More from this issue:

1. Trends in Prisoner Litigation, as the PLRA Enters Adulthood, by Margo Schlanger
2. Guard Admits Guilt, but Lawsuit Dismissed against Jail Supervisors, by Derek Gilna
3. Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas, by Derek Gilna
4. Sesame Street Creates Muppet with Father in Jail, by Christopher Zoukis
5. Sex Assault Charges against Wiccan Ex-Prison Chaplain Dismissed, by Joe Watson
6. New Mexico County Jail Pays $1.5 Million to Mentally Ill Prisoner, by Derek Gilna
7. Digital Darkness and Silence for Sex Offenders in the Information Age, by Andrew Extein
8. TDCJ’s $100 Annual Fee for Prisoner Health Care Held Constitutional, by David Reutter
9. Michigan to Accommodate Religious Rights of Muslim Prisoners, by David Reutter
10. 10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge, by Derek Gilna
11. Former West Virginia Judge Pleads Guilty, Sentenced, by Joe Watson
12. Grand Jury Report: Prisoners in Charge at Mississippi County Jail, by David Reutter
13. Chicago City Council Approves Reparations for Police Torture Victims, by Joe Watson
14. Texas Prison Guard Union Urges Death Row Reforms, by Christopher Zoukis
15. North Carolina Prisons Slow to Change Attitudes about Mentally Ill Prisoners, by David Reutter
16. West Virginia Prisoner Wins Over $905,000 in FTCA Claim, by Derek Gilna
17. PLN Settles Censorship Suit against GEO Group at Indiana Prison
18. Doctor Involved in Botched Oklahoma Execution Unsuccessfully Sued in Federal Court, by Christopher Zoukis
19. Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time, by James Kilgore (The New Press, 2015). 272 pages, $17.95 (paperback), by Russ Immarigeon
20. New York: Burns from Faulty Steam Cooker Net Prisoner $2,500, by Mark Wilson
21. Pennsylvania: $65,000 Settlement for Brain Injury Caused by Guard’s Excessive Force, by David Reutter
22. Texas Leads the Nation in Both Executions and Exonerations, by Matthew Clarke
23. CCA Prison in Ohio Loses BOP Contract
24. PLN Prevails in Censorship Suit against Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office, by Gary Hunter
25. Mississippi Indictments Illustrate Prison Phone Corruption, by Derek Gilna
26. Closed Colorado Prison Converted into Homeless Program, by David Reutter
27. DC Circuit Denies Appeal of Order to Release Force-Feeding Videos, by Derek Gilna
28. California: Private Medical Provider can be Liable for ADA Violations; Class-action Suit Settles, by David Reutter
29. Two Kentucky Jail Guards Face Charges in Prisoner’s Death, by David Reutter
30. Inside the Small California Town with a Lot of Prisons, but Not Much Opportunity, by Matt Tinoco
31. North Carolina Guard Gets Three Months for Killing Prisoner, by Christopher Zoukis
32. HRDC and 93 Organizations Ask EPA to Consider Prisoners in Environmental Justice Plan
33. Cell Phones Confiscated from Prisoners Given to Charities, by Christopher Zoukis
34. Ninth Circuit Finds Forfeited Assets Satisfy Restitution Order; Eleventh Circuit Disagrees, by Derek Gilna
35. $36 Million Awarded to Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, Murder, by David Reutter
36. $1.2 Million Award for Failure to Treat New York Prisoner’s Rectal Bleeding, by David Reutter
37. Breaking News: CDCR Settles Solitary Confinement Class-Action Suit, by Derek Gilna
38. Due Process Violation for “Sham” Reviews During 13 Years in Segregation, by David Reutter
39. Hundreds of South Carolina Prisoners Sent to Solitary Confinement Over Facebook, by Dave Maass
40. More Jurisdictions Don’t Renew Corizon Contracts – Including Big Loss in New York City, by Greg Dober
41. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
42. 16 Years of Failure to Treat Neurological Disorder Results in $48,000 Award, by David Reutter
43. PLRA Attorney Fee Limits Inapplicable to Discovery Violation Awards
44. News In Brief
45. Criminal Justice Resources

More from David Reutter:

• 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
• Trans BOP Prisoners Win Restraining Order Preventing Transfer to Men’s Prison, Discontinuation of Hormone Therapy Medication, July 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Eleventh Circuit Announces New Deliberate Indifference 
Framework in Dismissing Georgia Prisoner’s Claim 
for Skipped Anti-Seizure Meds, July 15, 2025. Medication, Seizures, Failure to Treat.
• Nearly $2.6 Million Paid to Former Minnesota Jail Detainee 
for Injuries from Delayed Withdrawal Treatment, July 15, 2025. Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference.
• Over One-Third of Older Texas Prisoners 
Suffering Cognitive Impairment, July 15, 2025. Geriatric Classification, Medical, Failure to Treat, Elderly Defendants.
• $6 Million Settlement in Illinois Detainee’s Gruesome 
Untreated Heroin Withdrawal Death, June 1, 2025. Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Seventh Circuit Reverses Denial of Class Certification in Suit Over Inadequate Dental Care at Chicago Jail, March 1, 2025. Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Class Certification.
• $10.5 Million in Settlements for San Diego Jail Detainee’s Severe Brain Injury, March 1, 2025. Brain Injury, Failure to Treat, Settlements.
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Arkansas Jailers Who Ignored Detainee’s Spider Bite, March 1, 2025. Failure to Treat, Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• In Failure-to-Treat Claims, Wellpath Denied Dismissal in Virginia, Settles in Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2024. Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Dismissal.
• Alabama Jail Accused of Granting Detainee’s Medical Bond Just Before Death to Avoid Costly Medical Care, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Costs, Bail Bonds.
• Ninth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for California Jail Nurse Who Cleared Detainee for Release Just Before His Suicide, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Suicides, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.