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 David Reutter:

• Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026
• Michigan Appeals Court: Witnesses Cannot be Forced to Wear Jail Clothes at Trial, Aug. 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Revives Disabled Prisoner’s Claim for Denial of Out-of-Cell Exercise Time, Aug. 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Announces State-Law Exceptions to Appeal Deadlines Preserve “Pending” Status Under AEDPA, Holding Belated-Appeal Procedures Toll Federal Habeas Limitations Period, April 1, 2026
• Florida Supreme Court Announces Rule 3.170(f)’s Good-Cause Plea-Withdrawal Standard Does Not Apply at Post-Appeal Resentencing, April 1, 2026
• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Defendant Must Be Competent Before Undergoing Mental-Condition Examination Under § 16-8-107(3)(b), April 1, 2026
• California Court of Appeal Announces Plea Agreements Cannot Bar § 1172.1 Resentencing, Holds Merit-Based Denial of Petition Is Appealable, April 1, 2026
• Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies That Failure to Object to Ineligible Juror Does Not Constitute Waiver Unless Party Knew or Could Have Discovered Ineligibility Through Ordinary Diligence, April 1, 2026
• Washington State Guard’s Conviction Affirmed in Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Scheme, March 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• $10.19 Million Paid for Retired California Prison Guard’s Death in Colorado Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Stun Guns/Tasers, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Fourth Circuit Affirms Damages Class Certification in Opioid Treatment Denial, Aug. 1, 2026. Wexford Health Services, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Class Certification, Deliberate Indifference.
• Ombudsman Report Finds Use of Force Misapplied in Contraband Search, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Body Cavity Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas.
• $3.25 Million Paid by Georgia After Prisoner Bakes to Death in Outdoor Recreation Cage, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Exposure to Heat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• $100,000 Paid to New York Detainee Whose Infant Died in Syracuse Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Naphcare, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Nevada Prisons Are Facing a Medical Crisis Due to Understaffing, Aug. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Judge Grants Attorney’s Motion to Withdrawal from Corizon Health Case Due to Non-Payment, Aug. 1, 2026. Corizon, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Bankruptcy.
• Court Records Reveal Alabama DOC Guard Ignored Stabbed Prisoner, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Eighth Circuit Revives § 1983 Complaint Alleging Jail Detainees’ Death from Stroke was Due to Deliberate Indifference and Failure to Train, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Failure to Train/Supervise, Deliberate Indifference.
• $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.