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 these topics:

• Warden Out, Nineteen Guards Administratively Charged in Maryland Prisoner’s Death, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Protect (Staff).
• Detainees Overpower Guards to Take Control of a North Carolina Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Prison Rebellion, Overcrowding, Staffing, Security Systems, Assaults on Staff.
• Video Shows Guards Watched as Oklahoma Detainee Died in Cell, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• $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.
• Washington State Supreme Court Ruling Supports Broad Immunity in Overdose Cases, June 1, 2026. Drug Overdose, Failure to Protect (General), Defenses, Immunity/Liability, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges., June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Voting, Prison Gangs, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Selective Prosecution/Enforcement.
• $1.25 Million Paid for Special Needs Teen’s Fatal Beating in Houston Jail, May 1, 2026. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Iowa Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Death of Washington Jail Standards Bill Risks Repeat of $2.5 Million Settlement That Closed One County’s Jail, April 1, 2026. Staffing, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, Staff Training, State Legislation.
• Virginia Jail Suicide Results in $950,000 Settlement, Claims Against Wellpath still Pending, April 1, 2026. Private Contractors, Medical Records, Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides.