More from this issue:

1. Tenth Circuit: Lengthy Denials of Outdoor Exercise Protected by Qualified Immunity
2. From Cages to the Community: Prison Profiteers and the Treatment Industrial Complex, by Christopher Zoukis
3. Federal Judge Grants Compassionate Release but Questions BOP’s Motivation, by Christopher Zoukis
4. $5 Million Settlement After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies in Restraint, by Christopher Zoukis
5. Federal Lawsuit Filed in Dehydration Death at Wisconsin Jail; Three Jailers Charged
6. Major Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Facility in Tennessee, by David Reutter
7. Prison Doctor Dies of Legionnaires’ Disease
8. Texas State Prisoners Fight for Access to Kosher Meals, by Matthew Clarke
9. Kansas DOC Underestimates Cost of New Prison by $51 Million, by Christopher Zoukis
10. $27,000 Settles California Prisoner Pro Se Civil Rights Suit, by Derek Gilna
11. DHS Report Shows “Significant Prison Population of Incarcerated Aliens”, by Christopher Zoukis
12. Kansas DOC Raids Inmate Benefit Fund for $6.7 Million, by Matthew Clarke
13. Indictment Alleges Prison Healthcare Company Bribed Texas State Senator, by Matthew Clarke
14. Oregon Jail 'Tortures' Mentally Ill Prisoners
15. Statute of Limitations for Oregon Child Sex Abuse Claims Expires at Age 40, Not 24
16. Two Georgia Prison Transport Guards Slain, by David Reutter
17. Alabama Sheriff Fights to Keep Extra Funds Meant to Feed Prisoners
18. Despite Suicides, Jails Replace In-person Visitation with Video Screens, by Mike Ludwig
19. Georgia Toddler Initially Denied Kidney Due to Father’s Parole Violation, by Monte McCoin
20. Florida Prisoners with Disabilities to Receive Accommodations Under Settlement, by David Reutter
21. Alaska: Jurors’ Explanation of Negligence Verdict Doesn’t Warrant New Trial
22. Illinois Sheriff Settles Federal Class-action Suit Over Strip Searches
23. Summary Judgment Reversed for Delay in Treating Prisoner in Extreme Pain
24. First-time Burglary Offender Eligible for Pennsylvania DOC’s Recidivism Program
25. Report Finds Texas Death Row Conditions Violate Basic Human Rights, by Matthew Clarke
26. Idaho DOC Uses Prisoner Volunteers for Suicide Watches, by Matthew Clarke
27. $125,000 Settlement After Failure to Protect Verdict in Virginia
28. Illinois Prisoner’s Petition Challenging Disciplinary Report States Cause of Action
29. Oregon Court: Dismissals Are “Strikes” While Pending on Appeal
30. Contempt Motion Filed after Pennsylvania Officials Refuse to Release Detainee
31. PLRA Strikes Accruing After Notice of Appeal Do Not Count to Determine IFP Eligibility
32. Virginia Prisoner’s Name Change Request for Religious Purpose Requires Hearing
33. Mississippi Attorney General Settles with Third Company in Epps Bribery Scandal, by Monte McCoin
34. California: State Immune from Bane Act Claim for Valley Fever Exposure
35. Pervasive Masturbation in Cook County Jail Spurs Class-action Suits, Injunction, by Monte McCoin
36. $35,000 Settlement in Kentucky Excessive Force Suit
37. $5 Million Settles Jail Detainee’s Death
38. Will “Dunkirk’s” Use of Prison Labor in Set Construction Disqualify it from the Oscars?
39. Hopes of Prosperity from Jail Boom has Kentucky County in Financial Trouble
40. Tennessee Drug Court Judge Imprisons Participants for Smoking Cigarettes, by Monte McCoin
41. Despite AG’s Policy Change, OIG Reviews “Smart on Crime” Initiative, by Derek Gilna
42. Illinois Taxpayers Still Paying for a Paid-off Jail, by Monte McCoin
43. $242,500 Settles Jail Rape Suit in Okla.
44. $111,000 Settlement for Wrongfully Incarcerated Ohio Prisoner
45. $25,000 Settlement to Colorado Jail Prisoner Denied a Quran
46. Pregnant Prisoners Offered Adoption Choice: An Act of Love or Exploitation?
47. Ineffective Treatment of Ohio Prisoner’s Psoriasis Defeats Summary Judgment
48. Oregon Parole Board Cannot Postpone Elapsed Release Date
49. San Quentin’s “Ear Hustle” Podcast Makes History, Receives Praise, by Monte McCoin
50. Overworked South Koreans Relax at Prison-themed Retreat, by Monte McCoin
51. Alaska DOC’s 1990 Prison Conditions Settlement Still Enforceable
52. Declaratory Judgment in Mississippi Case Challenging Indefinite Jail Detention, by Matthew Clarke
53. Four Guilty in Federal Student Loan Scam Using Prisoners’ Identities, by Monte McCoin
54. Two Cellmates Die at Private Louisiana Jail, by David Reutter
55. $50,000 Damage Award Garnished for Restitution Payment
56. Settlements in Arizona DOC, BOP Lawsuits Over Release Debit Card Fees, by Derek Gilna
57. Fourth Circuit Vacates Sua Sponte Dismissal Due to Non-exhaustion
58. Deaths Soar 600 Percent at Nevada Jail Under New Sheriff
59. Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark, by Christopher Zoukis
60. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
61. Fifth Circuit Okays Mississippi County’s Strip Search of 12-Year-Old Girl
62. PCI Announces Awards for Private Prison Activism, Advocacy, News Reporting
63. News in Brief

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• Wiccan Nevada Prisoner Wins 18-Year Fight for Religious Items, July 15, 2025. Religious Discrimination, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• $100,000 Settlement Reached For Tennessee Detainee 
Baptized to Get Out of Traffic Ticket, June 1, 2025. Arrestee Searches, Religious Freedom, Automobile Searches/Seizures.
• Muslim Prisoners Face Price-Gouging, April 1, 2025. Religious Discrimination, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Religious Practices, Religious Property.
• Lawsuits by Michigan Prisoner Yield $57,750 in Settlements, Plus Policy Changes, Jan. 15, 2025. Settlements, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices.
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025. State Law Claims, Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services, Religious Freedom/Worship.
• Fifth Circuit Revives Texas Prisoner’s Suit Alleging Interference With His Muslim Religious Practice, Nov. 15, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Denial of Religious Services.
• Fifth Circuit Revives Suit by Nation of Gods and Earth Prisoner Demanding Religious Recognition by Texas Prison Officials, May 1, 2023. Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services.
• Fifth Circuit: Texas Prison Property Rules Withstand Scrutiny Under Religious Free-Exercise Clause, March 1, 2023. Religious Freedom, Religious Property.
• Second Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Wardens Accused of Violating Religious Freedom of Muslim Prisoners in Connecticut, Jan. 1, 2023. Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Eleventh Circuit Says Passover Sign-Up Requirement in Florida Jail Passes Constitutional Muster, Jan. 1, 2023. Denial of Religious Services, Sabbaths, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).