More from this issue:

1. PREA: Tackling the Nightmare of Prison Rape, by David Reutter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Nebraska Supreme Court Holds Discretionary Function Exception Bars Lawsuit Over Prison’s Botched Response to Uprising
4. Arizona Federal Court Rescinds Approval of Jensen Settlement; Sets Class Action Medical and Control Unit Case Against Arizona DOC for Trial, by Matthew Clarke
5. $50,000 Settlement for Denial of Medical Care at Tribal Jail in Montana
6. Georgia Enacts Massive Probation Reform Bill, by David Reutter
7. Protective Order Issued in Florida Solitary Confinement Lawsuit, by David Reutter
8. Prison Staff Are Refusing Vaccines. Incarcerated People Are Paying the Price., by Erika Tyagi, Joshua Manson
9. The States that Lead the Nation in COVID-19 Cases Are Hiding Their Prison Data, by Sharon Dolovich, Erika Tyagi, Neal Marquez
10. Court Grants Class Certification for Illinois Prisoners in Restrictive Housing Lawsuit, by Keith Sanders
11. Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of HRDC Postcard-Only Suit Against Arkansas Jail, by David Reutter
12. South Carolina Attorney General Issues Opinion That Information in State Prisoners’ Death Certificates Is Public Information, by Matthew Clarke
13. HRDC Case Sues JPay Over Fee-Heavy “Release Card” Debit Cards
14. Eleventh Circuit Holds No Qualified Immunity on Deliberate Indifference in Heat Exhaustion Case, by David Reutter
15. Colorado Jail Blows Through $16 Million in COVID Relief Money, Has Outbreak Anyway, Settles ACLU Conditions Suit, by David Reutter
16. Death, Neglect and Despair in U.S. Tribal Jails, by Daniel A. Rosen
17. Tennessee Department of Corrections Rebids $123 Million Health Care Contract After Corizon Accuses It and Centurion of Bid Rigging, by Matthew Clarke
18. Study Analyzes Deaths of Parole-Approved Texas Prisoners Awaiting Release, by Matthew Clarke
19. File a CFPB Complaint for Unfair Money Transfer Fees
20. Hunger Strike, Ceiling Collapse, Lawsuit Spotlight Deteriorating Conditions at Women’s Prison in Illinois, by Brian Dolinar, Panagioti Tsolkas
21. Sacramento Sheriff Used Prisoner Welfare Fund for Trips, Salaries and Equipment, by Matthew Clarke
22. Virginia Department of Corrections Confirms Visitation Not Primary Means of Contraband Introduction, by Kevin Bliss
23. Fourth Circuit Rules Prisoner Sex Offender has No Right to In-Person Visitation with His Minor Children, by Douglas Ankney
24. Seven Former GEO Employees Plead Guilty in Federal Texas Private Jail Bribery Scheme
25. Indiana DOC Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Ban on Incoming Mail Except That in White Envelopes Using White, Lined Paper
26. Supreme Court Reverses Qualified Immunity Dismissal of Texas Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim, by Douglas Ankney
27. Local Pennsylvania Voters Ban Solitary Confinement and No-Knock Warrants, by David Reutter
28. Absent Expert Medical Testimony, Deliberate Indifference Tough to Prove in Medical Cases, by David Reutter
29. Erie County Sheriff Settles AG Lawsuit for Violating New York Reporting Directives, by Kevin Bliss
30. California Slashes High Call Rates in Prisons and Jails, by Chuck Sharman
31. Mailbox Rule Inapplicable to Prisoners Represented by Counsel
32. Federal New York City Jail Made Infamous by Jeffrey Epstein Death Closed Due to Persistent Problems and Incompetence
33. New Connecticut Law Eliminates Prison Gerrymandering
34. $56 Million Settlement in CoreCivic Securities Violation Lawsuit, by David Reutter
35. Judge Orders COVID Emergency Release Procedures at Lompoc Federal Prison, by Jayson Hawkins
36. Eleventh Circuit Grants Prisoner with Hep C Exception to PLRA Three Strikes Rule
37. Washington DC Jail’s Suicide Proof “Safe Cell” Use Not Safe for Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
38. Iowa County Wants to Use COVID-19 Relief Money to Build New Jail, by Keith Sanders
