More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Executive Order Prompts BOP to Expand Prison Apprenticeship Programs, by Dale Chappell
3. Fourth Circuit: BOP Must Consider State Court’s Designation to Serve Concurrent Federal Sentence
4. Hedge Fund Pumps More Money into Corizon Health
5. “Prisoner of Weed” Released, Sets Sights on Criminal Justice Reform, by Dale Chappell
6. CoreCivic Bilked Rural Oklahoma Town, Forced to Pay Back Money in Lawsuit, by Steve Horn
7. Kentucky Jailer Gets New Trial in Beating of Pretrial Detainee
8. Maine Prisoner’s Challenge to Confiscation of Funds States Declaratory Judgment Claim, by David Reutter
9. Colorado Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Abolishing Prison Slavery, by Matthew Clarke
10. Settlement in Lawsuit Against Missouri DOC’s Selection of Execution Witnesses, by Kevin Bliss
11. New York Criminal Defense Attorney Charged with Federal Crimes, by Chad Marks
12. Prisoner Who Inspired First Step Act Is First Released, by Kevin W. Bliss
13. Reports Cite Poor Leadership in U.S. Marshals Service, by Edward Lyon
14. Long-Term Illinois Prisoners Rarely Released by State Parole Board, by Rick Anderson
15. North Carolina Prison Guard Sues Over Religious Discrimination, by Monte McCoin
16. Voters Consider Criminal Justice-Related Issues in Midterm Elections, by Steve Horn
17. California Prison Psychologist Blows Whistle on LGBTQ Harassment, Settles Lawsuit for Retaliation, by Dale Chappell
18. Grandmother Arrested and Mocked by Federal Agents Awarded $55,000 Settlement, by Chad Marks
19. LA County Jail Guards’ Conviction for Assaulting Visitor Upheld, by David Reutter
20. Arkansas DOC Director’s Sole Discretion to Determine Competency for Execution Violates Due Process, by Mark Wilson
21. Wisconsin Federal Court Denies New Trial, Grants Attorney Fees in Sexual Abuse Case
22. $150,000 Settlement after Michigan DOC Discriminates Against HIV Positive Prisoner, by Kevin Bliss
23. Federal Court Certifies Class in Ohio County Jail Debit Card Case, by Chad Marks
24. Seventh Circuit Vacates, Remands Punitive Damages Award Against Wexford, by Derek Gilna
25. Tenth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Defeats 22-Year Solitary Confinement Claims, by Mark Wilson
26. Alaska Disciplinary Order Vacated for Violating Wolff’s Statement of Reasons Requirement, by Mark Wilson
27. No Summary Judgment for Jail’s Denial of Mental Health Treatment; $150,000 Settlement, by Mark Wilson
28. Closed Since 2013, Tamms Prison Now “Rampant” with Mold, by Matthew Clarke
29. Female Prisoner Wore Wire to Take Down Rikers Island Guards, Wins $425,000 Settlement, by Rick Anderson
30. Counties Modify, Cancel Contracts for Privately Operated Immigration Detention Centers, by Matthew Clarke
31. Two Transgender Prisoners Transferred to Women’s Prison, by Matthew Clarke
32. Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentences, Grants Reprieves for Another, by Edward Lyon
33. HRDC Settles Lawsuit Against Mississippi Jail that Only Allowed Religious Reading Materials
34. Report Released on Deaths in Utah Prisons and Jails, by Edward Lyon
35. Indiana Prisoners Win Partial Summary Judgment in Jail Conditions Case, by Edward Lyon
36. Free Phone Calls for Juvenile Offenders Jailed in Memphis, Tennessee, by Kevin W. Bliss
37. Seventh Circuit Excuses Exhaustion Requirement for Spanish-Speaking Prisoner, by Derek Gilna
38. Connecticut Prisoner Survives DOC’s Summary Judgment Motion in Mental Health Suit, by Edward Lyon
39. Santa Clara County Settles Lawsuit, Makes Jails Handicapped Accessible, by Steve Horn
40. Illinois DOC Permanently Enjoined From Neglecting Prisoners’ Mental Health, by Derek Gilna
41. Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Conviction After D.A. Seizes Jailed Defendant’s Legal Notes, by Matthew Clarke
42. JP Morgan Chase Bank Used Secretive Bonds to Finance Kansas Prison Construction, by Matthew Clarke
43. Israeli Supreme Court Orders Increased Personal Space for Prisoners, by Monte McCoin
44. Eighteen Years After its Passage, Prisons and Jails Continue to Violate RLUIPA, by Derek Gilna
45. Alabama Prison Warden Lacks Authority to Make End-of-Life Decisions for Prisoners
46. $100,000 Settlement for Preventable Suicide in Virginia Department of Corrections, by Kevin W. Bliss
47. In Memoriam: Jane Kahn (1954-2018), by Paul Wright
