More from this issue:

1. Milestone: Thirty Years of Prison Legal News and the Human Rights Defense Center, by Paul Wright
2. Fifth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death, by Matthew Clarke
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Denied Medical Care During Pandemic, New Jersey Prisoner Treats Infected Wound With Bleach, by Dale Chappell
5. Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment for Prison Officials Who Allegedly Allowed Attack on Nevada Prisoner, by David Reutter
6. Lives at Stake as Pennsylvania County De-privatizes Prison, by David Reutter
7. Coronavirus: A Second Wave of Infection, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
8. Eleventh Circuit Vacates COVID-19 Injunction Against Miami Jail, by David Reutter
9. Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio Loses Another Arizona Republican Primary, by Matthew Clarke
10. Nebraska Declares Overcrowding Emergency in State Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
11. Fourth Circuit: Opening of Detainee’s Legal Mail Outside His Presence Violates Right to Free Speech, by David Reutter
12. Federal Judge Rules Prisoners Eligible for $1,200 Stimulus Checks; Application Deadline Extended to Nov. 21 for Online Filing, by Derek Gilna
13. California Prison Guards Keep Jobs After Aiding Attacks on Sex Offenders, by Jayson Hawkins
14. Texas: Prison Air Conditioning Needs Revisiting, by Edward Lyon
15. Efforts to Keep COVID-19 Out of Montana Prisons Fuels Outbreaks in County Jails, by Alex Sakariassen
16. Denial of Recruitment of Counsel for Wisconsin Prisoner Affirmed by Seventh Circuit, by David Reutter
17. DOJ Finds Frequent Use of Excessive Force in Alabama Prisons, by David Reutter
18. Two-Thirds of Nevada Prisoners Confined in Arizona Private Prison Test Positive for COVID-19, by Mark Wilson
19. Third Circuit: District Court Erred in Ruling Against Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Civil Rights Complaint, by David Reutter
20. Washington Prisoner’s State Public Records Act Lawsuit Results in His Freedom and $111,194 Award, by Matthew Clarke
21. New Jersey Guard Acquitted in Sex Scandal, by David Reutter
22. North Carolina Temporarily Closes Three Prisons for Lack of Guards; Final One Reopens During COVID-19 Pandemic, by Edward Lyon
23. $225,000 Windfall in Lehigh County, Pa. But Officials Don’t Cut Jail Phone Costs, by David Reutter
24. Second Circuit Reverses Summary Dismissal of Connecticut Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Lawsuit, by Matthew Clarke
25. Private Prison Industry Ramped Up Campaign Contributions, Favoring Republicans, by Derek Gilna
26. Pennsylvania Prisoner Loses Part of Leg, Wins Appeal in Precedential Grievance Process Case, by David Reutter
27. Florida Spent $1.7 Million, and Counting, to Impede Felon Voting Rights, by David Reutter
28. Investment Firm Buys Corizon, by Matthew Clarke
29. $1.25 Million Settlement Against Tennessee County Over Sheriff’s Violations of Labor Law, by Douglas Ankney
30. Violence at New York City’s Rikers Island Jail Increasing Even as Population Falls, by Edward Lyon
31. Ankle Monitor Shortage at Chicago Jail Put Prisoner Releases During COVID in Limbo, by David Reutter
32. Failed Michigan Jail Site to Host Innovation Center, by David Reutter
33. Report: Screening Failures Cited in COVID-19 Outbreak in California Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
34. Second Circuit: Denial of Exercise Over Four Months Defeats Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
35. Rikers Island Death Case Against City of New York Settles for $5.5 Million, by Derek Gilna
36. Families of 4 Alabama Prisoners Who Committed Suicide File Federal Lawsuit Against Prison Officials, by Matthew Clarke
37. ICE Detainees Pepper-Sprayed Over Hunger Strike, by Daniel A. Rosen
38. Connecticut: Summary Judgment Denied in Deliberate Indifference Case Where Facial Lesion Turned Out To Be Skin Cancer, by Chad Marks
39. Eleventh Circuit: Florida’s Treatment Plan for Hepatitis C-Positive Prisoners Constitutional, by David Reutter
40. Sixth Circuit Reverses and Allows Ohio Prisoner’s Civil Rights Lawsuit to Proceed, by David Reutter
41. Mental Health Crisis in California’s Lock-Ups Worsens With COVID-19, by Edward Lyon
42. Fourth Circuit Orders Sealing of North Carolina Court’s Order to “Protect Defendant from Harm”, by David Reutter
43. Native Americans Protest Theft of Alcatraz Island, by Edward Lyon
44. Temporary Halt of Federal Prison Labor at National Parks, but New Policy Proposed To Resume It, by Jayson Hawkins
45. $70,000 Settlement in Private Firm’s Failure to Treat Arizona Prisoner’s Broken Wrist, by David Reutter
46. Guard Violates Eighth Amendment by Brandishing Knife and Threatening Prisoner’s Life, by David Reutter
47. Seventh Circuit Dismisses Summary Judgment for Defendants in Illinois Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Beating, Choking, by David Reutter
48. HRDC Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Colorado Sheriff for Censorship of Prisoner Publications, by Derek Gilna
49. Captain Accused of Abusing Mentally Ill Prisoners Cleared in Internal Investigation, by Kevin Bliss
50. New York City BOP Prisoner Dies After Being Pepper-Sprayed, by Kevin Bliss
51. Former Pennsylvania Prison All Solitary with Silence Mandatory, by Edward Lyon
52. Alabama Executes Non-Shooter in Police Killings, by David Reutter
53. Former Angola Warden Burl Cain Appointed Head of Mississippi Prison System, by Matthew Clarke
54. News in Brief
55. Massachusetts Jail Phone Cost Reductions Under Attack, by Edward Lyon

