More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Ninth Circuit: Abstention Inapplicable in First Amendment Cases, by Mark Wilson
3. Tennessee Jail Breached Duty to Provide Medical Care; Damages Trial Ordered, by David Reutter
4. Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness, by David Reutter
5. Prison Legal News Interviews Musician Wayne Kramer, by Paul Wright
6. Eighth Circuit: Atheist Prisoner States Coerced Religious-Based Treatment Claim, by Mark Wilson
7. Georgia’s High Court Finds No Categorical Right to Counsel in Civil Contempt Proceedings, by David Reutter
8. GEO Group Rescinds $6 Million Donation to Name Stadium at Florida University, by David Reutter
9. Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs
10. Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Suit Claiming Lack of Medical Care, by Matthew Clarke
11. Prison Violence in Brazil Connected to Abuse, Gangs, Overcrowding
12. Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s ADA/RA Claims, by Mark Wilson
13. Misconduct at Washington State Civil Commitment Center as Concern Grows Over Releases, by David Reutter
14. Georgia’s Execution Drug Secrecy Law Found Constitutional, by David Reutter
15. Native American Prisoners Have Right to Tobacco in Religious Ceremonies, by David Reutter
16. Ninth Circuit: Indefinite Stay and Denial of Guardian was Abuse of Discretion, by Mark Wilson
17. For Shame! Public Shaming Sentences on the Rise, by David Reutter
18. Book Review: Burning Down the House, by Nell Bernstein (The New Press, June 2014). 384 pages, $26.95, by Hannah K. Gold
19. Second Circuit: Brady Claim Not Barred by Heck, by Mark Wilson
20. Eighth Circuit: Ruling Required on Prison Officials’ Qualified Immunity Defense
21. Eighth Circuit: Jail Guards Denied Summary Judgment for Use of Force against Detainees, by David Reutter
22. Seventh Circuit: Dismissal due to Nonpayment of Filing Fee Requires Assessment, by Mark Wilson
23. United States, Britain Offer Training to “Improve” Prison Conditions in Afghanistan
24. California: Local Ordinances Banning Sex Offenders from Parks Invalidated, by Mark Wilson
25. Montana: Extradition Costs Not Recoverable as Restitution, by Mark Wilson
26. Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah
27. Court Finds PLN’s Rights Violated by Arizona Jail; Case Settles for $15,293
28. Eighth Circuit: Deliberate Indifference Standard GovernsMedical Care for Civilly Committed Detainees, by Mark Wilson
29. Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Jail Prisoner Raped in Unlocked Cell; $60,000 Verdict at Trial, by Mark Wilson
30. Wisconsin Prison Guard Union Faces Challenges, by Derek Gilna
31. Five Deaths in Eleven Months at California Jail Spark Grand Jury Probe
32. Washington DOSA Revocation Requires Credit for Community Custody Time, by Mark Wilson
33. Texas: $100 Medical Copay for Prisoners Generates Less Revenue than Expected, by Matthew Clarke
34. Dialing with Dollars: How County Jails Profit From Immigrant Detainees, by Leticia Miranda
35. From the Editor, by Paul Wright

More from these topics:

• He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say., July 1, 2026. Armor Correctional Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Tenth Circuit Upholds $33 Million Jury Award in Suit Over Detainee’s Horrific Death in Oklahoma County Jail, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Three Women Died at a Michigan Prison in Less than a Month, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• After Spoliation Sanction, CoreCivic Settles Suit Over Suicide in New Mexico ICE Lockup, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Discovery, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• CoreCivic’s Long Record of Abuse and Neglect in Tennessee, June 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Study Shows That Suicide Intervention During and After Incarceration Reduces Suicide Attempts by 55%, June 1, 2026. Statistics/Trends, Suicides, Health care.
• Over $2 Million Paid by Otero County and VitalCore Health Strategies for New Mexico Jail Suicide, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Immunity - Sovereign/Municipal, Deliberate Indifference.
• $5 Million Paid by Colorado County for Jail Detainee’s “Gruesome” Death from Untreated Ulcer; Claims Proceeding Against Southern Health Partners, June 1, 2026. Private Prisons, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• New York City Reaches Settlements Totaling Nearly $5.2 Million with Estates of Two Fatal Methadone Overdose Victims Detained on Rikers Island, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Drug Overdose, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• $1 Million Settlement Reached in Jail Suicide of Maryland Detainee Whose Emergency Hospitalization Order Was Ignored, June 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.