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 David Reutter:

• Help Wanted: 31,000 Prison Guard Jobs Open Nationwide, Sept. 1, 2025
• Fifth Circuit Greenlights Federal Takeover of Mississippi Jail, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit Revives Prisoner’s Claim Based on Guard’s 
Thwarting of Administrative Remedies, Aug. 1, 2025
• Tenth Circuit Ruling Paves Way for $2.7 Million Settlement 
for Intellectually Disabled Jail Detainee Raped by Sheriff, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit Agrees That Former Guantanamo Detainee 
Lacks Grounds to Sue for Waterboarding, Aug. 1, 2025
• Qualified Immunity Denied for Iowa Prison Doctor’s MRI Delay 
for Non-Medical Reasons, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit: Continuing-Violations Doctrine Applies 
for PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Purposes, Aug. 1, 2025
• First Circuit: Prosecutor’s Breach of Plea Agreement 
Requires Government’s Specific Performance of Agreement, 
Not Specific Performance by District Court, Aug. 1, 2025
• Oregon Prisoners Can Now Seek Economic Damages 
for Future Lost Income More Easily, July 15, 2025
• $22.5 Million Verdict Arrives Too Late for 
Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Prisoner, July 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Gave Massive Handouts to ICE and Private Prison Industry, Aug. 1, 2025. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Immigration.
• Trump’s “Border Czar” Was 
on GEO Group Payroll, July 15, 2025. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Misconduct/Corruption, Detention - Generally.
• GEO Group Gets $1 Billion ICE Contract at New Jersey Lockup, April 1, 2025. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Detention - Generally.
• Prison Profiteers Ready to Help Trump Make Good on Deportation Threats, Feb. 15, 2025. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Government Misconduct, Deportation/Removal/Exclusion, Police/Govt Misconduct.
• GEO Group Just Wants to Be a Landlord for Oklahoma DOC, Dec. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cost of Prison Systems, Rural Prisons, Fines.
• Court Strikes Washington Statute to Regulate GEO Group’s Notorious ICE Lockup, Nov. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Bid-Rigging, Price-Fixing, etc., Immigration Law/Offenses, Prison Regulations.
• Virginia Takes Back One Prison from GEO Group, Closes Four More, Aug. 15, 2024. Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut.
• Riot at California GEO Group Lockup Sends Message to U.S. Marshals, Aug. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Protests.
• As ICE Data Errors Persist, GEO Group Cashes In, April 26, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Cost of Prison Systems, Immigration Law/Offenses, Detention - Generally.
• Third Circuit Unhappy with Federal Detainee’s Denied Marriage Request at Pennsylvania GEO Group Lockup, April 1, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Marriage, Public versus Private Employees, State Actions.