Matthew Clarke
18. Forty Percent of Adult Offenders Return to Prison Within Three Years of Release
19. HRDC Files Suit on Behalf of Family of Hawaii Prisoner Murdered at CCA Facility
20. Texas Psychologist Who Approved Prisoners for Execution Receives Reprimand, by Matthew Clarke
21. Prisons in California, Indiana and New Mexico Go Solar
22. New Prison HIV Medication Rules Subject of Massachusetts Suit
23. California’s Race-Based Prison Lockdowns Targeted in Class-Action Lawsuit
24. Federal Halfway House Director Embezzles $213,787, by Mark Wilson
25. Maine Prison Warden’s Purchase of State Property Voided
26. Empty Jail Beds Bankrupting Minnesota Counties
27. Report Says Reentry Agencies Should Hire Former Prisoners, by Joe Watson
28. $105,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Jail Prisoner Assaulted by Tobacco Gang
29. Former Oregon Prison Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
30. South Carolina Crime Stoppers Snitch Line Scammed, by Brandon Sample
31. $500,000 Jury Award for Rape of New York Pretrial Detainee Reinstated on Appeal
32. Two Charged with Scamming $2.6 Million from Prisoners and Prisoners’ Families
33. Supreme Court Boots Challenge to SORNA
34. Indiana Cuts Prison College Courses, by Matthew Clarke
35. Florida Jail to Discontinue Providing Underwear, by David Reutter
36. Report Criticizes Ohio Prison Doctor Who Resigned, by David Reutter
37. Texas Prison Employees Accused of Improper Relationships with Sex Offenders
38. Texas Prisoners Serve Average of 58% of Their Sentences, by Matthew Clarke
39. Idaho Jail Institutes Pay-to-Stay-Out Program
40. California Court of Appeal Upholds Attorney’s Fee Award in Excessive Force Case
41. $1 Million Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Prisoner Wrongful Death Suit, by Matthew Clarke
42. Los Angeles ADA Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle DUI Suit, by Michael Brodheim
43. California: CDCR Releases 2011 Recidivism Report
44. California: Orange County Settles Suit Over Jail Detainee’s Death for $2.1 Million, by Michael Brodheim
45. Missouri Federal Court Enjoins Denial of Housing Assistance to Sex Offender, by Matthew Clarke
46. Haitian Prison Conditions Deteriorate in Aftermath of Massive Earthquake, by Holly S. Cooper
47. Nebraska Judge Dismisses Charges Against Omaha Jailers, by Matthew Clarke
48. News in Brief

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Alabama Prisoner’s Excessive Prison Violence Claim, Oct. 1, 2026
• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Most of Relief Ordered in Class-Action Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutionally Inadequate Mental Health Care in Alabama Prisons, Oct. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity to Jail Supervisors Who Ignored Detainee’s Cranial Abscesses, Oct. 1, 2026
• Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Motion to Dismiss Some Defendants from Lawsuit Over Missouri Prisoner’s Suicide, Oct. 1, 2026
• Eighth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment to Sheriff and County of Nebraska Jail Where Guard Sexually Assaulted Female Prisoner, Oct. 1, 2026
• Federal Court Orders Texas to Admit Incompetent Jailed Defendants to Mental Health Facilities Within 21 Days, Oct. 1, 2026
• 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

More from these topics:

• En Banc Eleventh Circuit Announces All Parents, Including Those Convicted of Child-Sex Offenses, Enjoy Fundamental Right to Live With Their Children, Holding Alabama Residency Prohibition Subject to Strict Scrutiny, Aug. 1, 2026. Sex Offender Residence, Parental rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights.
• Conviction Tossed for Former Alabama Prisoner Paroled After 42 Years, July 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Wrongful Conviction, Forensic Sciences, Eyewitness Identification, Brady Rule violations.
• 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 Announces Federal Coercion and Enticement Statute Requires Knowledge of Victim’s Minor Status, Deepening Circuit Split, May 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Sentence, Miscalculation of the Guidelines Sentencing Range.
• Montana Supreme Court: Due Process Prohibits Courts From Relying on Unproven Charging Allegations When Imposing Sex Offender Registration Duty, Announces First-Impression Rule Limiting Review to Elements of Conviction, March 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Administrative Exhaustion, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Qualifying Offenses, Acquitted Conduct/Uncharged Crimes/Dismissed Counts.
• Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Sexual Assault of a Child Statute Sweeps More Broadly Than Federal SORNA Tier Offenses, March 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Qualifying Offenses, Plain Error, Elements of Offense, Miscalculation of the Guidelines Sentencing Range.
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Civilly Committed Texan, Dec. 1, 2025. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Conditions of Confinement, Complaints, Grievances, Civil Commitment.
• Third Circuit Announces “Commencement of the Instant Offense” in Guidelines § 4A1.2(e) Unambiguously Refers Only to Specific Offense of Conviction, Not Relevant Conduct, Nov. 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Prior Conviction/Sentence/Incarceration, Adequacy of Criminal History Category, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• Former Prisoners’ Challenge to Virginia Constitution’s Felony Disenfranchisement Clause Allowed to Proceed, Nov. 1, 2025. Injunctions, Federal Statutory Law, Voting Rights Act, Sovereign Immunity, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute, Prison Regulations.
• Florida Appeals Court Finds Rationale for “Sexual Predator” Label on Former Prisoner’s Drivers License, Oct. 1, 2025. Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Sexually Dangerous Persons/Sexual Violent Predators, Prisoners' Rights.