48. Report Shows 50 New York Prisoners Died from Inadequate Medical Care in Last Five Years, by Dale Chappell
49. Washington County, School District Pay $265,000 for Holding Juveniles in Solitary, by Dale Chappell
50. Fifth Circuit Holds Magistrate Judge Has No Authority to Deem Motion for Reconsideration Withdrawn, by Matthew Clarke
51. County Detainees Protest Food Served at New Hampshire Jail, by Kevin W. Bliss
52. Philadelphia Robbing the Poor Through Civil Forfeiture, by Edward Lyon
53. Eighth Circuit Finds Verified Complaint Defeats Summary Judgment Motion in Failure-to-Protect Case, by Matthew Clarke
54. New Sheriff Ends Juvenile Solitary Confinement at North Carolina Jail, by Kevin W. Bliss
55. Missouri Prisoner Awarded $111,000 in Second-Hand Smoke Case, DOC Bans Smoking, by Derek Gilna
56. Sixth Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Delousing and Group Strip Searches at Ohio Jail, by Derek Gilna
57. Since 1996, U.S. Agriculture Department Gave Over $277 Million to Fund Local Jail Construction, by Brian Sonenstein
58. Without Interpreters, California’s Deaf Prisoners are Getting Stuck Behind Bars, by Samantha Michaels
59. U.S. Marshals Report: Ohio County Jail “One of the Worst in the Country”, by Matthew Clarke
60. Texas Accounts for Over Ten Percent of Nation’s Jail Deaths, by Matthew Clarke
61. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
62. Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Juvenile Prisoners’ Civil Rights Case, by Derek Gilna
63. The Kill Line, by Will Tucker

More from Mark Wilson:

• Indiana Prisoner Sues Prison Abolition Group, Wins $1,097 Default Judgment, April 26, 2024
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, Feb. 1, 2024
• Former Oregon Prison Nurse Gets 30 Years for Raping Prisoners, Dec. 1, 2023
• After Ninth Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration, National Class Certified in HRDC’s Challenge to Jail and Prison Debit Card Fees, Oct. 15, 2023
• Seventh Circuit Revives Illinois Prisoner’s Claim Over Knee Surgery Delayed 29 Months, Oct. 15, 2023
• Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit, Finding Grievance Procedure Availability an Open Question, Oct. 15, 2023
• Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, Sept. 15, 2023
• Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, Sept. 15, 2023
• Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, Sept. 15, 2023
• Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, Sept. 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• Ninth Circuit Revives HRDC Challenge to Washington DOC Mail Restrictions, Aug. 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, First Amendment, rights.
• Detroit Pays $5.8 Million to Former State Prisoner Exonerated of Murder After 15 Years, Aug. 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Eyewitness Identification, Evidence - Failure to Disclose.
• Oregon Agrees to $2.3 Million Settlement After Guards Toss Mentally Ill Prisoner in Solitary, Taunt Him Until He Kills Himself, Aug. 1, 2026. Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Seventh Circuit Holds Federal Law Prohibits County Jail from Forcing Immigration Detainees to Perform Custodial Labor by Threatening Solitary Confinement, Aug. 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Immigration Detention, Monell Liability.
• Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Detectives Who Revealed Prisoner Was Informant, Denies Him Anonymity, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Physical Injury Rule, Qualified Immunity, Informants (Failure to Protect), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026. Corizon, Systemic Medical Neglect, Contagious Disease -- Misc., Qualified Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
• 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.
• 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.
• Prisoners’ Risk of Death In Custody More than Doubles in Solitary Confinement, July 1, 2026. Statistics/Trends, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Confinement in Segregated Housing, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• $1 Million Settlement Reached in Jail Suicide of Maryland Detainee Whose Emergency Hospitalization Order Was Ignored, June 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.