More from David Reutter:

• Help Wanted: 31,000 Prison Guard Jobs Open Nationwide, Sept. 1, 2025
• Fifth Circuit Greenlights Federal Takeover of Mississippi Jail, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit Revives Prisoner’s Claim Based on Guard’s 
Thwarting of Administrative Remedies, Aug. 1, 2025
• Tenth Circuit Ruling Paves Way for $2.7 Million Settlement 
for Intellectually Disabled Jail Detainee Raped by Sheriff, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit Agrees That Former Guantanamo Detainee 
Lacks Grounds to Sue for Waterboarding, Aug. 1, 2025
• Qualified Immunity Denied for Iowa Prison Doctor’s MRI Delay 
for Non-Medical Reasons, Aug. 1, 2025
• Ninth Circuit: Continuing-Violations Doctrine Applies 
for PLRA Administrative Exhaustion Purposes, Aug. 1, 2025
• First Circuit: Prosecutor’s Breach of Plea Agreement 
Requires Government’s Specific Performance of Agreement, 
Not Specific Performance by District Court, Aug. 1, 2025
• Oregon Prisoners Can Now Seek Economic Damages 
for Future Lost Income More Easily, July 15, 2025
• $22.5 Million Verdict Arrives Too Late for 
Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Prisoner, July 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• DOJ Tables Controversial Kentucky Prison 
to Claw Back $500 Million Budget, Aug. 1, 2025. Environmental Law, Rural Prisons.
• $95,000 in Settlements for Illinois Prisoners Retaliated Against 
for Class Participation in Prison Education Programs, July 15, 2025. Retaliation, Education, First Amendment, rights.
• Auburn University’s Prison Education Program ‘Indefinitely Suspended’, June 1, 2025. Education.
• Incarcerated Students Caught in Crosshairs of Trump War on Education Department, May 1, 2025. Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Opportunities for Inmates.
• Number of Texas Detainees Jailed Out-of-County Doubled in Five Years, March 1, 2025. Jail Specific, Transportation, Rural Prisons.
• Warden, Top Deputy Walked Off the Job at “Wild West” Missouri Prison, March 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, War on Drugs, Rural Prisons.
• Long Wait List for Texas’ Only College-Level Re-Entry Class for Prisoners, Feb. 15, 2025. Education, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, jobs.
• Prisons Don’t Fix Rural Poverty—They Make It Worse, Feb. 15, 2025. Rural Prisons.
• Arkansas Moving Some State Prisoners from County Jails… to a Former County Jail, Feb. 15, 2025. Out of State Transfers, Rural Prisons.
• Rikers Island Continues Long Practice of Denying Education to Young Adults, Feb. 15, 2025. Education, Education (Juveniles).