More from this issue:

1. Report: Prisons in Honduras are Dangerous, Violent and Corrupt, by Matthew Clarke
2. Seventh Circuit: Indiana Malicious Prosecution Claim Cognizable via § 1983, by Mark Wilson
3. Washington Supreme Court Recognizes Racial Bias in Jury Selection but Fails to Take Action, by Mark Wilson
4. Private Prison Contractor Not Subject to New Jersey’s Open Records Act
5. Oregon Attorney Fee Repayment Requires Showing of Ability to Pay, by Mark Wilson
6. Jails Stop Posting Mug Shots to End "Extortion" by Profiteering Websites
7. Unfair Punishment, by Sam Levin
8. Ninth Circuit Again Rejects California’s Resistance to ADA Obligations, by Mark Wilson
9. Kansas DNA Testing Eligibility Extended to Second-Degree Murder, by Mark Wilson
10. Ninth Circuit Vacates FRCP 4(m) Dismissal Without Notice, by Mark Wilson
11. Fifth Circuit Upholds Qualified Immunity in Medical Neglect Death of Texas Detainee, by Matthew Clarke
12. Cover-up of Angola Prisoner’s Beating Results in Guilty Pleas, $8,000 Settlement
13. Lethal Injection Protocol, Source of Execution Drugs Challenged in Pennsylvania
14. Washington Prison Guard’s Murder Costs State $2.5 Million and Counting, by Mark Wilson
15. Failure to Treat Tuberculosis Suit Survives Summary Judgment, Settles for $1.4 Million, by Derek Gilna
16. Physician Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Prisoners in Georgia, District of Columbia
17. Washington Jail Detainees Sue over Videotaped "Peep Shows", by Mark Wilson
18. ICE Officials Target of Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination Lawsuits
19. Heat-related Deaths in Texas Prisons Lead to Lawsuits, Reluctant Changes, by Matthew Clarke
20. Fifth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment for Substitution of Pain Medication
21. Seventh Circuit: Routine Erasure of Prison Security Tapes Does Not Warrant Sanctions, by Michael Brodheim
22. Qualified Immunity to Iowa DOC Director for Recalculating Prisoners’ Release Dates, by David Reutter
23. Reversal of Oregon Parole Postponement Due to Incorrect Psychological Evaluation, by Mark Wilson
24. ACLU Granted Preliminary Injunction Requiring Michigan Jail to Deliver Legal Mail, by David Reutter
25. Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC
26. South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Parole Denial, by Michael Brodheim
27. Texas Correctional Industries: Providing Useful Work Skills or Slave Labor?
28. Ninth Circuit: Prisoner’s Service of Process for Other Prisoner Not Protected Conduct, by Mark Wilson
29. U.S. Sentencing Commission Approves Retroactivity for Drug Offense Sentence Reductions, by Derek Gilna
30. Temple University Acts on Complaint Against Authors of Private Prison Study
31. "Mass Chaos" Reigns at Georgia Prisons, by David Reutter
32. How to Starve the For-profit Prison Beast, by Justin Jones
33. Qui Tam Lawsuits Under the Federal False Claims Act – An Overview, by Sabarish Neelakanta
34. PLN Settles Lawsuit Against Kenosha County, Wisconsin for $116,500, by Derek Gilna
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
36. BJS Report: Jail Population Increases in Indian Country
37. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• Eight Circuit Reverses Denial of Partial Qualified Immunity in Detainee’s Pepper Ball Claim, Remands Excessive Force Claims, Sept. 1, 2026
• Nevada Prisoners, Families Call Out Predatory Tablet Program, Sept. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit: Error in Granting Judgment Prior to Adjudging Spoliation Motion, Sept. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity in Strip Searches Resulting from Anonymous Tips, Sept. 1, 2026
• Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026
• Michigan Appeals Court: Witnesses Cannot be Forced to Wear Jail Clothes at Trial, Aug. 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Revives Disabled Prisoner’s Claim for Denial of Out-of-Cell Exercise Time, Aug. 1, 2026
• 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
• Florida Supreme Court Announces Rule 3.170(f)’s Good-Cause Plea-Withdrawal Standard Does Not Apply at Post-Appeal Resentencing, April 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Ninth Circuit Rules Favorably for Washington Prisoner Whose Writing Submission Was Censored, Oct. 1, 2026. Retaliation, Qualified Immunity, Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment, rights.
• Wisconsin Bans Recording of Prison Phone Calls with Journalists, July 1, 2026. Access to Media, Censorship, First Amendment, First Amendment, rights, Recorded Calls.
• Illinois Jail Reprimanded for Denying Detainees Mail Based on Media Content, P.O. Box Return Address, Settles Detainees’ Suit with $111,825 Payment of Legal Fees, May 1, 2026. Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Indiana DOC Found in Violation of State Public Records Act for Withholding Execution Drug Cost Information, May 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, First Amendment, Public Records Act, Interlocutory Appeals, Lethal Injection Method of Execution.
• ICE Settles Suit Over Opening Detainees’ Legal Mail, April 1, 2026. Legal Mail, Attorney Visits, First Amendment, rights, Immigration Detention, Attorney/Client.
• Like Prisoners, Most Jail Detainees Now Banned from Receiving Physical Mail, March 1, 2026. Jail Specific, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, Censorship, Digital Devices, Private Phone Contractors.
• Mail Went Digital in Alabama Prisons. Families Are Saying Their Mail Isn’t Being Delivered, March 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, First Amendment, rights, Access To Courts, Access to Computers.
• Number of Narcan Doses Raises Drug Concerns at New Jersey Prisons, March 1, 2026. Drug Overdose, Mail Regulations, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Most U.S. Prisoners Now Barred from Directly Receiving Physical Mail, Feb. 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail, Censorship, Warrantless Searches, Electronic Surveillance.
• HRDC Sues Minnesota DOC Over Censorship Policy, Feb. 1, 2026. Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, First Amendment, HRDC Litigation.