More from this issue:

1. “Deep-Seated Culture of Violence” and Abysmal Medical Care at Rikers Island, by Gary Hunter
2. New Mexico Jail Pays $500,000 for Prisoner’s Death, by Derek Gilna
3. News in Brief
4. Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Standard for Pre-Trial Detainee Excessive Force Claims, by Derek Gilna
5. Whether Private Actors Entitled to Qualified Immunity Bypassed Due to Factual Dispute
6. Error for Florida Court to Find Action Moot Before Ruling on Motion to Supplement, by David Reutter
7. CDCR Adopts New Contraband Rules on Obscene, Gang-related Materials, by Michael Brodheim
8. Brits Alarmed to Learn Prisoners Work as Insurance Telemarketers, by Joe Watson
9. Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy, by Michael Brodheim
10. Ninth Circuit: “Brutal” Cavity Search Violated Fourth Amendment, by Mark Wilson
11. Florida Home Confinement Program Criticized After Witness’ Murder
12. Ten Law Enforcement Groups Among Worst Charities in America, by Joe Watson
13. Strip Searches of Female Visitors on Their Menstrual Period Addressed at CCA Shareholder Meeting
14. Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit, by David Reutter
15. California Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Qualified Sign Language Interpreters for All Deaf Prisoners, by Michael Brodheim
16. Settlement Moots Appeal of Claims Denied by Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
17. $1.35 Million Total Settlement for South Carolina Detainee Beaten by Jail Guard, by David Reutter
18. Texas Prisoners Face Annual Shortage of Hygiene Items in Prison Commissaries, by Matthew Clarke
19. Alabama DOC Agrees to Protect Women Prisoners from Systemic Sexual Abuse, Harassment, by David Reutter
20. Harris County, Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death Results in Firings, Lawsuits
21. Companies Pitch Tablets for Prisoners to Maintain Family Ties, Aid in Reentry ... and Generate Profit, by Derek Gilna
22. Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials, by Darwin Bond-Graham
23. Georgia’s Privatized Probation Statute Facially Constitutional, but Problems with Administration, by David Reutter
24. New Jersey County Seeks New Jail Phone Contract, Increases Commission Rate, by Derek Gilna
25. Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail, by Gary Hunter
26. Chicago Systematically Denies Medical Care to Detainees; $1 Million Verdict, by David Reutter
27. Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees, by David Reutter
28. Supreme Court Holds Equitable Tolling Excuses Missed Federal Tort Claim Filing Deadlines, by Derek Gilna
29. $400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect, by Matthew Clarke
30. Supreme Court Holds Juror’s Alleged Lies During Voir Dire Not Grounds for New Trial, by Derek Gilna
31. 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides, by Alex Friedmann
32. $6.2 Million Settlement Reached in D.C. Jail Strip Search, Overdetention Suit, by Derek Gilna
33. GEO Group’s Gulags Grasping for Green Approval, by Panagioti Tsolkas
34. Behind Bars and in Danger?, by Dana Difilippo
35. Explosion at Florida Jail Kills Two Prisoners as Officials Negotiate Reforms for Unconstitutional Conditions, by David Reutter
36. Ohio DOC Pays $2,000 to Prisoner Burned on Exposed Steam Pipe
37. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
38. Adolescent Prisoners at Rikers Island No Longer Placed in Solitary

More from Darwin Bond-Graham:

• Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials, July 7, 2015

More from these topics:

• New ICE Detention Standards Appear Designed to Help GEO Group Avoid Paying Wages, Sept. 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Prison Labor, Immigration Detention.
• The GEO Group Pays California $104,510 to Settle Workplace Safety Charges at ICE Detention Facility—Where Local Cops Won’t Investigate Crimes, Sept. 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Police/Govt Misconduct.
• Airconditioning Failure at Troubled ICE Detention Center in New Jersey, Aug. 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Food, Water, Sanitation, Exposure to Heat.
• Tuberculosis Outbreak, Protester Shooting at Colorado ICE Lockup, Aug. 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contagious Disease -- Misc., Exposure to Heat, Shootings, Immigration Detention.
• SCOTUS Shuts Down GEO Group Bid for Immunity in Suit by Colorado ICE Detainees, July 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Labor, Sovereign Immunity, Interlocutory Appeals, Immigration Detention.
• $3.25 Million Verdict in New York Against Jail Medical Profiteer Armor Health, July 1, 2026. Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
• $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.
• Ohio Supreme Court Rules that Sheriff Did Not Violate Open Records Act and Declines to Award Damages to Prisoner, June 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act.
• Prison Profiteer The GEO Group Accused of Refusing Health Inspections at Detention Facility Despite Court Ruling, June 1, 2026. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Food, Water, Injunctions, Immigration Detention.
• Monitor Says Massachusetts Prisons Will Not Meet Settlement Deadline for Mental Health Reforms, May 1, 2026. Private Prisons, DOC/BOP misconduct, Consent Decrees, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.