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:

• $11 Million Paid by Boston to Exonerated Prisoner for 37-Year Wrongful Incarceration, Sept. 1, 2026. Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Monell Liability, Withholding of Exculpatory Evidence.
• Detroit Pays $5.8 Million to Former State Prisoner Exonerated of Murder After 15 Years, Aug. 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Eyewitness Identification, Evidence - Failure to Disclose.
• $13 Million Awarded to Exonerated Illinois Prisoner Tortured to Confess by Corrupt Cops, Aug. 1, 2026. Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Certificate of Innocence, False Imprisonment, Confessions - Coerced.
• Louisiana Supreme Court Announces Framework Governing Factual Innocence Claims in First Application of La. C.Cr.P. Art. 926.2, Holding Second-Step Review Encompasses All Relevant Evidence, Aug. 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Forensic Sciences, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, Expert and Opinion Testimony, Scientific Testimony or Evidence.
• 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.
• California Supreme Court Limits Money Bail for Nonviolent Charges, July 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Due Process, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Pretrial Detention and Detainees.
• 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.
• 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.
• Your DNA Was at the Scene, But You Weren’t: How Touch DNA Is Convicting the Innocent, June 1, 2026. DNA Testing/Samples, junk science, Wrongful Conviction, DNA Evidence, Evidence - Admissibility, Claim of Innocence.
• Jury Awards Over $24.4 Million to Kentucky Prisoner Exonerated After 22 Years, Bringing Total Payout for Him and Co-Defendant to Almost $45 Million, June 1, 2026. Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Monell Liability, Fabrication of Evidence, Failure to Disclose.