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 these topics:

• PLN Publisher Wins Settlement Records from Centurion 
in Florida Prisoner’s Wrongful Death, Aug. 1, 2025. Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Public Records Act, HRDC Litigation.
• HRDC Wins $480,000 in Legal Fees from Centurion for Denied New Mexico Records, Aug. 1, 2025. Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Misdiagnosis, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Public Records Act, HRDC Publications, HRDC Litigation.
• CDCR Held in Contempt, Fined $112 Million 
in Longstanding Litigation Over Mental Health Care, Aug. 1, 2025. Staffing, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Multiple Prisoner Suits Accuse Guards of Violence 
at Virginia BOP Lockup, Aug. 1, 2025. Racial Discrimination, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Discrimination (Transgender).
• $1.875 Million Partial Settlement for Colorado Detainee’s 
Death from Untreated Alcohol Withdrawal; 
Claims Against Wellpath Pending Bankruptcy, Aug. 1, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Lawsuits Filed After Fatal Assault on 
Elderly Prisoner at Kentucky Jail, July 15, 2025. Classification, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• $340,000 for Former Massachusetts Prisoner 
Whose Baby Was Stillborn, July 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Children of Prisoners, Parent/Child Privilege.
• $550,000 Settlement After Juvenile’s Suicide at Charlotte Jail, July 15, 2025. Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Failure to Protect (Juveniles).
• Washington’s Continuing Competency Crisis Strains Jails, June 1, 2025. Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Tenth Circuit Upholds Nearly $8.8 Million Judgment 
for Utah Jail Death, June 1, 2025. Injury -- Misc., Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.