More from this issue:

1. An Interview with Noam Chomsky on Criminal Justice and Human Rights
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. $2.25 Million Jury Verdict against LCS in Texas Prisoner Death Suit, by Matthew Clarke
4. Ohio: Attorney General May Not Increase Sex Offender’s Registration Requirements
5. The Inadequacy of Prison Food Allergy Policies, by Jamie Longazel
6. Kitchen Supervisor Gets Prison Time for Sexually Abusing Two Prisoners
7. U.S. Supreme Court: District Courts Can Make Federal Sentences Consecutive or Concurrent to Future State Sentences
8. $15.5 Million Settlement for Mentally Ill Jail Detainee Held in Solitary Confinement
9. Colorado Prisoner who Murdered Guard Gets Life Without Parole
10. Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication, by Alex Friedmann
11. Iowa: Parole Agreement Does Not Constitute Voluntary Consent that Justifies Warrantless Search
12. Update on Missouri Incarceration Reimbursement Act Case
13. No Discipline for Oregon Prosecutor and Defense Counsel for Illegal Confinement of Mentally Ill Defendant
14. Arkansas Suing Prisoners for Incarceration Costs
15. Montana: Hospitalized Prisoner Entitled to Continuance in Divorce Case
16. Texas: False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution Result in $411,865.18 Recovery
17. California Supreme Court: Challenge to Booking Fee Order Forfeited Due to Failure to Object in Trial Court
18. Study: TASER Shocks May Cause Fatal Heart Attacks, by Matthew Clarke
19. Texas Court Holds CCA is a Governmental Body for Purposes of Public Records Law
20. Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie, by Peter Wagner
21. New York Prisoner Secures Court Order for Visitation with Child
22. GPS Monitoring System in Los Angeles Plagued by False Alerts, Ignored Alarms, by Christopher Zoukis
23. Placing Rival Gang Members in Same Cell Not Per Se Unconstitutional
24. No Death Penalty for Maine Prisoner, by Lance Tapley
25. Qualified Immunity Denied to Michigan Guard for Improper Strip Search of Amputee Prisoner
26. The Redbook – A Manual on Legal Style, by John Dannenberg
27. Oregon Appellate Court Declines to Correct Unpreserved Sentencing Error Related to Restitution, by Mark Wilson
28. Court Awards $802,176 in Fees, Costs in PLN Censorship Suit Against Oregon County
29. New York Prison Officials Can Force-Feed Hunger Striking Prisoner
30. Ninth Circuit: Delay in Providing Dental Care May Constitute Deliberate Indifference
31. Burden-Shifting Jury Instruction Requires New Trial in Prisoner's Lawsuit
32. Eighth Circuit: Federal Sentence Consecutive to Later-Imposed State Sentence, by Mark Wilson
33. Sexual Abuse by Oregon Jail Guard Nets Probation; Defense Attorney Blames Victim
34. Federal Court Must Give Reasons for Special Conditions of Supervised Release, by David Reutter
35. Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Section 1983 Claims in Jail Suicide Case, by Mark Wilson
36. Washington PRA Violations Result in Costs and Penalties, by Mark Wilson
37. Prisoner Organ Transplants, Donations Create Controversy
38. Oklahoma Jailers Not Immune from Excessive Force Claims
39. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Eighth Circuit Revives § 1983 Complaint Alleging Jail Detainees’ Death from Stroke was Due to Deliberate Indifference and Failure to Train, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Failure to Train/Supervise, Deliberate Indifference.
• $25,000 Paid to Former New York Jail Detainee Subjected to Delayed Healthcare and Denied Mental Healthcare— Despite Seven Suicide Attempts, July 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Tenth Circuit Upholds $33 Million Jury Award in Suit Over Detainee’s Horrific Death in Oklahoma County Jail, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Three Women Died at a Michigan Prison in Less than a Month, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• 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.
• Prisoners’ Risk of Death In Custody More than Doubles in Solitary Confinement, July 1, 2026. Statistics/Trends, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Confinement in Segregated Housing, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Safety of “The Wrap” Restraint Device Questioned Amid Fatalities and Criticism From Medical Experts, July 1, 2026. Police Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Restraints, Police--Excessive Force, Federal Legislation.
• Over $2 Million Paid by Otero County and VitalCore Health Strategies for New Mexico Jail Suicide, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Immunity - Sovereign/Municipal, Deliberate Indifference.
• $5 Million Paid by Colorado County for Jail Detainee’s “Gruesome” Death from Untreated Ulcer; Claims Proceeding Against Southern Health Partners, June 1, 2026. Private Prisons, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• Settlement Reached in Mental Health Care Class-Action at San Diego County Jails, June 1, 2026. Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Class Actions, Administrative Detention/Segregation, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.