More from this issue:

1. Ninth Circuit Blocks Deportation of ICE Detainee Who Received $125,000 for County Jail Rape, by Derek Gilna
2. Oregon Juvenile Prisoners Denied Law Libraries, Legal Assistance; Claims Not Heck-Barred
3. Report Critical of BOP’s Solitary Confinement Policy for Mentally Ill Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
4. French Officials to Install Phones in 50,000 Prison Cells, by Monte McCoin
5. Total Cost of Pretrial Detention Estimated at up to $140 Billion Annually
6. $637,500 Settlement for Texas Jail Suicide
7. California Jail Doctor Faces Medical Board Discipline for Negligent Care, by Monte McCoin
8. North Carolina Brothers Settle Lawsuit Over 31 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment, by Matthew Clarke
9. Prison Policy Initiative Report Addresses Jail Populations, by Derek Gilna
10. California Billionaire Pushes States to Adopt “Marsy’s Law”, by Matthew Clarke
11. Record Number of Florida Prisoners Died in 2016, 2017, by David Reutter
12. Canada to Apologize, Pay $10.5 Million to Former Guantanamo Detainee, by Christopher Zoukis
13. Prisoner Abuse at Parchman: Minimum Punishment and Impeded Investigations, by David Reutter
14. Louisiana Prisons Present Immense Environmental Dangers, by Daniel Horowitz
15. New York: Prison Disciplinary Witness Request Improperly Denied
16. CoreCivic Prison in Tennessee Plagued with Problems, by David Reutter
17. Texas: Federal Court Grants Injunction Against Discriminatory Money Bail System, by Derek Gilna
18. Prisoner Suicides a Problem in Oklahoma, by Matthew Clarke
19. New FAMM Report Offers Solutions for BOP Recidivism, by Derek Gilna
20. Texas State Jail Guard Indicted for Leaking Video of Tear Gassing
21. Ninth Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Excessive Force Suit
22. $11.5 Million Awarded in Suits Over Wisconsin Jailer’s Sexual Assaults, by Matthew Clarke
23. Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark, by Christopher Zoukis
24. Poor and Mentally Ill Languish in Mississippi Jails for Months or Years Awaiting Indictments, by David Reutter
25. Lawsuit Alleges Inadequate BOP Mental Health Treatment in SMU, by David Reutter
26. Missouri Supreme Court: Restitution Must be for Losses “Due to” Crime of Conviction
27. Stipulation to Admit Video Created Error When Video Was Excluded at Trial
28. Class Certified in Lawsuit Alleging Flaws in Illinois’ Prison Healthcare System
29. Co-pays Deter Prisoners from Accessing Medical Care, by Christopher Zoukis
30. Pennsylvania: $20,000 Settlement for Prisoner’s ADA Claim
31. Virginia: Undocumented Immigrant Receives $12,000 Settlement for Overdetention, by David Reutter
32. $7.9 Million Award Against New York County and Medical Contractor in Jail Suicide Case
33. Estimated 10.35 Million Prisoners Worldwide, Three Million in Pre-trial Detention, by Derek Gilna
34. Clock is Ticking on Understaffing in Florida’s Prison System, by David Reutter
35. Eighth Circuit Upholds $1.25 Million Jury Award for Missouri Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
36. Oregon County Pays $1.1 Million for Death of Detainee Mocked by Guards
37. Indiana Jail’s Overdetention of Pretrial Detainees Erroneously Denied Class-action Status
38. Lawsuits Challenge Treatment of Pregnant Prisoners at Milwaukee County Jail, by Matthew Clarke
39. Ninth Circuit: Washington Civil Rights Suit Not Tolled by State Presentment Statute, by Lonnie Burton
40. Arkansas Conducts Four Executions in One Week Due to Expiring Lethal Injection Drugs, by David Reutter
41. Fifth Circuit Upholds Attorney’s 15-Year Sentence for Fake Bribery Scam
42. TRO Requires Pennsylvania Jail to Provide Hormone Treatment
43. Unable to Find Work, Some Former Prisoners Become Entrepreneurs, by Matthew Clarke
44. Federal Court Holds PLN Lawsuit Challenging ADX Censorship Not Moot, by Matthew Clarke
45. Seventh Circuit: No Summary Judgment for 11-Year ACL Surgery Denial
46. HRDC Files Class-action Suit Over CDCR Debit Release Cards, by Derek Gilna
47. Kentucky County Jail Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $75,000, by Derek Gilna
48. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
49. Sexual Harassment Lawsuits, Settlements Rock Missouri Department of Corrections, by Derek Gilna
50. News in Brief
51. Prison Broke: The Missouri Department of Corrections Can’t Escape its Own Worst Habits, by Karen Dillon

More from Derek Gilna:

• Federal Judge in Louisiana Issues Sweeping Opinion Finding Numerous Eighth Amendment, ADA and RA Violations at Angola, April 1, 2022
• Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California, Sept. 1, 2021
• California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment”, Sept. 1, 2021
• The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On, Sept. 1, 2021
• District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons, Sept. 1, 2021
• HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, Aug. 1, 2021
• Virginia Prosecutors to Dismiss 400 Drug Convictions Tied to Disgraced Cop, July 15, 2021
• Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, June 15, 2021
• D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Firearms Examination Unit Under Fire, April 15, 2021
• Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19, April 1, 2021

More from these topics:

• DOJ Finds Unconstitutional Conditions in Texas Juvenile Detention, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Sentencing, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons.
• U.S. Sentencing Commission Adopts 2025 Amendments 
to Resolve Circuit Conflicts, Aug. 1, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Criminal History, Arrest/Arraignment, Sentence Enhancements/Departures.
• Summary of the 2025 Drug Offenses Amendment 
by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Aug. 1, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Methamphetamine, Drug Mule, Machine Guns, Safety Valve.
• Former Prisoner Informant Appointed Deputy Director of BOP, July 15, 2025. Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Informants, War on Drugs, Pardons/Clemency, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Trading Guns for Drugs.
• Third Circuit Rejects U.S. Sentencing Commission 
Amended Compassionate Release Policy, July 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Compassionate Release.
• Fourth Circuit: A Finding of Offering Money to Minor 
for Videos Depicting Specific Conduct Without Establishing 
Order of Events Insufficient to Establish Offer ‘Caused’ 
Minor to Produce Explicit Material Within Meaning 
of Guidelines § 2G2.2(c)(1) Cros, July 1, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Applicable Guidelines Issues.
• Georgia Moves to Shield Intellectually Disabled Prisoners 
from Execution, June 1, 2025. Sentencing, Death Penalty.
• First Circuit Announces What Constitutes ‘Otherwise Using’ 
a Dangerous Weapon for Purposes of the Four-Level 
Enhancement Under Guidelines § 2B3.1(a), May 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Probation, Sentence Enhancements/Departures.
• Fourth Circuit: District Court Failed to Provide Sufficient Explanation for Sentence Imposed and Did Not Address Defendant’s Arguments for Downward Variant Sentence, May 15, 2025. Sentencing, Drug Laws/Offenses.
• Fourth Circuit: Procedurally Unreasonable Sentence Where District Court Failed to Address Defendant’s Non-Frivolous Downward Variance Argument Based on Sentencing Disparity 
Due to Which State’s Statute Prior Conviction Based Upon, May 15, 2025. Sentencing, Failure To Consider Disparity, Federal-State Differences/Disparity/Conflicts, Disparity in Charging/Sentencing Practices.