More from this issue:

1. Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree, by Isaac Arnsdorf
2. Sequel: Three Additional Federal Executions Before Trump Left Office, by Chad Marks
3. Analysis: Federal Executions in Indiana Became ‘Super-Spreader’ Events, by Derek Gilna
4. California Prison System Fined $400,000 For Prisoner Transfers That Sparked Surge in COVID-19, Also Faulted For Easing Restrictions, by Edward Lyon
5. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
6. COVID Pandemic: Medical Update, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
7. Biden to Phase Out Privately-Run Federal Prisons; Critics Say Plan Too Timid, by Kevin Bliss
8. Reuters Investigation: Lamentable Medical Care in Jails and Prisons Exposed During Pandemic, by Casey Bastian
9. $300,000 Award for Illinois Prisoner in Sexual Assault Claim, by David Reutter
10. Last-Minute DOJ Order Clears Way for Possible Return of Home Confinees to Prison, by Derek Gilna
11. Second Circuit Upholds New York Prison Guards’ Federal Criminal Convictions for Assaulting Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
12. Centurion Opts Out of Mississippi Prison Medical Contract, by David Reutter
13. A Guide To Finding Housing After Incarceration
14. New Surge of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” in Illinois Prisons, by Brian Dolinar
15. Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania County Over Prisoner’s Death in Restraint Chair Settled for $3 Million, by Matthew Clarke
16. Arizona Grandmother Sues After Being Jailed and Forced to Drink From Toilet, by Matthew Clarke
17. Audits Reveals Problems With Privatized Food Service at Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Jail, by Jayson Hawkins
18. Essay: What Spurred the Rise in Mass Solitary Confinement, by David Reutter
19. No Sentence Reduction for Former Pennsylvania Judge Who Was Caging Kids for Kickback Cash, by Matthew Clarke
20. Report: Video Courtroom Proceedings Have Negative Impact on Fairness and Access to Justice, by Matthew Clarke
21. New Mexico Lawyer Fights to End Solitary Confinement, by Daniel A. Rosen
22. Federal Court Orders Body Cams Be Worn by Guards in Effort to Stop Abuse of Disabled at California Prison, by Douglas Ankney
23. COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Founding of Congressional BOP Reform Caucus, by Anthony Accurso
24. Arizona Supreme Court Overturns Decision Allowing Special Master to Review Recordings of Jail Phone Calls to Attorney Alleged to be Privileged, by Matthew Clarke
25. Greedo Still Influencing From Texas Prison, by Jayson Hawkins
26. Federal Judge Dismisses Arizona Woman’s Wrongful Conviction Suit, by Daniel A. Rosen
27. Private Medical Contractor Wellpath Pays $4.5 Million in Death of Mentally Ill Jail Detainee After Judge Finds It Destroyed Evidence, by Douglas Ankney
28. Victim Compensation and Restorative Justice as Alternatives to Sentencing Enhancements for Hate Crimes, by Douglas Ankney
29. Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Florida Prisoner Accused of Assaulting Guard After Video Surfaces, by Kevin Bliss
30. Nearly Killed by Dehumanizing Culture of Indifference, Oregon Prisoner Sues for $975,000, by Mark Wilson
31. Pay-to-Stay Fees Impoverish Prisoners, Increase Recidivism, by Kevin Bliss
32. ICE Detention Facility Deaths Now Highest Since 2005, by Kevin Bliss
33. Prisoner Art on Display in New York City Exhibition, by Edward Lyon
34. Pardoned Nevada Bank Robber’s Story Creates Hope for Prisoners, by Casey Bastian
35. CoreCivic Faces Liability for Wiretap Act Violations in Nevada Case, by David Reutter
36. Mentally Ill Oregon Prisoner’s “Needless & Preventable” Death From Flu Complications Nets Record $3 Million Settlement, by Mark Wilson
37. Sixth Circuit Orders Michigan District Court to Review Prisoner’s Plea for Compassionate Release, by David Reutter
38. Mass Incarceration Fueling Spread of COVID-19 in Local Communities, by Keith Sanders
39. California Starts Phase-Out of Most State Juvenile Prisons, but Loophole Allows Two to Remain Open, by Douglas Ankney
40. Ohio Supreme Court Orders Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to Revise Calculation of Prisoner’s Sentence, by Matthew Clarke
41. Nevada Reduces Share of Prisoners’ Money That Can be Taken for Restitution, by Daniel A. Rosen
42. California Sheriff Hid Number of Deaths in Sacramento County Jails, by Kevin Bliss
43. As Prisoners Die, Washington Officials Resist Reform, by Mark Wilson
44. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Prisoners Can Challenge Deductions Taken From Their Accounts, by David Reutter
45. California’s San Quentin and Folsom Prisons Hardest-Hit by COVID-19, by Edward Lyon
46. Mississippi Department of Corrections Lifts Smoking Ban at its Prisons, by Keith Sanders
47. Minnesota Counties Pay Out More Than $10 Million For Prison and Jail Settlements, by Kevin Bliss
48. Second Circuit Court of Appeals Partly Overturns New York District Court, Allows Prisoner’s PREA Violations Claims to Proceed, by David Reutter
49. Data: Families of Arizona Prison Guards Suffer High Rates of Domestic Violence, by Edward Lyon
50. New Allegations of Abuse and Sexual Assault at Edna Mahan Women’s Prison in New Jersey, by Kevin Bliss
51. Federal Court Finds Missouri Parole System Unconstitutional, by Dale Chappell
52. Successive Corruption Scandal Rocks Mississippi Prison System, by Edward Lyon
53. News in Brief

