More from this issue:

1. News in Brief
2. Oklahoma County Settles Jail Death Lawsuit for $3.2 Million, by Dale Chappell
3. Taft Correctional Institution Scheduled to Close in 2020 ... Maybe, by Kevin Bliss
4. Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Hepatitis C Treatment for Texas Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
5. Terminal Texas Prisoner’s Morphine Withdrawn After He Filed Sexual Harassment Complaint, by Matthew Clarke
6. New York City Department of Correction Attempts to Humanize Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
7. State of New York 50 Percent Liable for Prisoner’s Injury Sustained from Table Saw, by Douglas Ankney
8. Orange County Pays $299K to Settle Claim that Deputy Forbade Nurse to Treat Prisoner, by Douglas Ankney
9. Exonerated Kentucky Man’s High Bail Prevented His Release for Six Years, by David M. Reutter
10. $102,500 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Alaska DOC’s Discrimination Against Muslims, by Matthew Clarke
11. Washington State Prisoner’s Suicide Leads to $350,000 Settlement, by Edward Lyon
12. Attorney Fees and Costs Awarded in HRDC Suit Against Juvenile Solitary Confinement, by David M. Reutter
13. Oregon Prison Guard, Guilty of Pocketing $10,811 in Falsified Overtime, Sues for Racism, by Mark Wilson
14. California County Settles Failure to Protect Lawsuit for $90,000, by Dale Chappell
15. $45,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Subjected to Excessive Force, by David M. Reutter
16. Maryland to Pay $1.4 Million Settlement and Provide Assistance to Blind Prisoners, by Douglas Ankney
17. New Mexico Prison Guards Win $700,000 Age Discrimination Settlement, by Edward Lyon
18. Jury Awards Former Virginia Prisoner Over $1 Million After Finding of Medical Malpractice against Prison Doctor, by Douglas Ankney
19. 20 Years Sees No Improvement in California Prison’s Mental Health Care; Suicide Results in $1.5 Million Settlement, by Kevin Bliss
20. Illinois Jail Detainee Dies, Lawsuit Settles for $2.2 Million, by Edward Lyon
21. Indiana Prisoner Granted Leave to Proceed in First Amendment Retaliation Suit, by Edward Lyon
22. Prison Mailbox Rule Applies to Civil Detainees, by David M. Reutter
23. Utah Supreme Court Reinstates Lawsuit Over Man Held 17 Days Without Hearing or Formal Charges, by Matthew Clarke
24. Update: Montgomery County, Ohio Pays $10 Million to Settle Jail Lawsuits, by Edward Lyon
25. Video Documentary Reports on Florida Prisons – From the Inside, by David M. Reutter
26. Washington State Pays Prisoners Slave Wages While Suing Others for Doing the Same, by Edward Lyon
27. Third Circuit: Failure to Make PLRA Findings Moots Appeal, by David M. Reutter
28. To Decrease Prison Population, Texas Must Increase Parole Rate
29. Ministry Worker Banned from Mississippi Prisons After Asking About Plumbing Problems, by Scott Grammer
30. Growing Concerns Over Medical Debt Leading to Jail Time, by Kevin Bliss
31. Texas Attorney General Secretly Sabotages Compensation Payments to Man Exonerated of Killing Police Officer, by Matthew Clarke
32. Ohio Prisoner Killed by Cellmate Who Mistakenly Thought He Was a Child Molester, by Scott Grammer
33. BOP to Implement Paperless Mail System in Attempt to Stop Drugs, by Dale Chappell
34. California Department of Corrections Tries End-Run Around Federal Court, by Kevin Bliss
35. Prisoner Wins Preliminary Injunction Against PADOC Policy Banning Islamic Fezzes, by The Human Rights Coalition
36. Missouri Requires County Jails to House State Prisoners, Then Doesn’t Pay for Them, by David M. Reutter
37. Alaska: Juvenile Justice Official Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography, by Kevin Bliss
38. $750,000 Settlement in Suit Over Prisoner Beaten and Raped for Three Days, by Matthew Clarke
39. Prisoner Suicide Rates Highest in California, by Edward Lyon
40. New York City Prisoner Shackled While Giving Birth; $610,000 Settlement, by Edward Lyon
41. Georgia: Doctors and Nurses Warn Prison Medical Care is in Jeopardy, by David M. Reutter
42. Arizona Prisoners Required to Pay Medical Expenses for Overdoses, by Douglas Ankney
43. Prisoners Suffer and Die as Kentucky Overcrowds County Jails, by David M. Reutter
44. Graphic Violence, Deaths in Alabama Prison Shown in Leaked Photos, by David M. Reutter
45. CoreCivic Booted from LGBT Chamber of Commerce in Hometown, by David M. Reutter
46. Members of Congress Investigate Private Equity Firms that Own Companies Providing Prison Services, by Matthew Clarke
47. California Begins Weaning Itself from Private Prisons – More or Less, by Edward Lyon
48. Getting Out of Jail After Dark Can Be Dangerous – and Sometimes Deadly, by Madison Pauly
49. A Place for Released Prisoners to Go Home, by Edward Lyon
50. Weaker Job Screening Could Make North Carolina Prisons More Dangerous, by David M. Reutter
51. South Carolina: Former Prison Employees Charged, Plead Guilty in Contraband Investigation, by David M. Reutter
52. New Jersey County Not Entitled to Defense or Indemnification by the State in Suit Alleging Exposure of Jail Detainees, by Douglas Ankney
53. L.A.’s Court-Ordered Community Supervision Enslaves and Impoverishes, by Matthew Clarke
54. Prosecutors Get Real Look at Life After Prison, by Dale Chappell
55. Former Nevada Prison Guard Who Fatally Shot Handcuffed Prisoner Enters Alford Plea, by Matthew Clarke
56. Deaths and Abuse During Private Prisoner Transport Trips, by Matthew Clarke
57. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
58. Corizon Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $950,000, by Scott Grammer
59. New York County to Pay $440,000 Settlement in Wrongful Jail Death Suit, by Kevin Bliss
60. The Private Option, by Marsha McLeod

