More from this issue:

1. Fourth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Bail Bondsmen; $100,000 Damages Award Upheld
2. Slowly Closing the Gates: A State-by-State Assessment of Recent Prison Closures, by Christopher Petrella
3. Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash with Prison Reform, by James Ridgeway
4. TN Court of Appeals Rules Against CCA for Second Time in PLN Public Records Case
5. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
6. New York Commission of Correction Says Jails Don't Need Law Libraries
7. How the Prison - Industrial Complex Destroys Lives, by Mark Karlin
8. Charting a New Justice Reinvestment, by Nicole D. Porter
9. Oregon Juvenile Department Employee Gets Jail Time for Sexualizing Booking Photos
10. Florida Proceeds with Privatization of Prison Medical Care
11. New Law Gives Parents Behind Bars in Washington State a Way to Hold onto Their Children, by Victoria Law
12. U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates BOP Prisoner's FTCA Suit, by J.R. Bloom
13. Reprieved Oregon Prisoner Wages Legal Fight to be Executed
14. Eighth Circuit: Heck Bars False Imprisonment Claim
15. Research Study Finding Benefits from Prison Privatization Funded by Private Prison Companies
16. CCA Pays $100,000 after Exiting Contract to Operate Florida Jail
17. TransCor May Face Punitive Damages for Prisoner's Death, by Christopher Zoukis
18. New York DOCCS Settles Statewide PLN Censorship Suit for $155,000, by Alex Friedmann
19. Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner's Sexual Orientation Discrimination Suit
20. Plata and Coleman Showdown in California, by John Dannenberg
21. New Hampshire Cancels Private Prison Bids, but Bill Prohibiting Prison Privatization Fails to Pass
22. Oregon Rape Victim's Rights Clash with Rights of Accused Rapist
23. PLN Prevails in Challenge to Postcard-only Policy at Oregon Jail
24. Oklahoma: Hospital Sues Sheriff over Unpaid Medical Bills, for Third Time, by Christopher Zoukis
25. Former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Held Liable for Targeting Gay Student
26. Maryland Repeals Death Penalty, by Christopher Zoukis
27. Millions Owed in Unpaid Restitution in Oregon
28. Canadian Prisoners Escape via Helicopter, by John Dannenberg
29. Supermax: Controlling Risk Through Solitary Confinement, by Sharon Shalev (Willan Publishing, September 2009). 346 pages, $39.95, by Julie Etter
30. Prison Legal News Files Public Records Suit Against CCA in Texas
31. Oregon Pays Record $5.85 Million for Abuse of Foster Child and Abuser's Death in Prison
32. Florida Legislator Resigns in Wake of Texting Scandal
33. Pennsylvania Prison Guards, Sergeants Out-earn Supervisors, by David Reutter
34. Survey Finds Disturbing Trends in Childhood Violence, Racial Dynamics for Juvenile Lifers
35. Oregon State Police Handwriting Analysis Unit Closed, under Investigation
36. Former Halfway House Director Sentenced to 18 Months
37. Oklahoma Escapee Surrenders to Police after 14 Years on the Run, by Christopher Zoukis
38. CDCR to Open New Mental Health Facility
39. Tennessee Supreme Court: No Separate Parole Dates for Consecutive Sentences, by Matthew T. Clarke
40. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Ninth Circuit Revives HRDC Challenge to Washington DOC Mail Restrictions, Aug. 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, First Amendment, rights.
• New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Corrections Department Regulations Do Not Exempt Use-Of-Force Documents from Public Records Disclosure, Aug. 1, 2026. Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• HRDC Wins Injunction to Halt New Mexico Prison Censorship, July 1, 2026. Injunctions, Publications/Books, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, HRDC Litigation.
• Texas Prison System Bans Prisoners from Receiving Hardback and Used Books, July 1, 2026. Reading Materials, Legal Materials, Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship.
• Wisconsin Bans Recording of Prison Phone Calls with Journalists, July 1, 2026. Access to Media, Censorship, First Amendment, First Amendment, rights, Recorded Calls.
• $3.25 Million Verdict in New York Against Jail Medical Profiteer Armor Health, July 1, 2026. Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
• Video Shows Guards Watched as Oklahoma Detainee Died in Cell, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• After Spoliation Sanction, CoreCivic Settles Suit Over Suicide in New Mexico ICE Lockup, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Discovery, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Ohio Jail Leaders Knew Cameras Were Broken for Four Years Before Fixing Them, July 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Security Systems, Disclosure of Records, Wrongful Death, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.
• Florida Supreme Court Announces “Results” of Postconviction DNA Testing Under § 925.11 Include Underlying Testing Data Necessary for Expert Analysis, Holding That No Additional Burden Applies Once a Motion for Testing Has Been Granted, June 1, 2026. DNA Testing/Samples, Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Forensic Sciences, Scientific Testimony or Evidence.