More from this issue:

1. Twenty-Five Years of Prison Legal News, by Paul Wright
2. HRDC Litigation Project Update – 25th Anniversary Edition, by Lance Weber
3. News in Brief
4. Ohio Prisoner Represents Himself, Beats Attempted Murder Charges
5. Dehydration Death of North Carolina Prisoner Prompts Investigations, Firings, Resignations, by Christopher Zoukis
6. When is a Person too Insane to Execute?, by Matthew Clarke
7. Disabled Minnesota Prisoner Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $10,000, Other Relief, by Robert Warlick
8. Convictions Affirmed for Two Former Rhode Island Guards Who Assaulted Prisoners
9. Maryland County Jail Guards Receive Rights Mirroring Those of State Prison Guards
10. $500,000 Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Death while on Work Crew
11. Easing Residency Restrictions Helps Curb Homelessness Among Registered Sex Offenders, by Matthew Clarke
12. Former Prisoner Receives $50,000 Settlement for Beating by Ohio Jail Guard, by Derek Gilna
13. First Circuit Vacates Massachusetts Prisoner’s $325,956.36 Damages, Attorney Fee Award, by Matthew Clarke
14. Due Process Requires Notice Prior to Court-Ordered Deduction from Prisoners’ Accounts, by David Reutter
15. California Pays $585,000 to Settle Suit by Prisoner Who Lost Eye Due to Poor Medical Care, by Michael Brodheim
16. Iowa DOC May Not Switch Administrative Law Judges in Mid-Disciplinary Process, by Matthew Clarke
17. The Wal-Mart Model: Not Just for Retail, Now It’s for Private Prisons Too!, by Carl Takei
18. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Dallas County Jail Excessive Force Suit, by Matthew Clarke
19. Prisoner Files Lawsuit after Being Pepper Sprayed in Restraint Chair, by Derek Gilna
20. $50,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s Suicide at Iowa County Jail, by Gary Hunter
21. Maine Sheriff, Mired in Controversy, Defeated in Re-election Bid
22. Georgia Jail Pays $937,500 in Wrongful Death Settlement
23. Former Prisoner Left Blind by Assault Obtains Reversal of FTCA Claim, by David Reutter
24. Seventh Circuit Orders New Trial due to Shackling of Prisoner Plaintiff, by Lonnie Burton
25. New Jersey, Ohio DOCs Significantly Reduce Phone Rates
26. $7,500 Award for Ohio Prisoner in Slip and Fall Accident, by David Reutter
27. Exonerated Colorado Prisoner Receives $1.2 Million under New Compensation Law, by Joe Watson
28. Accuracy of Widely-Used Polygraph Machine Under Fire, by Derek Gilna
29. The Persistence of Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
30. Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld in South Carolina, by Lonnie Burton
31. Oregon Mental Patient’s Death Nets $1.4 Million, by Mark Wilson
32. Oregon Parole Board Orders Must Explain Decisions, but Orders Defined to Include Administrative Review Responses, by Mark Wilson
33. Human Rights Groups, Environmentalists Oppose New Federal Prison on Former Coal Mine in Kentucky, by Panagioti Tsolkas
34. Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence, by Mark Wilson
35. ICE Settles New York Immigration Raid Lawsuit for $1 Million, by Matthew Clarke
36. California Probation Cannot Exceed Maximum for Unpaid Restitution, by Mark Wilson
37. From the Editor, by Paul Wright

More from David Reutter:

• 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
• First Circuit Revives Rhode Island Prisoner’s 
Excessive Force Claim Against Guard, July 15, 2025
• First Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Maine Guards who Ogled Prisoner During Childbirth, July 15, 2025
• $250,000 Verdict for South Carolina Prisoner Pepper-Sprayed 
in Face Without Cause by Guard, July 15, 2025
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Judgment for HRDC 
in Arkansas Jail Censorship Suit, July 15, 2025
• $550,000 Settlement After Juvenile’s Suicide at Charlotte Jail, July 15, 2025
• Seventh Circuit Revives Former Illinois Prisoner’s Claim 
for Delayed Hepatitis-C Treatment, July 15, 2025
• Sixth Circuit: Michigan Tolling Statute Applies to PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Requirement, July 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• $2.8 Million Settlement in National NUMI 
Debit Release Card Class Action, June 1, 2025. Release and Reentry, Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Prisoner Property, Trust Accounts.
• Wellpath Prepares Plan to Exit Bankruptcy, May 1, 2025. Private Contractors, Seizure of Prisoner Funds.
• Bodycam Footage for Sale: Ohio Joins the List of States Charging Money for Bodycam Footage, While Others Restrict It Entirely, April 15, 2025. Videotaping, Costs, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Funds for Investigative Services.
• Muslim Prisoners Face Price-Gouging, April 1, 2025. Religious Discrimination, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Religious Practices, Religious Property.
• GTL, Co-Defendant Agree to $21.3 Million Settlement with HRDC in Price-Fixing Lawsuit, April 1, 2025. Settlements, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Telephone Rates, HRDC Litigation, Global Tel*Link Corp.
• National Class Certified in Washington Jail Debit-Release Card Suit, April 1, 2025. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Class Actions, HRDC Litigation.
• California Stops Raiding Released Prisoners’ Gate Money, April 1, 2025. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry.
• $4 Million Settlement Approved in HRDC’s Oregon Debit-Release Card Suit, April 1, 2025. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, HRDC Litigation.
• Pay-for-Play Tablets: The Costly New Prison Paradigm, March 1, 2025. Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Electronic Tablets, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Telephone Rates, Tapes/Music, Securus, Global Tel*Link Corp.
• Pennsylvania County Forgives $65 Million in Jail Pay-to-Stay Fees, March 1, 2025. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Booking Fees.