39. Immigration Detention Contracts Cancelled in Georgia and Massachusetts, by Daniel A. Rosen
40. $1 Million Settlement in Georgia Prisoner’s Preventable Suicide Attempt and Death, by David Reutter
41. $500,000 Settlement for California Jail Rape, Deputy Fired and Sentenced
42. Pay-to-Play Lives in FEC Decision Not to Enforce Ban on Political Contributions by Boca Prison Contractor The GEO Group, by Dan Christensen
43. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026
• Michigan Appeals Court: Witnesses Cannot be Forced to Wear Jail Clothes at Trial, Aug. 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Revives Disabled Prisoner’s Claim for Denial of Out-of-Cell Exercise Time, Aug. 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Announces State-Law Exceptions to Appeal Deadlines Preserve “Pending” Status Under AEDPA, Holding Belated-Appeal Procedures Toll Federal Habeas Limitations Period, April 1, 2026
• Florida Supreme Court Announces Rule 3.170(f)’s Good-Cause Plea-Withdrawal Standard Does Not Apply at Post-Appeal Resentencing, April 1, 2026
• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Defendant Must Be Competent Before Undergoing Mental-Condition Examination Under § 16-8-107(3)(b), April 1, 2026
• California Court of Appeal Announces Plea Agreements Cannot Bar § 1172.1 Resentencing, Holds Merit-Based Denial of Petition Is Appealable, April 1, 2026
• Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies That Failure to Object to Ineligible Juror Does Not Constitute Waiver Unless Party Knew or Could Have Discovered Ineligibility Through Ordinary Diligence, April 1, 2026
• Washington State Guard’s Conviction Affirmed in Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Scheme, March 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Preliminary Injunction Issued Against Milwaukee Jail’s 
Mail Policy in HRDC Suit, July 15, 2025. Injunctions, Censorship, First Amendment, Prison Mail, Legitimate Penological Interests, Reasonably Related to Legitimate Penological Interest.
• Arizona DOC Agrees to Pay $2,650,000 in Legal Fees and Costs in Long-Running PLN Censorship Suit, Aug. 15, 2024. Settlements, PLN Litigation, Censorship.
• HRDC Wins Summary Judgment in North Carolina Prison Censorship Case, May 1, 2024. PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, HRDC Publications, HRDC Litigation.
• Kansas DOC Claims Discrimination Against Wiccans Was “Inadvertent”, April 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Mail, Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship, Prison Mail.
• Missouri Expands Prison Mail Ban to Include Books Sent by Family, Friends, April 1, 2024. JPay, Inc., Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Prison Mail, Securus.
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Treat No Evil: Centurion and the Curse of For-Profit Prison Healthcare, Jan. 1, 2024. MHM Inc., Corizon, Centurion, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Private Contractors, Frivolous Litigation, Disclosure of Records, Declaratory Judgment, Public Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation, Censorship, Articles About PLN, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), HRDC Litigation.
• Eleventh Circuit Addresses First Amendment, Due Process Interests in Georgia Prisoner Emails, Jan. 1, 2024. Electronic Monitoring, Qualified Immunity, Due Process, First Amendment, rights, Attorney Misconduct/Disqualification, Email and IP Addresses, Prison Mail, Legitimate Penological Interests.
• As e-Messaging Takes Off in U.S. Prisons, Complaints Over Service and Costs Multiply, Sept. 15, 2023. Telephone Rates, Electronically Stored Information, Prison Mail.
• California Appeal Court Won’t Let Prisoner Use Legal Mail to Send “Kites”, June 22, 2023. Legal Mail, Censorship, Prison Mail.
• Ninth Circuit Says Arizona DOC Policy Cannot Be Used to Censor Prisoner’s Free Expression, June 15, 2023. Publications/Books, Censorship, Prison Mail.