More from Edward Lyon:

• “There you go, Agent Orange!” Former South Carolina Sheriff Federally Indicted for Assaulting Jail Detainee, May 1, 2024
• Texas Prisons are Fire Traps, July 15, 2023
• The World’s Biggest Prison, July 15, 2023
• U.S. Prisoner Numbers Slowly Declining, June 15, 2023
• Civilian Police With Military Equipment, June 15, 2023
• California Easing Housing Hurdles for Released Prisoners, June 1, 2023
• Warden Ousted from Troubled Alabama Prison After DUI Arrest, May 1, 2023
• $20,000 Settlement for Ohio Prisoner’s Slip-and-Fall Injury, May 1, 2023
• $32,500 Medical Malpractice Award to Ohio Prisoner for Ripped-Out Catheter, May 1, 2023
• New York State’s Veterans Treatment Courts, April 15, 2023

More from these topics:

• $280,000 Paid for South Carolina Detainee’s Death in Charleston Jail, Sept. 1, 2026. Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Contractor Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Monell Liability.
• New Commission to Investigate Death and Abuse of 230 Black Children at Segregated Maryland Reformatory, Sept. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Prison Labor, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons.
• Isolation and Medical Neglect at Illinois’ Joliet Treatment Center Drive Prisoners to Set Fatal Fires, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Security Systems, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• $3 Million Paid by San Diego County for Diabetic Detainee’s Jail Death; NaphCare Settles Separately for Undisclosed Amount, Sept. 1, 2026. Naphcare, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Ohio Finds Guards and Medical Staff Failed to Render Life-Saving CPR to Detainee, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Hawai‘i Pays $600,000 for Prisoner’s Withdrawal Death, Sept. 1, 2026. Medication, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• $4.5 Million Paid by Cook County for Detainee Suicide in Chicago Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Administrative Detention/Segregation, Deliberate Indifference.
• Death of Seattle Detainee—Jailed Despite Not Being “Grounded in Reality”—Costs King County $3.5 Million Settlement, Aug. 1, 2026. Restraints, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Monell Liability.
• $10.19 Million Paid for Retired California Prison Guard’s Death in Colorado Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Stun Guns/Tasers, Failure to Train/Supervise, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• $3.25 Million Paid by Georgia After Prisoner Bakes to Death in Outdoor Recreation Cage, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Exposure to Heat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.