More from this issue:

1. DC Circuit: Federal Prisoner not Limited to Seeking Relief via Habeas Corpus, by Michael Brodheim
2. Philadelphia Sued Over Rejection of Ad Criticizing U.S. Incarceration Policies, by Michael Brodheim
3. California: Surety Entitled to Exoneration of Bail Bond Forfeited as a Result of Defendant’s Deportation, by Michael Brodheim
4. High-Ranking Illinois Prison Official Fired due to Criminal History
5. Seventh Circuit: Prisoner with Back Condition Stated Claim for Fall from Upper Bunk, by Michael Brodheim
6. Liberty Interest Necessary to Trigger Arkansas Judicial Review, by Mark Wilson
7. Report: Increase in Federal Prison Population, Overcrowding, by Derek Gilna
8. Kansas: Prison Healthcare Officials Engaged in Continued Deliberate Indifference, by Robert Warlick
9. D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members, by Christopher Zoukis
10. Washington County Jail Remains Closed after Voters Reject Tax Hike
11. Pennsylvania Warrantless, Suspicionless Search Probation Condition Held Invalid, by Mark Wilson
12. Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Summary Judgment for Pepper Spray Manufacturer, by Mark Wilson
13. Lawsuit Against Missouri Jail Proceeds as Two Guards Plead Guilty
14. No “Reasonable Efforts” to Reunite Oregon Sex Offender with His Son, by Mark Wilson
15. Reports on Elderly Prisoners Spur Call for Reforms
16. States Adopt Sentencing Changes Following Supreme Court Ruling on Juvenile Lifers
17. Prison Education Programs Threatened, by Matthew Clarke
18. Oregon PPS Sanctions May Not Exceed 180 Days; Prior Contrary Ruling Overturned, by Mark Wilson
19. California Prison Regulation Governing Gang Validation Upheld by Ninth Circuit, by Michael Brodheim
20. Wisconsin DOC Equips Guards with Pepper Spray, Tasers
21. Cancellation of BOP Elderly Offender Pilot Program Moots Appeal, by Michael Brodheim
22. Research Finds that Conjugal Visits Correlate with Fewer Sexual Assaults
23. Oregon Judge Scolded for Courtroom Rant, by Mark Wilson
24. Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps
25. Connecticut Town Raises Stink Over Sewage Discharged by State Prison
26. California: Trial Court Cannot Abdicate its Responsibility to Examine Peace Officer Personnel Records, by Michael Brodheim
27. Massachusetts: Order Relieving Sex Offender of Registration Not Vacated Upon Probation Violation, by David Reutter
28. Warden Granted Qualified Immunity for Two-year Visitation Suspension, by David Reutter
29. Former Colorado DOC Official Pleads Guilty to Felony Menacing Charges
30. Witness Protection Program Termination Unreviewable; 188 Days in SHU Triggers Due Process Protections, by Mark Wilson
31. Second Circuit: Federal Prisoner States Conditions of Confinement Claim, by David Reutter
32. Seventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Recruiting Counsel in Pro Se Cases, by David Reutter
33. North Dakota Courtroom Shackling Requires Independent Assessment by Judge, by Mark Wilson
34. California Improves Compensation Process for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners
35. Florida Prison System Ordered to Provide Kosher Meals
36. Book Review: Banking and Financial Management Course (1st Ed.), by Prisoner Assistant, by Gary Hunter
37. California: Sexually Violent Predators May be Conditionally Released from Custody Even if Homeless, by Michael Brodheim
38. Ninth Circuit: County May be Liable for Wrongful Conviction Even if District Attorney Enjoys Absolute Immunity
39. Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s 99-Page Complaint, by Mark Wilson
40. Massachusetts DOC, Hospital Officials Disciplined in Prisoner’s Death, by Derek Gilna
41. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
42. News in Brief
43. A Home of Their Own, by Lisa Riordan Seville

More from Mark Wilson:

• Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment, April 26, 2024
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024
• Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023
• After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, Oct. 15, 2023
• Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, Oct. 15, 2023
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023
• Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, Sept. 15, 2023
• Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023
• Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, Sept. 15, 2023
• Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Mississippi DOC Held Mentally Unwell Prisoners in Solitary, Many Died Because of It, Sept. 1, 2026. Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Staff Training, Deliberate Indifference.
• Isolation and Medical Neglect at Illinois’ Joliet Treatment Center Drive Prisoners to Set Fatal Fires, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Security Systems, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Court Shuts Down Arizona Attempt to Fill Medical Staff Vacancies with Under-Qualified Providers, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Injunctions, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ombuds Report Doesn’t Rule Out Racism or Retaliation at Red Onion State Prison, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Failure to Treat, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
• $250,000 Paid by Maine to Former Prisoner Held in Solitary Confinement—Which the State DOC Says Doesn’t Exist, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Americans with Disabilities Act, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• New York Juvenile Detention Officials Sued for Abusing Adolescents with Solitary Confinement, May 1, 2026. Sanitation, Lockdowns, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Juvenile Prisons, Confinement in Segregated Housing.
• Class Certification Granted to Suit Challenging Suspension of HALT Act in New York Prisons, April 1, 2026. Injunctions, Class Certification, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guard Unions, Administrative Detention/Segregation.