More from Douglas Ankney:

• The Dramatic Increase in the Elderly Prison Population Is Fiscally and Morally Irresponsible, Oct. 1, 2026
• Second Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity but Clarifies that 14th Amendment ‘Objective Reasonableness’ Is Standard of Review for Pretrial Detainee’s Claim of Sexual Abuse, Oct. 1, 2026
• California Supreme Court Announces Totality-of-Circumstances Framework Focused on Defendant’s Subjective Understanding Under § 1473.7(a)(1), Holding Immigration Consequences Advisement Is Relevant but Not Dispositive, Oct. 1, 2026
• Idaho Supreme Court Holds Conflicting Affidavits About Plea Acceptance Require Evidentiary Hearing on Ineffective-Assistance Claim, Oct. 1, 2026
• Tenth Circuit Vacates Award of Costs to Prison Officials, Revives Prisoner’s Claim Alleging Denial of Access to Functioning Toilets and Exposure to Other Prisoners’ Feces, Oct. 1, 2026
• Second Circuit Vacates Above-Guidelines Firearm-Trafficking Sentence Based on Failure to Assist Law Enforcement and Unexplained Reliance on Factors Already Included in Guidelines Range, Sept. 1, 2026
• Ninth Circuit Reverses Convictions, Holding Requirement That Defendant Testify Before Displaying Hand Tattoos Violates Fifth Amendment, Sept. 1, 2026
• Ohio Supreme Court Announces Postconviction DNA-Testing Orders Need Only Identify Statutory Reason to Satisfy R.C. 2953.73(D) “Reasons” Requirement, Sept. 1, 2026
• Federal Court Upholds Consultants’ Finding that Oklahoma Is Not Honoring Its Consent Decree to Provide Mental Health Treatment, Sept. 1, 2026
• Idaho Legislature Moves to Hide Execution Protocol from Judicial Scrutiny, Sept. 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• $700,000 Paid by West Virginia for Jail Death, Claims Against Wexford Health Pending, Oct. 1, 2026. Wexford Health Services, Restraints, Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Deliberate Indifference.
• $5 Million Paid by Washington for Attempted Rape of Seattle Woman by Mentally Ill Prisoner Released to Halfway House, Oct. 1, 2026. Settlements, Failure to Train/Supervise, halfway houses, Criminal Sexual Abuse, Prison Classification.
• Prisoners At Indiana’s “Speedway Slammer” Settle Conditions Suits for $1.2 Million, Whistleblower Alleges Staff Mistreatment, Oct. 1, 2026. Work Conditions/Safety, Medication, Settlements, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Immigration Detention.
• Iowa Department of Corrections Settles Lawsuit and Agrees to Implement More Reliable Drug Testing Procedures and Fair Disciplinary Proceeding Policies, Oct. 1, 2026. Liberty Interests, Evidence, Drug Testing, Settlements, Burden of Proof.
• Maryland Pays $314,000 for Stonewalling Public Records Requests in Prisoner’s Dehydration Death, Oct. 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Water, Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Public Records Act.
• Last of Three Oklahoma Jail Death Settlements Totaling $66.5 Million Paid for Fatal Dehydration of “Cookie Queen”, Oct. 1, 2026. Diabetes, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• $3.75 Million Paid by Wisconsin After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies of Dehydration, Oct. 1, 2026. Water, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• $250,000 Paid by Nevada to Former Prisoner Denied Colonoscopy Who Developed Stage IV Cancer, Oct. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Deliberate Indifference.
• L.A. County Begins Making Nearly $5 Billion in Payouts to Survivors of Sex Abuse in Juvenile Detention, Sept. 1, 2026. Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Settlements, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
• Florida DOC Rebuked for Seizing Prisoner’s Excessive Force Settlement to Cover Incarceration Liens, Sept. 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Settlements, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Trust Accounts, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.