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 these topics:

• Colorado Pays $245,000 to Muslim Former Prisoner Shaved by Same Guard Who Cost DOC Earlier Settlement with Jewish Prisoner Denied Kosher Meals, Aug. 1, 2026. Religious Discrimination, Overdetention, Religious Diet, Religious Practices, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Expand Earned Time Credits and Other Measures, Aug. 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Overdetention, State Legislation, Credits, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Trump is Making Federal Prisons More Dangerous for Transgender Prisoners, Aug. 1, 2026. Prison Rape Elimination Act, Involuntary Treatment/Drugging, Transgender Medical Procedures, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender).
• SCOTUS Announces Appeal Waivers in Plea Agreements Unenforceable When Enforcement Would Produce a Miscarriage of Justice, Adopting Majority Circuit Approach, July 1, 2026. Involuntary Treatment/Drugging, Knowingly and Intelligently, Preservation of Appellate Rights/Issues, Special Conditions, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made, Validity of.
• They Thought They Were Leaving Prison Early. Then They Weren’t., June 1, 2026. Public Records, Overdetention, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Credits, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences.
• Sixth Circuit Rules Prisoner Held After Parole Board Ordered Release on Parole Could Not State a Rights Violation Claim, June 1, 2026. Parole, Overdetention, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• Colorado DOC Allows Some Prisoners Convicted of Sex Crimes to be Released While Delaying Parole Consideration for Others, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Overcrowding, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Sex Offender Treatment, De Facto Life Sentence.
• Almost $1 Million in Settlements Paid to Three Nevada Prisoners, April 1, 2026. Cancer, Failure to Treat, Overdetention, Deliberate Indifference.
• $1.5 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached in Texas Jail Over-Detention Case, April 1, 2026. Overdetention, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Unlawful Detention, Monell Liability, Class Actions.
• Colorado Lawmakers Approve Prison Bed Funding, Despite DOC Understaffing, March 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Staffing, Parole, Overdetention, Reduction of Prison Population.