More from this issue:

1. 25 Years of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, by John Boston
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Investigation Finds “Deadly Delays” in Cancer Diagnosis at Washington State Prisons, by David Reutter
4. Whistleblowers: Software Bug Keeping Hundreds of Arizona Prisoners Beyond Release Dates, by Jimmy Jenkins
5. How Sheriffs Are Extracting Wealth from People in Jail, by Katie Jane Fernelius
6. Illinois First State to Abolish Cash Bail, by Daniel A. Rosen
7. CFPB and Three States Sue Over Predatory Immigrant Bail and GPS Scam, by David Reutter
8. Smart Communications Contract Reveals Plans for Expanding Privatized Prison Mail, by Kevin Bliss
9. Scores of Ecuadoran Prisoners Die in Coordinated Melees
10. Florida Supreme Court Disbars Attorney For Making Sex Films in Jail Visiting Room, by Matthew Clarke
11. Justice Delayed in California Jails: Lengthy Pretrial Imprisonment Common, by Daniel A. Rosen
12. New York State Law Ends Long-Term Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Jails, by Matthew Clarke
13. $1,000 Award to Ohio Prisoner for Violation of Public Records Act
14. Resisting a Prison Without End, by Jayson Hawkins, Panagioti Tsolkas
15. Seventh Circuit Says Racial Disparity Argument ‘Too Weak to Require Discussion’ in COVID-Related Motion for Compassionate Release, by David Reutter
16. Ohio Enacts Criminal Justice Reform in 2020, by David Reutter
17. Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois DOC Prisoner’s Suit Against Wexford Psychiatrist, by Matthew Clarke
18. $1.65 Million Settlement for Family of Prisoner Killed at Rikers Island
19. Sixth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Kentucky Jail Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
20. Rebellion at GEO-Run Prison in New Mexico
21. Louisiana Law School Counts Deaths Behind Bars Because State Won’t, by Daniel A. Rosen
22. NYC Department of Corrections Continued Noncompliance to Consent Decree and Spending Nearly Half A Million Dollars Per Prisoner in 2020, by Kevin Bliss
23. $11,000 Recovery for Asthmatic Indiana Prisoner in Denial of Treatment After Cell Block Fire
24. Second Circuit Holds Control Unit Placement for Former Death Row Prisoners Unconstitutional Bill of Attainder, by David Reutter
25. Minnesota Mothers to Receive More Bonding Time with Their Newborn Children, by Kevin Bliss
26. South Carolina to Use Firing Squads to Execute Prisoners, by Keith Sanders
27. Medical Update: COVID is Not Over, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
28. America’s Biggest Jails Are Frontline Environmental Justice Communities, by Adam Mahoney
29. Planned Massive Shortfall in Funding to Maintain Minnesota Prisons, by Anthony Accurso
30. Federal Judge Rejects BOP’s Attempts to Keep Videos of Force-Feeding Prisoners at ADX Secret, by Dale Chappell
31. Florida Prisons Face Ongoing Staff Shortages Due to Low Pay And Long Hours, by David Reutter
32. HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, by Derek Gilna
33. U.S. Department of Justice Publishes Statistics on Prisoners’ Deaths, by Matthew Clarke
34. Virginia Federal Court Sentences Former Superintendent of Rockbridge County Jail to 51 Months in Prison for Brutality and Corruption
35. No Qualified Immunity for Oregon Prison Officials’ COVID-19 Response; Class Certified, by Mark Wilson
36. Illinois Prisoner Gets Mixed Results in Appeal of Suit Against Wexford and Doctors, by David Reutter
37. Report Shows Official Misconduct Responsible for More than Half of Exonerations, by Dale Chappell
38. Seven Guards Fired After Prisoner Dies in TX Jail, by Keith Sanders
39. Virginia Prison Guards Attack Prisoners with Dogs, by Keith Sanders
40. Connecticut Makes All Prison Communications Free, Makes History, by Daniel A. Rosen
41. Orange County California Jail Guard Investigated for Burning Mentally Ill Prisoner, by Daniel A. Rosen
42. Potential Radioactive Exposure to Manatee County Jail Prisoners in Florida, by Kevin Bliss
43. Change in Good Time Makes Tens of Thousands of California Prisoners Eligible for Release, by Matthew Clarke
44. Anti-Parole Whistleblower Prompts Investigation of Virginia Parole Board, by Casey Bastian
45. No Mutual Assent Where Detainee Forced to Accept Release Card in HRDC Case, by David Reutter
46. California Juvenile Court Erred in Removing Child from Imprisoned Father’s Care
47. $550,000 in Damages Ordered to Woman Prisoner Raped by New York Guard
48. News in Brief

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:

• $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.
• Ninth Circuit Rules Favorably for Washington Prisoner Whose Writing Submission Was Censored, Oct. 1, 2026. Retaliation, Qualified Immunity, Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment, rights.
• $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.