More from this issue:

1. Arkansas Sheriff Took Kickbacks for Card Fees, Class-Action Suit Says, by Erik De La Garza
2. Prison Visitation: A Fifty State Survey, by Chesa Boudin
3. Maine Prisoner’s Contraband Conviction Vacated
4. Pennsylvania: No Prison Time for Guards Convicted of Abusing Prisoners, by Christopher Zoukis
5. My Life with Lifers, by Dr. Elaine J. Leeder. (E-Books Unbound, 2012). 140 pages, $4.99 (e-book) or $14.95 (paperback), by John Dannenberg
6. Mandatory Lifetime Monitoring a Direct Consequence of Sex Offense Plea Bargain in Michigan
7. Governmental Highway Robbery: Asset Forfeiture and the Pillaging of the American People, by John W. Whitehead
8. $17.75 Million Settlement for Victims of Pennsylvania “Kids for Cash” Scandal, by David Reutter
9. Virginia Prisoner Pardoned After Accuser Admits She Lied
10. Ex-Felons are About to Get Health Coverage, by Michael Ollove
11. CCA Admits to Falsified Staffing Records, Violating Contract with Idaho DOC
12. Utah: Private Company Offers to Pick Up Prison Tab, by Eric S. Peterson
13. Iowa Sex Offender Special Sentence Provisions Interpreted: Time-Served Credit, but Not Earned-Time, Reduces Revocation Term
14. California: Parole Placement of Serial Killer’s Accomplice in Remote County Upheld
15. North Carolina County Conned into Building $100 Million Jail
16. Seventh Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment for Nutriloaf Diet
17. Eighth Circuit Overturns Jury’s $850,000 Verdict for Nebraska Detainee’s Suicide
18. Oklahoma Parole Board Members Charged with Violating Open Meeting Act, by Christopher Zoukis
19. CCA Excludes Shareholder Resolution Requiring Company to Fully Disclose Information about REIT Conversion
20. No Room for 900 New Washington Prison “Rugs”
21. Faulty Background Checks Blamed on Digitized Records, Greedy Amateurs, by Joe Watson
22. Prison Health Care Provider under Fire in Illinois, by Christopher Zoukis
23. Lawsuits Filed Over Unrelated Deaths of Two Oregon Prisoners
24. Muslim Prisoners Challenge Ohio’s Denial of Halal Meals; Pork Producers Protest, by Joe Watson
25. New York: $225,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s Suicide Attempt, Abuse at Rikers Island
26. California District Attorney Sued by Former Colleague
27. Administrative Remedies “Unavailable” when Prisoner under Threat of Intimidation or Retaliation
28. California: Lifer Entitled to Credit for Time Served Following Governor’s Erroneous Veto of Parole Grant
29. Kentucky DOC May Not Alter Presentencing Custody Credits
30. Oregon Parole Board’s Notice-of-Rights Form Violates APA
31. New York Creates “All Crimes DNA Database”
32. Federal Court Limits New York’s Civil Commitment Statute, but Injunction Vacated on Appeal, by Derek Gilna
33. $695,000 Settlement in Discrimination Suit by Deaf Colorado Detainees
34. California State Bar Recommends District Attorney’s Disbarment, by Christopher Zoukis
35. New York Sex Offender Registration Determination is Exception to Article 78 Review
36. Sixth Circuit: Disciplinary Conviction Does Not Bar Excessive Force Claim, by Christopher Zoukis
37. California: Nine Detainees Charged in Jailhouse Killing; Five Sentenced to Life Terms
38. Oregon: Only Voluntary Surrender Avoids Fugitive Dismissal Rule
39. Oregon Jail Guard Gets Three Years for Sex with Prisoner
40. Arkansas Prisoner’s Ad-Seg Reviews Held to be Meaningless; Case Remanded to Recalculate Damages
41. U.N. Considers Revisions to Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners, by Christopher Zoukis
42. 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.
• $4.5 Million Paid by Cook County for Detainee Suicide in Chicago Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Administrative Detention/Segregation, Deliberate Indifference.
• 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.
• Three Detainees Die in Four Days at the Tarrant County Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Statistics/Trends, Wrongful Death, Compassionate Release.
• Death of Seattle Detainee—Jailed Despite Not Being “Grounded in Reality”—Costs King County $3.5 Million Settlement, Aug. 1, 2026. Restraints, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Monell Liability.
• Oregon Agrees to $2.3 Million Settlement After Guards Toss Mentally Ill Prisoner in Solitary, Taunt Him Until He Kills Himself, Aug. 1, 2026. Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• $10.19 Million Paid for Retired California Prison Guard’s Death in Colorado Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Stun Guns/Tasers, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• $3.25 Million Paid by Georgia After Prisoner Bakes to Death in Outdoor Recreation Cage, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Exposure to Heat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• $100,000 Paid to New York Detainee Whose Infant Died in Syracuse Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Naphcare, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Detectives Who Revealed Prisoner Was Informant, Denies Him Anonymity, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Physical Injury Rule, Qualified Immunity, Informants (Failure to Protect), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.