More from this issue:

1. No-show Cops and Dysfunctional Courts Keep Cook County Jail Prisoners Waiting Years for a Trial, by Spencer Woodman
2. Eighth Circuit Vacates Supervised Release Order Barring Wife from Contact with Husband, by Derek Gilna
3. Victim-centered Sexual Abuse Investigations Abandon Concept of Neutrality, by David Reutter
4. Study Shows “Ban-the-Box” Policies May Result in Racial Bias by Employers, by David Reutter
5. Eleventh Circuit: Florida Prisoners Must be Provided Kosher Meals, by David Reutter
6. Prisoner Labor Focus of Controversy in Texas, Alabama, by David Reutter
7. Louisiana Parish Jails Lack HIV Treatment and Services
8. Second Circuit: Ross Abrogates “Special Circumstances” Exhaustion Exception
9. Seventh Circuit Dissent: “A Dog Would Have Deserved Better Treatment”, by Derek Gilna
10. Prisoner Showed Good Cause for Extension of Time
11. Seventh Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit, Rejects District Court’s IFP Concerns, by Derek Gilna
12. Eleventh Circuit: Procedural Dismissals do Not Count as Strikes Under the PLRA, by David Reutter
13. Two Federal Courts Find Prison Gerrymandering Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
14. South Carolina Prisoners’ Wage Grievances Not Subject to 15-day Deadline
15. IRS Audit Prompts New Mexico County to Convert Bonds Used for ICE Facility, by Joe Watson
16. Georgia Teen’s Suicide from Neglect Results in $1.7 Million Settlement
17. Profiting Off Mass Incarceration: Detroit Pistons Owner Buys Private Prison Phone Company, by Brian Dolinar
18. Private Probation Company Agrees to End Drug Testing Absent Court Order , by David Reutter
19. Corizon Loses Indiana DOC Medical Contract Amid Lawsuits, by David Reutter
20. Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against County Jail in New York, by Derek Gilna
21. Seattle Council Approves Protections for Renters with Criminal Records, by Nathalie Graham
22. Louisiana Corrections Secretary: More Private Prisons Won’t Save Money
23. Court Decision Favoring BOP Whistleblower Critical of BOP and OIG , by Derek Gilna
24. State Closes Kentucky Jail for Failure to Properly Maintain Facility, by Derek Gilna
25. Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Claim, by Christopher Zoukis
26. Seventh Circuit Upholds Jury Award for Illinois Prisoner Beaten by Guards , by Derek Gilna
27. Eighth Circuit Greenlights Jail Detainee’s Excessive Force Claim, but Loss at Trial Affirmed on Appeal, by Christopher Zoukis
28. $60,000 Settlement in GEO Group Employee’s Sexual Harassment Case
29. $200,000 Settlement for Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner after Ninth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment
30. Virginia Governor Grants Full Pardons to the “Norfolk Four”, by Christopher Zoukis
31. Prisons, Jails Combat Smuggling by Shredding Mail, Requiring Fresh Underwear, by Christopher Zoukis
32. Waging War on the Poor: Unpaid Fines Lead to Jail, by Christopher Zoukis
33. TV Production Company has Friends in Low Places, by Christopher Zoukis
34. Parole Remains Elusive for Virginia Prisoners, by David Reutter
35. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Massachusetts Not Easily Obtained, by Christopher Zoukis
36. HRDC Lawsuit: Kentucky DOC Guilty of Censorship, Violations of Due Process and Equal Protection
37. DOJ Audit Rips Privately-operated Federal Facility; Trump Administration Presses Forward, by Derek Gilna
38. Environmental Protection Agency Finally Recognizes Prisons in Screening Tool, by Panagioti Tsolkas
39. Seventh Circuit: Rodent Infestation Claims Survive Summary Judgment
40. Vermont Supreme Court Invalidates Sex Offender Probation Conditions
41. Correctional Health Report Suppressed by Bush Administration Finally Released
42. Electronic Monitoring Becomes More Widespread, but Problems Persist, by Derek Gilna
43. Florida Lawmaker Visits Prisons, Audits Private Prison Contracts, by David Reutter
44. Kansas Supreme Court: Four Years of Pretrial Detention too Long
45. Misdemeanor Trespassing Arrest Leads to Permanent Impairment, by Christopher Zoukis
46. Tattoo Recognition: Law Enforcement’s Newest Identification Tool, by David Reutter
47. Former Mississippi DOC Commissioner, Co-defendants Sentenced in Massive Bribery Scheme
48. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
49. News in Brief

More from Christopher Zoukis:

• The Contraband Wars Prison authorities target books and mail, miss the goods coming through the staff door, July 1, 2021
• Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice, Oct. 1, 2020
• Coronavirus in Prison: The Cruel Reality, Aug. 1, 2020
• With Lives of Immigrant Detainees at Risk to COVID-19, Federal Judge Forces ICE’s Hand, July 1, 2020
• A Nation on the Brink, June 15, 2020
• Federal Court Slams Michigan Jail for Bungling COVID-19 Pandemic, Demands Names of Vulnerable Prisoners for Release, June 1, 2020
• Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 1, 2020
• New York Judge Orders Release of 18 Rikers Island Detainees Due to COVID-19 Risk, June 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: A Nationwide Survey of the Push for Early Release as Pandemic Fears Grow, May 1, 2020
• California Three-Judge Court Denies Emergency Motion to Reduce Prison Population During Pandemic, May 1, 2020

More from these topics:

• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Most of Relief Ordered in Class-Action Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutionally Inadequate Mental Health Care in Alabama Prisons, Oct. 1, 2026. Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Injunctions (PLRA), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Second Circuit Rules Eighth Amendment Governs Claims of Excessive Force Brought by Parole Violator, Oct. 1, 2026. Eighth Amendment, Excessive Force, Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• Eleventh Circuit Affirms Refusal to Expand Bivens to Claim Alleging Federal Prisoner Died from Denial of Treatment for Hepatitis C, Oct. 1, 2026. Medical, Eighth Amendment, Administrative Exhaustion, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Deliberate Indifference.
• Widespread Abuse Uncovered at Network of Youth Prisons, Oct. 1, 2026. Contractor Misconduct, Whistleblowing, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Assaults on Staff, Failure to Protect (Staff).
• “Nothing Short of Disgraceful”: New York Prisoner Wins Injunction Ordering Cancer Treatment Delayed Seven Years, Sept. 1, 2026. Cancer, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Injunctions, Deliberate Indifference.
• Warden Out, Nineteen Guards Administratively Charged in Maryland Prisoner’s Death, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Protect (Staff).
• Fourth Circuit Revives Disabled Prisoner’s Claim for Denial of Out-of-Cell Exercise Time, Aug. 1, 2026. Totality of Conditions, Eighth Amendment, Exercise, Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity.
• Nevada Prisons Are Facing a Medical Crisis Due to Understaffing, Aug. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Oregon Reaches $49 Million Settlement with State Prisoners in COVID-19 Class-Action, Aug. 1, 2026. COVID-19, Eighth Amendment, Settlements, Class Certification, Qualified Immunity.
• Eighth Circuit Revives § 1983 Complaint Alleging Jail Detainees’ Death from Stroke was Due to Deliberate Indifference and Failure to Train, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Failure to Train/Supervise, Deliberate Indifference.