More from this issue:

1. Abuse in Los Angeles Jails Leads to Investigations, Lawsuits and Eventual Reforms, by Michael Brodheim
2. Colorado Seeks New Use for Empty Prison
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Nevada Prison Industries Exploiting Businesses and Workers, by Bob Sloan
5. The Color of Corporate Corrections: Overrepresentation of People of Color in the Private Prison Industry, by Christopher Petrella
6. British Call Center Fires Employees to Hire Prison Slave Labor
7. Why Are Prisoners Committing Suicide in Pennsylvania?, by Matt Stroud
8. Federal Court Grants Six-Month Extension to Reduce CDCR Prison Population
9. Alaska Supreme Court Revives Prisoner’s “Shy Bladder” Suit
10. Historic $45 Million Settlement in Washington State Prison Phone Class-action Suit, by Matthew Clarke
11. China Pledges to Stop Harvesting Organs from Executed Prisoners
12. Prison Reforms Under Maine’s New DOC Commissioner, by Lance Tapley
13. Former California Prison Guard Convicted of Lying about Injury Sustained at Sex Club
14. Colorado: CCA Doctor Disciplined for Role in Prisoner’s Death
15. $2.6 Million Jury Award for Prisoner Beaten in Los Angeles County Detox Cell, by Matthew Clarke
16. $4.1 Million Settlement for Cook County Jail Prisoners Shacked During Labor
17. California Prison Psychiatrists Reap Rewards from State Bidding War
18. Tennessee DOC Accused of Covering Up Violent Incidents, by Alex Friedmann
19. Prison Doctor’s Failure to Follow Prescribed Hernia Treatment States Claim
20. 7th Circuit Reaffirms Voluntariness of BOP’s Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, by Derek Gilna
21. Second Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Non-Treatment of Prisoner’s HCV
22. Eighth Circuit: § 1997e(e) Bars Compensatory Damages for First Amendment Religious Claims; Qualified Immunity Upheld
23. DC Court Disbars Former Federal Prosecutor for Misconduct, by Derek Gilna
24. Indigent Prisoner’s Damages Claim in Legal Mail Case Survives Summary Judgment
25. U.S. Citizens Mistakenly Snared, Deported by DHS and ICE, by Derek Gilna
26. South Carolina Sex Offender’s Lifetime Satellite Monitoring Held Unconstitutional
27. “Shocks the Conscience” Test Applied to Conditions at Civil Commitment Center
28. Have the Media Stopped Covering Courts?
29. Unique Brazilian Prison Alternative Celebrates 40-Year Anniversary, by Lyla Bugara
30. Eleventh Circuit: No Right to Spanish-language RDAP Program
31. Former New York Prisoner Exonerated, Receives $2 Million Settlement
32. $2 Million Settlement in Mailman’s Death at New York City Jail
33. Fifth Circuit Reverses $659,300 Katrina-Related Jury Award, by Matthew Clarke
34. Equitable Tolling of AEDPA Includes Non-English Speaking Petitioners
35. Illinois Woman Awarded $70,000 for Strip Search Based on Canine Alert
36. Oregon ACLU Sues Jail over Mail Policy; County Quickly Capitulates
37. Eighth Circuit: Procedurally Defaulted Grievances Decided on Merits are Considered Exhausted
38. California Governor Approved Parole for 377 Life-Sentenced Murderers in 2012, by John Dannenberg
39. Eleventh Circuit: Corizon Policy Led to Prisoner’s Paralysis; $1.2 Million Verdict Upheld
40. Los Angeles County Settles Civil Detainee Wrongful Death Claim for $750,000
41. Eighth Circuit Upholds Child Porn Supervised Release Condition
42. California Prison Town Files for Bankruptcy, by John Dannenberg
43. Wisconsin Supreme Court Clarifies Sex Offender Registration for Homeless Prison Releasees
44. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Federal Habeas Quick Reference Guide for State Prisoners, Sept. 1, 2026. Retroactivity, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, Cause and Prejudice.
• Sixth Circuit Holds Kentucky Deficient-Counsel Belated-Appeal Procedure Tolls Federal Habeas One-Year Limitations Period, Sept. 1, 2026. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Failure to Preserve Challenge, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches.
• Formally Available, Rarely Granted: A State Prisoner’s Guide to Federal Habeas Relief, Sept. 1, 2026. Administrative Exhaustion, Habeas Corpus, Bureau of Prisons Orders, Administrative Law/Remedies, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches, Federal Rules of Evidence, Statute of Limitations.
• Eleventh Circuit Holds § 2255 Motion Not “Second or Successive” After Intervening Amended Judgment Corrected Unlawful Sentences, Even as to Claims Concerning an Undisturbed Count, Aug. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Effect of Vacatur.
• Oregon Supreme Court: Jail Credit Statute Focuses Upon Legal Custody Not Physical Custody Location, July 1, 2026. Civil Procedure, Sentencing, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Criminal Justice, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• SCOTUS Reverses Mississippi Capital Conviction, July 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, AEDPA, Preservation of Appellate Rights/Issues, Jury Selection, Batson Claims.
• SCOTUS Holds Federal Habeas Court May Not Consider Post-Trial DNA Evidence That Was Never Presented to Jury When Assessing Whether False Informant Testimony Influenced Verdict, July 1, 2026. AEDPA, Perjury/Perjured Testimony, Evidence - Failure to Disclose, Brady/Giglio/Jencks Act Issues, Withholding of Exculpatory Evidence.
• SCOTUS Holds Mississippi Supreme Court Unreasonably Applied Batson and Unreasonably Found Waiver Where Trial Court Skipped Third Step of Inquiry, July 1, 2026. AEDPA, Preservation of Appellate Rights/Issues, Equal Protection Clause/Claims, Batson Claims, Bias/Discrimination.
• Eighth Circuit Dismisses Federal Prisoner’s Challenge to BOP Denying His Request for Expedited Transfer to Prerelease Custody, June 1, 2026. Release and Reentry, Habeas Corpus, First Step Act, Community Confinement/Home Detention, Credits.
• Sixth Circuit Announces State-Law Exceptions to Appeal Deadlines Preserve “Pending” Status Under AEDPA, Holding Belated-Appeal Procedures Toll Federal Habeas Limitations Period, April 1, 2026. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Appealable Issues/Orders, Failure to Address/Advise Defendant.