More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Third Circuit Denies Intervention in CRIPA Class-Action Suit, by Mark Wilson
3. Pennsylvania: Wexford Settles Case Involving Death of Prisoner’s Baby
4. Deaths at South Carolina Jail Under Investigation; Multiple Lawsuits Filed
5. Eighth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity; Prisoner Proved Neglect, Not Deliberate Indifference, by Mark Wilson
6. $66,000 Jury Award in New Mexico CCA Sexual Abuse, Retaliation Case, by Matthew Clarke
7. Texas Court Reexamines Test for Misconduct by Forensic Scientist, by Mark Wilson
8. Summary Judgment Denied in California Jail Excessive Force Death; $8.3 Million Settlement Plus Injunctive Relief, by Mark Wilson
9. $1.3 Million Settlement in Prisoner’s Death at Michigan Jail; Claims Against Other Defendants Dismissed
10. Exonerated Texas Prisoner’s Ex-Wife Not Entitled to Compensation, by Matthew Clarke
11. Cell phones are “Dangerous Contraband” for New York Felony Contraband Possession, by Mark Wilson
12. Ninth Circuit: 27-Month Segregation Implicates Due Process Liberty Interest, by Mark Wilson
13. Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Male Guard Supervision of Female Prisoners Ban, by Mark Wilson
14. PLN Partly Prevails in Censorship Suit against Georgia Jail; $10,000 in Damages
15. California: Authorized Possession of Legal Materials Cannot Serve as Basis for Gang Validation
16. Claim Alleging Guard Slammed Prisoner’s Head into Wall Defeats Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
17. Kentucky Death Row Prisoners Win Appeal on Religious Accommodations, by Derek Gilna
18. Disciplinary Self-Help Litigation Manual, 2d Ed., by Dan Manville, by John Dannenberg
19. Sovereign Immunity Doesn’t Bar Attorney Fee Award Against Georgia DOC, by David Reutter
20. Screening Out Family Time: The For-Profit Video Visitation Industry in Prisons and Jails, by Bernadette Rabuy
21. Former Virginia Executioner Now an Anti-Death Penalty Activist
22. Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Freed from Prison
23. Oregon Probation Extended for Inability to Pay Financial Obligations, by Mark Wilson
24. Illinois Prisoner Receives $12 Million Jury Award in Medical Neglect Suit, by Matthew Clarke
25. Kosher Meals Lawsuit Against Nevada DOC Dismissed, by Matthew Clarke
26. CDCR Employees Investigated, Lose Jobs for Cell Phone Smuggling
27. Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency
28. GEO Group’s Florida Immigration Detention Center “Horrifying”, by David Reutter
29. Georgia Deputies Liable for Detaining and Stripping Man in Debt Judgment Execution, by David Reutter
30. “Damning” Audit Sharply Criticizes Corizon in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, by Greg Dober
31. Third Circuit Affirms Nominal Damages, Reverses PLRA Fee Cap Order, by Mark Wilson
32. Lawsuits Over Riot at CCA Prison in Colorado Settle for $600,000, by Derek Gilna
33. Federal Court Caseloads Threaten Constitutional Protections, by Matthew Clarke
34. Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of California ADA Suit Against Parole Officers, by Derek Gilna
35. The United States and Torture, by William Blum
36. Arizona DOC Director Blames Job Stress for Hundreds of Employee Arrests
37. Texas Sex Offender Oversight Agency Faces Investigations, Calls for Reform, by Matthew Clarke
38. Murders in Maryland Prisons Continue Despite Reforms
39. Michigan Governor Lacks Authority to Revoke Commutations, by David Reutter
40. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
41. Private Prison Information Act Reintroduced in Congress with PLN’s Help

More from these topics:

• Now Under Federal Receivership, 
New York City’s Rikers Island Jails Still Have 
No Plan to Improve, No Firm Date to Close, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Eighth Amendment.
• Suit Filed Over Fatal Beating of New York Prisoner 
That Sparked Massive Guard Strike, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
• Former Maine Prison Guard Arrested 
and Detained by ICE Agents, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guards/Staff, Immigration Law/Offenses.
• Former California Prison Guard 
Pleads Guilty to Planting Contraband 
He Pretended to Discover, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct.
• News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Assault by Police, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Stun Guns/Tasers, Immigration, False Arrest, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.
• News in Brief, July 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, halfway houses, New Trial/Judgment of Acquittal, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Fraud and Deceit.
• Former New Jersey Jailers Plead Guilty 
to Beating Detainee for Tossing Urine, July 15, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners' Rights.
• From the Editor, July 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Censorship.
• New Jersey Supreme Court Refuses Guard’s Challenge to Firing 
for Failing to Report Kiss with Prisoner, July 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Employee Litigation.