More from this issue:

1. Two Suicides at Privately-operated Pennsylvania Facility
2. Denver Wins Sexual Harassment Suit Filed by Former Jail Captain; Tenth Circuit Affirms, by Matthew Clarke
3. Numerous Deaths at Nevada Prison Raise Questions, Concerns, by Christopher Zoukis
4. Ohio Prisoner’s Estate Awarded $350,000, by Derek Gilna
5. $183,000 in Settlements for Sexually Abused Pennsylvania Prisoners, by David Reutter
6. Oklahoma Prisoners Develop Software which Could Save the State Millions, by Christopher Zoukis
7. Conn. Guard Gets 90 Days, Probation for Sex with Prisoner
8. Colorado Court Finds Book Limitation Policy Violates Prisoner’s Religious Rights, but Case Reversed on Appeal, by David Reutter
9. Family of Prisoner Who Died from Allergic Reaction Settles Lawsuit for $2.4 Million, by Christopher Zoukis
10. Federal Court Certifies Class-action for Thousands of Detroit Prisoners, Enters Default Judgment, by Derek Gilna
11. Are We There Yet? The Promise, Perils and Politics of Penal Reform, by Marie Gottschalk
12. Opposition to the Death Penalty Grows with High-Profile Support, by Christopher Zoukis
13. Pope Francis Calls for Worldwide Prison Reform, Support and Hope for Prisoners, by Christopher Zoukis
14. PLN Intervenes, Unseals Settlement in CCA Fair Labor Standards Act Case, by David Reutter
15. Report: Nearly One in Four Exonerations Involves Crimes that Never Occurred, by Christopher Zoukis
16. Getting the Money Out of Prison Reform, by Dan Berger
17. A Clean Slate: Prisoners Taking Advantage of Tattoo Removal Programs, by Christopher Zoukis
18. Criticism of Congressional Mandate to Keep Immigration Detention Centers Full, by Derek Gilna
19. Report Calls for End of Welfare and Food Stamp Restrictions for Felony Drug Offenders, by Derek Gilna
20. California Prisoner Exonerated but Now Faces Deportation
21. President Obama “Bans the Box” at Federal Government Agencies, by Derek Gilna
22. Washington State: Class-action Alleges DOC Policy of Denying Medical Care, by Derek Gilna
23. Tulsa, Oklahoma Settles Four Wrongful Conviction Lawsuits for $810,000, by Matthew Clarke
24. $130,000 Settlement in Minnesota Prisoner’s Medical Negligence Suit, by Matthew Clarke
25. West Virginia Supreme Court Undermines Prisoners’ Right to Sue for Rape
26. Texas Grand Jury Indicts Two Jailers in Prisoner’s Death; Others Face Discipline
27. Tragic Death at Washington Jail Results in Changes, $1.3 Million Settlement, by Lonnie Burton
28. Connecticut Prisoner Obtains Settlement in Civil Rights Case, by Derek Gilna
29. Why are Alameda County Jails Forcing Women to Take Pregnancy Tests?, by Susie Cagle
30. Texas Hospital Settles Suit over Improper Border Patrol Search for $1.1 Million, by Matthew Clarke
31. Georgia: $453,000 Jury Verdict against Private Jail Medical Contractor, by David Reutter
32. California Court Upholds Prisoners’ Convictions for Fatal Jail Beating, by Derek Gilna
33. Seventh Circuit Rules Wisconsin Prisoner’s Religious Rights Must be Honored, by Derek Gilna
34. Prison Legal News Settles New Mexico Jail Suit for $235,000, by Derek Gilna
35. Study Finds Private Prisons Keep Prisoners Longer, Without Reducing Future Crime, by Peter Kerwin
36. Seventh Circuit Rejects Prisoner’s 1983 Claim but Criticizes Controlling Precedent, by Derek Gilna
37. Utah Judge Orders Jail to Stop Seizing Prisoners’ Money for Pay-to-Stay Fees, by Matthew Clarke
38. One of the Largest Solar Power Companies in the U.S. has Ties to Prison Slave Labor, by Panagioti Tsolkas
39. Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts, by David Reutter
40. California Officials Reverse Position after Receiving Prison Phone Company Contributions, by Derek Gilna
41. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
42. News in Brief

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Alabama Prisoner’s Excessive Prison Violence Claim, Oct. 1, 2026
• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Most of Relief Ordered in Class-Action Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutionally Inadequate Mental Health Care in Alabama Prisons, Oct. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity to Jail Supervisors Who Ignored Detainee’s Cranial Abscesses, Oct. 1, 2026
• Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Motion to Dismiss Some Defendants from Lawsuit Over Missouri Prisoner’s Suicide, Oct. 1, 2026
• Eighth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment to Sheriff and County of Nebraska Jail Where Guard Sexually Assaulted Female Prisoner, Oct. 1, 2026
• Federal Court Orders Texas to Admit Incompetent Jailed Defendants to Mental Health Facilities Within 21 Days, Oct. 1, 2026
• 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

More from these topics:

• BOP Prisoner’s Claim Over Denied Medical Care Ruled Impermissible Bivens Extension, Oct. 1, 2026. OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances, Adequacy of Remedy.
• Fourth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity to Jail Supervisors Who Ignored Detainee’s Cranial Abscesses, Oct. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Infections, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Federal Jury Returns $763,000 Verdict Against Centurion for Indiana Prisoner’s Denied Kidney Disease Treatment, Oct. 1, 2026. Centurion, Medication, Pain, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference.
• Sixth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Granted to Guard in Delayed Treatment for Prisoner who Suffered Heart Attack, Oct. 1, 2026. Pain, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Qualified Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
• Prison Policy Initiative Report Finds Prison Policies Ignore Menopause Behind Bars, Oct. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN.
• Disabled Prisoners in New York Aren’t Receiving Entitled Accommodations, Oct. 1, 2026. Disabled Prisoners, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Failure to Treat, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• $250,000 Paid by Nevada to Former Prisoner Denied Colonoscopy Who Developed Stage IV Cancer, Oct. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Deliberate Indifference.
• Healthcare Still Lacking at Baltimore Jail Decades After Settlement, Oct. 1, 2026. Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Staffing, Consent Decrees.
• “Nothing Short of Disgraceful”: New York Prisoner Wins Injunction Ordering Cancer Treatment Delayed Seven Years, Sept. 1, 2026. Cancer, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Injunctions, Deliberate Indifference.
• BOP Denies Providing Substandard Dialysis Treatment Despite Prisoners’ Deaths, Court Filings, Understaffing and Lack of Oversight, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Staffing, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.