More from this issue:

1. When Prison is Not Enough: The Rise (and Perhaps the Fall) of the Supermax Prison
2. Local Jails Increasingly Refuse to Comply with ICE Detainers, by Joe Watson
3. Maryland DOC Suspends Volunteer, Drops Literature Program
4. Oregon “Incorrigible Masturbator’s” Life Sentence Unconstitutionally Disproportionate, by Mark Wilson
5. Ohio Federal Court Dismisses Suit Against Doctor Over Prisoner’s Suicide
6. Maryland Prisoner’s Death Occurs Under Unusual Circumstances
7. Rare Corporate Prosecution: West Virginia’s “King of Coal” Sentenced for Conspiracy in Mine Deaths
8. Alabama Prisoner Exonerated after Serving 30 Years on Death Row
9. Former Pennsylvania Prison Doctor Sentenced for Fraud; Accomplices Convicted
10. Mold-infested Prisons Sicken Guards and Prisoners
11. Nevada Attorney General Investigates Shooting of Two Handcuffed Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
12. Company Offers Educational Tablets to Prisoners, with Mixed Results, by Matthew Clarke
13. United Kingdom: Prison Book Ban Overturned, by Derek Gilna
14. Full Senate Report on CIA Torture Remains Classified, Largely Unread, by Matthew Clarke
15. Corrections Corporation of America, Rocked by Setbacks, Changes its Name, by Derek Gilna
16. CDCR Drug-sniffing Dog Trainer Resigns Over Switch to “Passive” Dogs, by Joe Watson
17. Colorado’s “Make My Day” Law No Longer Applies to Prisoners, by David Reutter
18. Canadian Solitary Confinement Deaths Result in Rare Lawsuits, Eventual Reforms, by Mark Wilson
19. Pennsylvania: Former Cop Indefinitely Jailed for Failure to Supply Passwords
20. Justice Policy Institute Report Challenges Reformers to Focus on Violent Crimes, by Derek Gilna
21. Arkansas Secretary of State Issues Faulty Felon Data, Thousands Purged from Electoral Rolls
22. Federal Judge Sanctions Idaho DOC for Misleading Special Master in Balla Case, by Matthew Clarke
23. Illinois Jail Detainee’s Inadequate Food and Contaminated Water Claims Survive Initial Dismissal
24. Preliminary Injunction Granted in Class-action Suit Challenging Private Probation Services in Tennessee, by David Reutter
25. Eleventh Circuit Reverses Finding that Seizure of Prisoner’s Legal Mail Stated Claim
26. Wisconsin: Prison Hunger Strike Reaches Crisis Point
27. Settlement Comprehensively Overhauls Solitary Confinement in New York Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
28. Inquisitorial Telephonic Hearing to Screen Civil Rights Case Deemed Unlawful
29. The Rape Victims Silenced by Their Prison Cells
30. Arkansas Court of Appeals Upholds Civil Forfeiture Ruling
31. Southern Health Partners to Face Liability in Kentucky Pre-trial Detainee’s MRSA Death
32. Challenge to Ohio Private Prison Confinement Not Cognizable in Habeas Corpus, by Mark Wilson
33. Fifth Circuit Holds Four Decades in Solitary Confinement Implicates Liberty Interest; Last Angola 3 Member Finally Released, by Matthew Clarke
34. Book Review: Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy
35. Federal Prisoner Tells President “No Thanks” to Offer of Clemency with RDAP Condition, by Derek Gilna
36. Tenth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Official Capacity Claims, by Mark Wilson
37. Allocation of Fault Required in Verdict Regarding Alaska Detainee’s Suicide; Case Settles for $900,000
38. Federal Court Upholds New York Prison System’s Denial of Motorized Wheelchairs; Second Circuit Reverses, by Matthew Clarke
39. Oregon Parole Board Incorrectly Prohibited Legal Assistant from Speaking at Parole Hearing, by Mark Wilson
40. ACLU Sues California as Incompetent Defendants Wait in Jail for Mental Health Treatment, by Joe Watson
41. Collecting Unpaid Booking Fees in Colorado may be Illegal, Experts Say, by Joe Watson
42. Alaska Prisons and Jails Filled with Mentally Ill Prisoners, by David Reutter
43. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Moratorium, by David Reutter
44. Indiana Federal Court Certifies Habeas Corpus Class of Prisoners Disciplined for Refusing to Admit Guilt in Sex Offender Program, by Matthew Clarke
45. Hunger Strikes by Immigrant Detainees Expose Abuses by ICE, Private Detention Centers, by Joe Watson
46. Federal Judge Orders Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Provide Safe Water to Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
47. Oregon Prison Parenting Program Dramatically Reduces Recidivism, by Mark Wilson
48. Class-action Certified in Challenge to Treatment of Mentally Ill Mississippi Prisoners, by David Reutter
49. Supervised Release Term Does Not Limit Prison Sentence Upon Violation
50. Wayward Prosecutors Go Unpunished as Prison Time for Victims Piles Up
51. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
52. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• SCOTUS Continues to Hack Away At First Step Act, July 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, PLRA, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Compassionate Release.
• California Supreme Court Limits Money Bail for Nonviolent Charges, July 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Due Process, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Pretrial Detention and Detainees.
• ICE Stops Reporting Deaths of Recently Released Detainees, July 1, 2026. Misconduct/Corruption, Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Immigration Law/Offenses, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
• Free Phone Calls Saved Prisoners and Their Families More than $600 Million, Report Finds, July 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, PLRA, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Telephones.
• New York Governor Appoints Ex-Prisoner to State Oversight Role, July 1, 2026. Classification, Misconduct/Corruption, Conditions of Confinement, Prison Legal News documents, Prisoners' Rights.
• Fifth Circuit Kills Louisiana Prison Medical and Mental Health Care Reform, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, PLRA, Immunity/Liability, Mental Health.
• Louisiana’s Atavistic Approach to Criminal Sentencing and Parole Demonstrates Politicians’ Failure to Learn from Past Mistakes, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Parole, Prisoners' Rights.
• New York to Become First State to Require Judges to Visit Prisons, July 1, 2026. Classification, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing, Prisoner Privileges.
• Corrections Board Seeks to Join California Justice Department Juvenile Halls Lawsuit, July 1, 2026. Classification, Conditions of Confinement, Guards/Staff, Discretionary/Inherent Powers, Prison Regulations.
• $25,000 Paid to Former New York Jail Detainee Subjected to Delayed Healthcare and Denied Mental Healthcare— Despite Seven Suicide Attempts, July 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.