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 Derek Gilna:

• Federal Judge in Louisiana Issues Sweeping Opinion Finding Numerous Eighth Amendment, ADA and RA Violations at Angola, April 1, 2022
• Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California, Sept. 1, 2021
• California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment”, Sept. 1, 2021
• The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On, Sept. 1, 2021
• District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons, Sept. 1, 2021
• HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, Aug. 1, 2021
• Virginia Prosecutors to Dismiss 400 Drug Convictions Tied to Disgraced Cop, July 15, 2021
• Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, June 15, 2021
• D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Firearms Examination Unit Under Fire, April 15, 2021
• Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19, April 1, 2021

More from these topics:

• GAO Report on ICE Jail in Fort Bliss Finds Independent Failures, Sept. 1, 2026. Contractor Misconduct, Overcrowding, Security Systems, Americans with Disabilities Act, Immigration Detention.
• Report Highlights Shortage of Wheelchairs at Michigan Women’s Prison, Sept. 1, 2026. Disabled Prisoners, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Deliberate Indifference.
• Sixth Circuit Holds Kentucky Deficient-Counsel Belated-Appeal Procedure Tolls Federal Habeas One-Year Limitations Period, Sept. 1, 2026. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Failure to Preserve Challenge, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches.
• $1.2 Million for Elderly Detainee Shoved Out the Door of Sacramento Jail by Guard, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• En Banc Eleventh Circuit Announces All Parents, Including Those Convicted of Child-Sex Offenses, Enjoy Fundamental Right to Live With Their Children, Holding Alabama Residency Prohibition Subject to Strict Scrutiny, Aug. 1, 2026. Sex Offender Residence, Parental rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights.
• Virtual Reality Intervention Improves Police-Interaction Skills for Autistic Individuals, Aug. 1, 2026. Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, Staff Training.
• $250,000 Paid by Maine to Former Prisoner Held in Solitary Confinement—Which the State DOC Says Doesn’t Exist, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Americans with Disabilities Act, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons, April 1, 2026. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Totality of Conditions, Parole, Life without Parole (LWOP), Americans with Disabilities Act.
• 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. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Appealable Issues/Orders, Failure to Address/Advise Defendant.
• Constitutional Challenge to Louisiana Prison “Farm Line” Granted Class Certification, March 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Exposure to Heat, Injunctions (PLRA), Class Certification, Americans with Disabilities Act.