More from this issue:

1. $1.56 Million Settlement for Texas Jail Death Due to Drug Withdrawal, by Matthew Clarke
2. Pharmacist Associations Take Stand Against Death Penalty, by Greg Dober
3. Crime Labs Still in Crisis, by Matthew Clarke
4. The Spread of Electronic Monitoring: No Quick Fix for Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
5. News in Brief
6. Maine Jail Raises Pigs to Feed Prisoners, Expands Organic Farm
7. Third Circuit: Lack of Training for Jail Guards Bars Summary Judgment; $150,000 Settlement, by Mark Wilson
8. Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds One-Hour Law Library Access, by Mark Wilson
9. New York: Companies Settle Claims for Discriminating against Ex-Felons, by Gary Hunter
10. California Supreme Court Restricts Life Without Parole Sentences for Juveniles
11. Deferred Sentence Completion Automatically Restores Civil Rights in New Mexico, by Mark Wilson
12. Seventh Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Suit; $26,875 Settlement on Remand, by Lonnie Burton
13. Dismissal of Challenge to Texas City’s Sex Offender Restrictions Reversed, by Matthew Clarke
14. Oregon Courts Must Give Notice before Amending Judgment, by Mark Wilson
15. Civilly Committed Sex Offenders Increasingly Released in Wisconsin, by Matthew Clarke
16. Lawsuit Over Suicide of Oregon Prisoner Settles for $100,000, by Mark Wilson
17. Reading Death Row Prisoner’s Legal Mail States Sixth Amendment Claim, by David Reutter
18. Third Circuit: No Supervisory Qualified Immunity for Prisoner Suicide, by Mark Wilson
19. $345,000 Settlement in Michigan Detainee’s Suicide, by David Reutter
20. Book Review: Abolishing the Broken U.S. Juvenile Justice System, by Hannah K. Gold
21. San Antonio, Texas Leads the State in Jail Suicides, by Matthew Clarke
22. Dismissal of Wrongfully Convicted Prisoner’s Fabricated Evidence Claims Upheld on Appeal, by David Reutter
23. New York Settles Wrongful Conviction Claim for $2.7 Million, by Michael Brodheim
24. Tasering Detainee as Corporal Inducement Violates Eighth Amendment, by David Reutter
25. Video Shows Tulsa Jail Prisoner Subjected to “Horrific” Treatment Prior to Death
26. Fifth Circuit Dismisses Female Immigration Detainees’ Sexual Assault Claims, by Matthew Clarke
27. Overdose, Taser and Restraint Chair Combine to Kill Washington Prisoner
28. $12,500 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Denied Medication, by David Reutter
29. Report Highlights Health Concerns Related to Coal Ash Dump at Pennsylvania Prison, by David Reutter
30. Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can Do Better, by Maya Schenwar, by Gary Hunter
31. Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries, by Matthew Clarke
32. Oregon Prison Guard Union Sues Mentally Ill Prisoners
33. Second Circuit: Requiring Pretrial Detainees to Perform Forced Labor Unconstitutional; $15,000 Settlement on Remand, by Matthew Clarke
34. Washington Enacts Wrongful Conviction Compensation Law; County Reneges on $10.5 Million Settlement with Exonerated Prisoners
35. Second Circuit Affirms Muslim Prisoner’s Right Not to Drink Water during Ramadan, by Lonnie Burton
36. New York Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Rikers Island Wrongful Death Suit, by David Reutter
37. Unauthorized Oregon “Offense Surcharges” Reversed, by Mark Wilson
38. Oregon: State Must Prove Defendant’s Ability to Pay Attorney Fees, by Mark Wilson
39. Sixteen Maryland Prison Guards Sentenced for Severely Beating Prisoner
40. Forty Defendants, Including 24 Guards, Convicted in Widespread Corruption Scandal at Baltimore City Jail, by Christopher Zoukis
41. Maryland Cannot Compel Retroactive Sex Offender Registration
42. Unexhausted Oregon Parole Claims Not Cognizable, by Mark Wilson
43. Philadelphia Traffic Court Abolished; Seven Judges Convicted
44. California Prisoner’s Conviction for Smuggling Tobacco Overturned, by Lonnie Burton
45. Tenth Circuit Misses Chance to Limit Long-Term Solitary Confinement, by Derek Gilna
46. Tennessee County Not Required to Pay for Medical Costs after Prisoner’s Release, by David Reutter
47. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
48. Lost and Improperly Destroyed Evidence Thwarts Post-Conviction DNA Testing, by Matthew Clarke

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Detectives Who Revealed Prisoner Was Informant, Denies Him Anonymity, Aug. 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Holds Federal Law Prohibits County Jail from Forcing Immigration Detainees to Perform Custodial Labor by Threatening Solitary Confinement, Aug. 1, 2026
• New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Corrections Department Regulations Do Not Exempt Use-Of-Force Documents from Public Records Disclosure, Aug. 1, 2026
• DOJ Issues Memorandum Over BOP Employees Abusing Their Law Enforcement Credentials to Illegally Purchase Personal Firearms, Aug. 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Against Former Illinois Prison Guards Challenging Termination for Violating Use of Force Policy, Aug. 1, 2026
• Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of Executive Order to Transfer Trans Women Prisoners to Men’s Prisons, Aug. 1, 2026
• Idaho Supreme Court Holds Indigent Parents Have Constitutional Right to Counsel at Public Expense, July 1, 2026
• Free Phone Calls Saved Prisoners and Their Families More than $600 Million, Report Finds, July 1, 2026
• California Appeals Court Holds Defendant Cannot Be Penalized for Failing to Appear at Sentencing When He Was Being Held in Another County’s Jail on Preexisting Charges, July 1, 2026
• SCOTUS Reverses Mississippi Capital Conviction, July 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• $3 Million Settlement Reached with BOP for Attorney’s Fees in Sex Abuse Class-Action from Now-Shuttered California “Rape Club”, Aug. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Consent Decrees, Class Actions.
• GAO Report Finds Rampant Sexual Abuse in Federal Prisons, Most Cases Unresolved, Aug. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Corrections Audits, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• Report Shows Pattern of Sexual Assaults in Santa Clara County Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Failure to Protect (General).
• Wave of Staff Arrests Exposes Persistent Misconduct at South Carolina Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Obstruction of Justice.
• New Jersey Lawmakers Pass “Female Incarcerated Person’s Rights Protection Act”, July 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Staff Training, Mothers in Prison.
• Federal Jury Awards $2,500 to Male Wisconsin Prisoner Sexually Assaulted by Female Guard, June 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Evidence, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Idaho DOC Director Denies Verified Report of Rampant Sexual Abuse of Women Prisoners by Staff, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliatory Segregation, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Liability but Reverses Damages in Lawsuit Over Illinois Warden and Investigator Using Prisoner as Bait to Catch Staff Member Raping Her, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Damages, Evidentiary Ruling, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Nevada Non-Profit Founder Under Investigation for Misconduct, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Contractor Misconduct, Complaints, Restrictions, discrimination.
• Idaho Struggles to Respond to Devasting Report of Widespread Prisoner Sex Abuse, April 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act, State Legislation, Public Records Act.