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:

• $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.
• 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.
• Fourth Circuit Affirms Damages Class Certification in Opioid Treatment Denial, Aug. 1, 2026. Wexford Health Services, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Class Certification, Deliberate Indifference.
• Ombudsman Report Finds Use of Force Misapplied in Contraband Search, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Body Cavity Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas.
• $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.
• $1.2 Million for Elderly Detainee Shoved Out the Door of Sacramento Jail by Guard, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• $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 Holds Federal Law Prohibits County Jail from Forcing Immigration Detainees to Perform Custodial Labor by Threatening Solitary Confinement, Aug. 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Immigration Detention, Monell Liability.