More from this issue:

1. Life Without Parole, by Beth Schwartzapfel
2. News in Brief
3. Legislation Removes Secrecy from Georgia Parole Board’s Proceedings, Decisions, by David Reutter
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Delaware: Drop in Prison Phone Rates Called a “Drop in the Bucket”, by Derek Gilna
6. Is Texas Poisoning Prisoners with Contaminated Water?, by Panagioti Tsolkas
7. Texas County Pays Prisoner’s Family $214,500 for Wrongful Death
8. Mandamus Improper Remedy to Challenge Illinois DOC’s “Violating at the Door” Policy, by David Reutter
9. Prisoners Pay Millions to Call Loved Ones Every Year. Now this Company Wants Even More, by Ben Walsh
10. Jails in Trouble as IRS Investigates Tax-Exempt Bonds, by Matthew Clarke
11. Nevada: Federal Suit over Shackling of Pregnant Prisoner Settles for $130,000 and Policy Changes, by Matthew Clarke
12. BOP Ordered to Pay Prisoner’s Attorneys $41,703 for Discovery Abuses, by Derek Gilna
13. British Banking Giant Fined for Laundering Mexican Drug Money Through U.S. Banks, by Matthew Clarke
14. Two Reports Find at Least 54 Countries Complicit in Secret CIA Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
15. Alabama: Settlement to Integrate HIV-Positive Prisoners Finalized, by David Reutter
16. Former New York Prisoner Receives $3,375,000 Settlement for Wrongful Conviction, by Derek Gilna
17. $290,000 Judgment for Failure to Treat Ruptured Appendix Affirmed, by David Reutter
18. Mental Health Care in South Carolina Prisons Found Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
19. Ninth Circuit Orders New Trial in “Pink Underwear” Lawsuit; Case Settles for $240,000, by Mark Wilson
20. Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse?, by Jennifer R. Zelnick
21. Oregon Workgroup Recommends Strategies to Deal with Prison Medical Care Costs, by Mark Wilson
22. Federal Court Orders Cameras to Cover Blind Spots at North Carolina Prison, by David Reutter
23. Rejecting Foreign Language Letters after Interpretation May Violate Prisoner’s Rights, by David Reutter
24. $400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit, by Derek Gilna
25. Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Supervised Release Period Despite Sentencing Omission, by Derek Gilna
26. Vermont Newspaper Defends Hiring Reporter with Sex Offense Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
27. Former Illinois Drug Court Judge Gets Prison Time Following Fellow Judge’s Fatal Overdose, by Joe Watson
28. How U.S. Prison Officials Rubberstamped a CIA Torture Chamber, by Carl Takei
29. Seventh Circuit Upholds Wisconsin Sex Offender Registration Fee, Names John Doe Plaintiffs, by Derek Gilna
30. Fourth Circuit Finds Strip Searches and Delousing of Arrestees Constitutional, by Lonnie Burton
31. Prison Legal News Wins FOIA Appeal Against BOP, by Derek Gilna
32. Washington Prisoner Granted Injunction Ordering Outside Orthopedic Evaluation, by Mark Wilson
33. Seventh Circuit: New Trial for Wrong Legal Standard in Jail Death Case, by Mark Wilson
34. Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated, by Matthew Clarke
35. Corporations You’ve Never Heard of are Making Millions from Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
36. Illinois University Faculty Member and PLN Contributor Fights for His Job after Opposing New County Jail, by Joe Watson
37. Vice President’s Son Discharged from Navy Due to Drug Use, by Christopher Zoukis
38. Michigan: Perjured Testimony at Trial Results in Habeas Relief, but Reversed on Appeal, by David Reutter
39. Court Denies Challenge to D.C. Sex Offender’s Website on Registry Officials
40. Terrorism Suspect Moves to Suppress Statements Made to FBI due to Torture Threats, by Matthew Clarke
41. Tennessee Jail Considers Charging for Toilet Paper, Underwear, by Christopher Zoukis
42. Automatic Placement of Death Row Prisoner in Segregation Does Not Violate Due Process, by David Reutter
43. ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration, by Christopher Zoukis
44. Seventh Circuit Reverses Verdict when Prisoner Not Allowed to Poll Jury, by Derek Gilna
45. Liability against Taser for Negligence Upheld but $5.5 Million Damages Award Reversed, by David Reutter

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:

• Mental Health Diversion from New York State Jails Varies Widely by County, Sept. 1, 2026. Criminal justice system reform, Alternative Sentencing, Mental Health, State Legislation.
• $11 Million Paid by Boston to Exonerated Prisoner for 37-Year Wrongful Incarceration, Sept. 1, 2026. Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Monell Liability, Withholding of Exculpatory Evidence.
• Colorado Pays $245,000 to Muslim Former Prisoner Shaved by Same Guard Who Cost DOC Earlier Settlement with Jewish Prisoner Denied Kosher Meals, Aug. 1, 2026. Religious Discrimination, Overdetention, Religious Diet, Religious Practices, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Expand Earned Time Credits and Other Measures, Aug. 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Overdetention, State Legislation, Credits, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Fifth Circuit Kills Louisiana Prison Medical and Mental Health Care Reform, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, PLRA, Immunity/Liability, Mental Health.
• $25,000 Paid to Former New York Jail Detainee Subjected to Delayed Healthcare and Denied Mental Healthcare— Despite Seven Suicide Attempts, July 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• They Thought They Were Leaving Prison Early. Then They Weren’t., June 1, 2026. Public Records, Overdetention, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Credits, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences.
• Sixth Circuit Rules Prisoner Held After Parole Board Ordered Release on Parole Could Not State a Rights Violation Claim, June 1, 2026. Parole, Overdetention, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• New York Prisoner, Paroled After 25 Years, Exonerated of Crime, June 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Evidence - Failure to Disclose, Prosecutorial Threats, Brady/Giglio/Jencks Act Issues.
• Exonerated Texas Prisoner Entitled to $1.68 Million After 22 Years of Wrongful Incarceration, May 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, Failure to Consult/Investigate/Raise, Expert and Opinion Testimony.