More from this issue:

1. Five Years after Implementation, PREA Standards Remain Inadequate, by Derek Gilna
2. Cook County Jail Locked Down on Mother’s Day; Over 200 Workers Absent, by Monte McCoin
3. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case on Jail Booking Fees, by Christopher Zoukis
4. Prisoners in Flint, Michigan Lied to About Water Crisis; Lawsuit Settles, by David Reutter
5. Michigan Court Forced to End “Pay or Stay” Policy, by David Reutter
6. Seventh Circuit Allows Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Claim to Proceed, by Christopher Zoukis
7. Former Utah Jail Commander Pleads Guilty to Misuse of Public Money, by Monte McCoin
8. Concern over Use of Prisoners to Clear Homeless Camps in Washington, Oregon, by Lonnie Burton
9. Eighth Circuit Reverses Finding of Due Process Violations in Minnesota Civil Commitment Program, by Matthew Clarke
10. Georgia Prison Contraband Investigation Nets 130 Arrests, Guilty Pleas, by David Reutter
11. Missouri Has Difficulty Retaining Provider for Execution Drugs, by David Reutter
12. $6.5 Million to Family of Wash. Diabetic Prisoner Who Died
13. Wife of President Trump’s Ethics Attorney Caught Having Sex with Prisoner, by Monte McCoin
14. Lawsuit Over 22 Years of Continuous Segregation Reinstated by Second Circuit, by Lonnie Burton
15. $100,000 Damages Award in Jail Slip-and-Fall Upheld, by Matthew Clarke
16. $250,000 Paid By Virginia Jail to Settle Deaf Prisoner Suit
17. Obama Publishes Commentary on Criminal Justice Reform in Harvard Law Review, by Christopher Zoukis
18. Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Deaf Prisoner’s Civil Rights Claim, by Derek Gilna
19. Oregon Prison Guard Freed on Sex Charge, Victim Detained as Material Witness
20. $1.2 Million to Settle with Rikers Island Rape Victims, by Derek Gilna
21. Former Sheriff Arpaio Guilty of Criminal Contempt, Receives Presidential Pardon, by Joe Watson
22. Nevada Supreme Court Holds Habeas Petition Not Mooted by End of Sentence
23. Westboro Baptist Church Members Continue to Work in Corrections, by Matthew Clarke
24. Colorado Narrowly Rejects Ballot Measure to End Slavery as Punishment for Crime, by Matthew Clarke
25. Community Funds, Federal Legislation Challenging Bail System from Different Angles, by Christopher Zoukis
26. Lawsuit Alleges Four Oregon Prisons Served Food “Not for Human Consumption”, by Monte McCoin
27. DOJ Applauds Pennsylvania’s Commitment to Treatment for Mentally Ill Prisoners, by David Reutter
28. The Elusive Dream: Closing Rikers Island, by David Reutter, Matthew Clarke
29. Washington Supreme Court Reverses Prisoner’s Parental Termination Order, by Lonnie Burton
30. Wiccan Prisoner Wins Injunction to Wear Medallion; Case Settles on Remand, by David Reutter
31. Michigan Sheriff Settles PLN Censorship Suit for $295,000, by Derek Gilna
32. Alabama DOC: Partial Settlement on ADA, Mental Health Claims; $1 Million in Attorney Fees Awarded, by David Reutter
33. Florida Prisoners Denied Hernia Surgery Reach $2.1 Million Settlement, by David Reutter
34. Arrested Texas Jail Nurse Refused to Test Blood Sugar of Prisoner Who Died, by Matthew Clarke
35. Tenth Circuit Holds Jail Guard May be Liable for Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault
36. President of New York City Guards’ Union Faces Corruption Charges, by David Reutter
37. Federal Halfway House Closures Threaten to Extend Prison Time, Delay Reentry, by Derek Gilna
38. Reform of Florida’s Criminal Justice Laws Urged, by David Reutter
39. Climate Refugees in Toxic Immigrant Jails Are Victims of Environmental Racism, by Candice Bernd
40. Fatal Tasering at North Carolina Jail Results in $350,000 Settlement, Investigation
41. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
42. $285,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Against Ohio Jail
43. Global Tel*Link Fails to Derail Prison Phone Suit but Dodges Class Certification, by Derek Gilna
44. News in Brief

More from Matthew Clarke:

• New Jersey Supreme Court: Substantive Error to Amend Indictment to Change Degree of Felony on Eve of Trial, July 21, 2018
• Powerful District Attorney Lobbies Improperly Influence Law Making, July 20, 2018
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Denial of Rastafarian Services, July 6, 2018
• Texas Prisons Stop Using Solitary Confinement as Punishment, but Thousands Kept in Administrative Segregation, July 6, 2018
• Fifth Circuit Holds Denial of Diabetic Diet During Lockdowns States Claim, July 6, 2018
• Nevada DOC Settles Suit Over Prisoner Suicide for $93,000, July 6, 2018
• $9 Million Settlement for Illinois Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Murder, July 6, 2018
• Illinois: $380,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner Assaulted by Other Prisoners, July 2, 2018
• Second Circuit Reverses Judgment in Favor of U.S. Citizen Held 3½ Years in Immigration Detention, July 2, 2018
• $10,000 Federal Jury Award in Texas Prisoner’s Suit Over Retaliatory Beatings, July 1, 2018

More from these topics:

• Here’s What It’s Like to Work at a Shelter for Immigrant Kids, July 11, 2018. Staffing, Plumbing, Immigration, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Guards/Staff, Staff Training, Police.
• $91,615 Awarded to Injured Aramark Employee After Indiana Jury Finds Against Prison, July 8, 2018. Pain, Skeletal Injury, Injury -- Misc..
• Pennsylvania Prisoner Settles Federal Assault Suit Against Fayette County Prison Guards, July 6, 2018. Retaliation, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Guards/Staff, Staff Training, First Amendment, rights, Fourteenth Amendment, rights.
• BOP Director Resigns in Protest of Prison Reform Bill Clash, July 6, 2018. Guards/Staff, News.
• Troubles at California Jail Lead Sheriff to Forgo Reelection, July 6, 2018. Guard Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Guards/Staff.
• New York Prisoner Assaulted by Guard Settles for $16,250, June 30, 2018. Attorney Fee Awards, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Guards/Staff, First Amendment, rights.
• $132,300 Awarded to Florida Prisoner After Hand Crushed in Cell Door, June 21, 2018. Injury -- Misc., Conditions of Confinement, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
• California Prisoner Threatened and Maltreated by Prison Guards Settles, June 21, 2018. Threats by Staff, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation, Searches, Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Excessive Force, Guards/Staff, First Amendment, rights.
• $400,000 Settlement Accepted by Michigan Parolee Over Force by Police, Parole Officers, June 21, 2018. Injury -- Misc., Excessive Force, Parole, Police, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights.
• $224,528 Awarded to County Jail Employee in New York Retaliation Suit, June 21, 2018. Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Retaliation, Jail Specific, 1964 Civil Rights Act, Guards/Staff.