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:

• Eight Circuit Reverses Denial of Partial Qualified Immunity in Detainee’s Pepper Ball Claim, Remands Excessive Force Claims, Sept. 1, 2026
• Nevada Prisoners, Families Call Out Predatory Tablet Program, Sept. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit: Error in Granting Judgment Prior to Adjudging Spoliation Motion, Sept. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity in Strip Searches Resulting from Anonymous Tips, Sept. 1, 2026
• Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026
• Michigan Appeals Court: Witnesses Cannot be Forced to Wear Jail Clothes at Trial, Aug. 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Revives Disabled Prisoner’s Claim for Denial of Out-of-Cell Exercise Time, Aug. 1, 2026
• 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
• Florida Supreme Court Announces Rule 3.170(f)’s Good-Cause Plea-Withdrawal Standard Does Not Apply at Post-Appeal Resentencing, April 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• $11 Million Paid by Boston to Exonerated Prisoner for 37-Year Wrongful Incarceration, Sept. 1, 2026. Settlements, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Monell Liability, Withholding of Exculpatory Evidence.
• Detroit Pays $5.8 Million to Former State Prisoner Exonerated of Murder After 15 Years, Aug. 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Eyewitness Identification, Evidence - Failure to Disclose.
• $13 Million Awarded to Exonerated Illinois Prisoner Tortured to Confess by Corrupt Cops, Aug. 1, 2026. Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Certificate of Innocence, False Imprisonment, Confessions - Coerced.
• Louisiana Supreme Court Announces Framework Governing Factual Innocence Claims in First Application of La. C.Cr.P. Art. 926.2, Holding Second-Step Review Encompasses All Relevant Evidence, Aug. 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Forensic Sciences, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, Expert and Opinion Testimony, Scientific Testimony or Evidence.
• Conviction Tossed for Former Alabama Prisoner Paroled After 42 Years, July 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Wrongful Conviction, Forensic Sciences, Eyewitness Identification, Brady Rule violations.
• Your DNA Was at the Scene, But You Weren’t: How Touch DNA Is Convicting the Innocent, June 1, 2026. DNA Testing/Samples, junk science, Wrongful Conviction, DNA Evidence, Evidence - Admissibility, Claim of Innocence.
• Jury Awards Over $24.4 Million to Kentucky Prisoner Exonerated After 22 Years, Bringing Total Payout for Him and Co-Defendant to Almost $45 Million, June 1, 2026. Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Monell Liability, Fabrication of Evidence, Failure to Disclose.
• Sixth Circuit Upholds $10 Million Wrongful Conviction Verdict for Exonerated Michigan Prisoner, June 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Damages - Compensatory, Failure to Disclose.
• Murder Convictions Tossed for Three Pennsylvania Prisoners After 28 Years, June 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, witness misidentification, Forensic Sciences, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of, Expert and Opinion Testimony.
• New York Prisoner, Paroled After 25 Years, Exonerated of Crime, June 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Evidence - Failure to Disclose, Prosecutorial Threats, Brady/Giglio/Jencks Act Issues.