More from this issue:

1. California Prisons Struggle with Environmental Threats from Sewage Spills, Contaminated Water, Airborne Disease, by Rick Anderson
2. News in Brief
3. Volunteers, Mayor Take Action to Clothe Freezing Prisoners in New York City, by Christopher Zoukis
4. $10.25 Million Jury Award in Suit over Oklahoma Jail Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
5. Study Tracks Decline in Use of Solitary Confinement as Reform Bill Stalls in U.S. Senate, by Lonnie Burton
6. New Study Indicates Annual Cost of Incarceration Exceeds $1 Trillion, by Audry Spade
7. Prison Tattoos Tell a Story, by David Reutter
8. Federal Judge Orders Cook County to Correct Courthouse ADA Violations, by Derek Gilna
9. Most Black “Neighborhoods” in Wisconsin are Actually Jails, Prisons, by Christopher Zoukis
10. Second Circuit Upholds $36 Million Jury Award, $5 Million in Fees in Wrongful Conviction Case, by Matthew Clarke
11. Pressure from Advocacy Group Leads University of California to Partially Divest from Wells Fargo, by Christopher Zoukis
12. Missouri DOC Director Replaced after String of Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuits
13. Tenth Circuit Reinstates Suit over Failure to Provide Medical Treatment to Oklahoma Arrestee/Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
14. Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoners’ Suit over Repeated Overnight Deprivation of Clothing
15. Louisiana Death Sentence Reversed, Charges Dismissed, Lawsuit Filed, by David Reutter
16. Tennessee: High Cost of Drugs Cited as Reason to Deny Prisoners Hep C Treatment, by David Reutter
17. Innocence Project Emerging in Israel, by Christopher Zoukis
18. State Sanctioned Murder: By the Numbers, by Christopher Zoukis
19. Private Prison Company’s Announcement to Reduce Recidivism Criticized as PR Ploy
20. Montana County Settles Suit over Prisoner’s Rape for $125,000
21. Missouri Town Pays $1.2 Million to Settle Lawsuit over Jail Suicide, by Lonnie Burton
22. Prisoners and Disabilities: The Legal Landscape, by Christopher Zoukis
23. Prisoner’s Escape from Understaffed Private Prison Results in Staff Discipline, by Christopher Zoukis
24. Study: Prison Spending Grew at Three Times the Rate of Education Spending over Last Three Decades, by Lonnie Burton
25. Visitors to USP Leavenworth Turned Away Due to Disabilities
26. Seventh Circuit: District Court Erred in Dismissing Prisoner’s § 1983 Suit for Failure to Exhaust, by Lonnie Burton
27. $1.275 Million Settlement for Los Angeles County Jail Whistleblower, by Lonnie Burton
28. New York Jail Agrees to End Solitary Confinement of Juveniles, by Matthew Clarke, Derek Gilna
29. Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Jailhouse Lawyers, by Christopher Zoukis
30. D.C. Man Subjected to 77 Days Overdetention; Marshals Service Denies Responsibility, by Monte McCoin
31. Chicago Man Exonerated of Murder Awarded $13 Million after 22 Years in Prison, by Lonnie Burton
32. Third Circuit: No Death Row Confinement after Death Sentences Vacated, by Christopher Zoukis
33. Hawaii: OCCC Mental Health Care Fails, Prison Staff Fired, by Monte McCoin
34. State Governors Grant Over 500 Pardons, Commutations, by Christopher Zoukis
35. Pennsylvania: Philly D.A. Sentenced to Five Years for Corruption, Disbarred, by Monte McCoin
36. Massachusetts: Reform Legislation Introduced after Study on Solitary Confinement Published, by Lonnie Burton
37. Tennessee Judge Denies Summary Judgment Motion in Jail Suicide Suit; Case Settles, by Derek Gilna
38. New Zealand Court Decision: Voting Ban Violates Human Rights of Prisoners, by Monte McCoin
39. Seventh Circuit: Corizon May be Liable for Failure to Coordinate Medical Care, by Matthew Clarke
40. Ninth Circuit Denies Immunity to Police Officers, Jailers for Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
41. HRDC Sues Kitsap County, Washington over Debit Release Cards, by Derek Gilna
42. Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Benefit from Nature Videos, Study Shows, by Monte McCoin
43. Judge Orders Florida DOC to Immediately Start Treating Prisoners with HCV, by Derek Gilna
44. First Circuit Reverses Convictions of Massachusetts Probation Officials, by Christopher Zoukis
45. Study Indicates Racial Bias Skews Criminality Risk Assessment Tool
46. Arizona: Mixed Rulings in Challenges to State’s Lethal Injection Protocol, by Lonnie Burton
47. Georgia Prison Doctor Rewarded for Cutting Costs as Prisoners Died Under His Care, by David Reutter
48. USP Atlanta Escapes Result in Convictions, by Monte McCoin
49. In Midst of Opioid Crisis, an Addiction Medication Program for Federal Prisons Fizzles, by Mike Ludwig
50. Federal Judge Expresses Frustration in New Orleans Jail Reform Litigation
51. From the Editor, by Paul Wright

More from Rick Anderson:

• Long-Term Illinois Prisoners Rarely Released by State Parole Board, March 5, 2019
• Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement, March 5, 2019
• One in 55 Adults on Probation or Parole, Study Finds, Feb. 5, 2019
• Appeals court rules in favor of Latino denied guard job in California prison, Dec. 14, 2018
• Head of Nashville’s Correct Care Solutions arrested for DUI, Dec. 14, 2018
• The Fallibility of Forensic Science: Crime-Solving Tool Can Lead to Wrongful Convictions—and Belated Exonerations, Dec. 14, 2018
• California Prisons Struggle with Environmental Threats from Sewage Spills, Contaminated Water, Airborne Disease, Dec. 5, 2017
• Registration, Tracking of Sex Offenders Drives Mass Incarceration Numbers and Costs, May 5, 2017
• Greenwashing Washington State’s Prison System in a River of Sewage, July 31, 2015
• In Washington State Prisons, Negligent Health Care Turns Illness into a Death Sentence, Oct. 10, 2014

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.