More from this issue:

1. Bailing on Justice: The Dysfunctional System of Using Money to Buy Pretrial Freedom, by Tracy Velázquez
2. Guantanamo Detainees Cost $800,000 Annually
3. $15,700 Plus Boombox to Settle California Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Liberty for Sale: Should Ohio Prisoners be Commodities in a For-Profit Venture?, by German Lopez
6. PLN Readers Flood the FCC with Letters; Campaign Fights for Prison Phone Justice, by Mel Motel
7. The Other Death Sentence: More than 100,000 Americans are destined to spend their final years in prison. Can we afford it?, by James Ridgeway
8. Private Prison Companies Use Political Influence to Increase Incarceration, by Matthew Clarke
9. California Prison Psychologist Faked Her Own Rape
10. $60,411 Attorney Fee Award in Maryland Prisoner’s Public Information Act Suit
11. Hawaii AG Study Confirms Ineffectiveness of Mainland Private Prisons, by Joe Watson
12. Florida Jail Abandons Postcard-Only Mail Policy, Pays Prisoners’ Attorney Fees
13. Prisoner’s Coma-Inducing Latex Allergy Triggers Lawsuit, Burning Questions, by Alan Prendergast
14. State Auditor Finds Flaws in Texas Criminal Justice Information System, by Matthew Clarke
15. California Settles Suit with Prison Guards’ Union for $3.5 Million, Interest-Free
16. $20,000 Settlement in Arkansas Jail Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Suit
17. Seventh Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Wisconsin Transgender Prisoner Treatment Ban
18. New York City Pays $2 Million to Settle Suit Over Death of Juvenile Killed by Other Prisoners Acting as Guards’ Enforcers
19. $2,500 Settlement in Illinois Prisoner’s Telephone Disconnect Suit – After Nine Years
20. Pennsylvania Guards Charged with Physical, Sexual Abuse of Prisoners
21. Pennsylvania Jail Major Pleads Guilty to Beating Prisoner After Escape Attempt
22. BOP Supermax Lawsuit Claims Horrific Abuse of Mentally Ill at ADX, by Alan Prendergast
23. Vietnam Pardons 10,244 Prisoners but Few Dissidents, by Derek Gilna
24. Nebraska Refuses to Return Execution Drug to Swiss Company
25. Iowa Reconsidering Costs, Benefits of Sex Offender Supervision Law, by Joe Watson
26. Los Angeles Jail Pays $161,000 Settlement for Juvenile Injured Due to Negligent Supervision
27. News in Brief

More from Joe Watson:

• 3 Murders in 10 Months at Oklahoma Prison Run by CCA, Jan. 3, 2018
• Missouri’s Release of Pot Dealer Doing LWOP Gives Hope to Nonviolent Drug Offenders Incarcerated Nationwide, Nov. 28, 2017
• Former Sheriff Arpaio Guilty of Criminal Contempt, Receives Presidential Pardon, Nov. 6, 2017
• IRS Audit Prompts New Mexico County to Convert Bonds Used for ICE Facility, Oct. 10, 2017
• TN Prison Counselor Suspended for Posting Insults on Facebook, Aug. 30, 2017
• Wiccan Prisoner Settles with NV DOC Over Denial of Hardbound Religious Books, Aug. 7, 2017
• Settlement for IN Man Deprived of Critical Meds While Incarcerated in County Jail, Aug. 7, 2017
• NV Prisoner with Hand Injury Settles for Used TV, Medical Evaluation and $40.70 in Copying Fees, Aug. 7, 2017
• IN Woman Settles Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit, Aug. 7, 2017
• $7,500,000 Class-Action Settlement for Illegal Strip-Searches in Camden, NJ , Aug. 7, 2017

More from these topics:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Missouri Bill Increases Mandatory Minimums, Expands Prosecutors’ Role in Juvenile Court, July 1, 2026. Cost of Prison Systems, Prosecutors, State Legislation, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Mandatory Minimum Sentence.
• 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.
• In Wake of Murders of Prisoners by Guards, New York Passes Legislation to Enhance Safety, Accountability and Training, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Security Systems, State Legislation, Statutes of Limitation and Laches.
• 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.
• Arkansas Supreme Court Bows to Governor’s Board of Correction Takeover, June 1, 2026. Government Misconduct, Cost of Prison Systems, Settlements, State Legislation, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Idaho Moves Closer to Firing Squad Executions, May 1, 2026. Death Penalty, State Legislation, Method of Execution, Lethal Injection Method of Execution.
• Arkansas Board of Corrections Settles Sunshine Law Charges, Caving to Governor’s Power Grab, May 1, 2026. Retaliation for Litigating, State Legislation, Public Records Act, Constitution, state, Community Confinement/Home Detention.