More from this issue:

1. Criminal Sheriffs, by Anthony Accurso
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. $150,000 Paid to Family of California Pretrial Detainee Who Died from Valley Fever, by David Reutter
4. $650,000 Jury Verdict Upheld in NY Prisoner’s Excessive-Force Claim; Motion for Fees Denied Due to Contingency Agreement, by David Reutter
5. St. Louis Jail Guard Charged with Allowing Brutal Beating of Prisoner, by Jayson Hawkins
6. How Corrupt is Too Corrupt for Atlanta Federal Prison?, by Casey Bastian
7. Do County Jails Treat Black Women Worse Than Other Prisoners?, by Kevin Bliss
8. Former AZ Assistant AG Disciplined for Misconduct in Muslim Prisoner’s Lawsuit, by Douglas Ankney
9. Washington Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Halting Release of Transgender Prisoners’ Personal Information; Class Certified, by Jayson Hawkins
10. USDA Gives $1,000,000 Grant to Corizon to Treat More Sick Prisoners Remotely, by Chuck Sharman
11. Covid-19 Pandemic Bumps Still Anemic Clemency Numbers, by Edward Lyon
12. Montana Renews CoreCivic Contract; Major Water and Sewage Problems Persist, by Jayson Hawkins
13. California Federal Prison Warden Charged with Sexually Abusing Prisoner
14. Should Sentencing Juries Consider Imprisonment Costs?, by Edward Lyon
15. California Town Fighting to Keep Prison Open, by Keith Sanders
16. Prosecutors Move to Close Case Against BOP Guards in Jeffrey Epstein Suicide, by Edward Lyon
17. HRDC Advances in Suit Against Centurion to Obtain New Mexico Prisoner Medical Litigation Records, by David Reutter
18. $281,000 Awarded to Colorado Prisoner Retaliated Against for Grievances, by David Reutter
19. Indiana Supreme Court Denies Relief to Prisoner Whose Commissary Account Was Garnished, by Casey Bastian
20. Colorado Using SWIFT but Cheap Wildlands Firefighters, by Edward Lyon
21. Michigan Supreme Court Holds Convicted Prisoner Entitled to Pre-Trial Jail Time Credit
22. Feds Declare Long COVID a Disability Under ADA, RA and ACA, by Edward Lyon
23. Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of NY Prisoner’s Due Process Claim on Grounds It Was Abandoned on Appeal, by David Reutter
24. Corporations Using Prisoners to Fight Phantom Labor Shortage, by Matthew Clarke
25. $500 Default Judgement in Female Michigan Prisoner’s Pro Se Excessive-Force Claim
26. Federal Judge Springs Former PLN Editor from “Iron Man” Pretrial Detention Cell, by Casey Bastian
27. Four Female Prisoners Seek Damages Over Abuses at Oregon Prison Called A “Cesspool” of Staff Sexual Abuse, Latest in Abuse Saga, by Mark Wilson
28. Second Circuit: Supervisor Must Have Subjective Knowledge of Sexual Abuse by Guards to Be Liable
29. Colorado Supreme Court Holds Governor Is Appropriate Defendant in Cases Involving State Constitutional Responsibility
30. California Supreme Court: CDCR Cannot Exclude Nonviolent Sex Offenders From Proposition 57 Parole Consideration
31. Fifth Circuit Dismisses Appeal by Mississippi Prisoner It Calls “Vexatious Litigant”
32. Fifth Circuit Refuses to Issue Injunction After Mississippi Psychiatric Prison Improves Conditions, by Matthew Clarke
33. Texas Agrees to Settlement Providing Prisoners Hep C Treatment, Will Pay $950,000 in Attorney Fees, by Matthew Clarke
34. New Illinois Law Allows Early Release for a Few Eligible Offenders, by Casey Bastian
35. $2 Million Paid by North Carolina Jail for Prisoner’s Wrongful Death; Undisclosed Amount Paid by Southeastern Medical Services, by Jacob Barrett
36. $175,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner’s 686 Days Unconstitutional Post Release Supervision, by David Reutter
37. Third Circuit Revives Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Censorship of Incoming Mail Containing Key Evidence, by Matthew Clarke, Dale Chappell
38. Washington Can’t Cheat Prisoner of Time Held Out of State on Washington Charges, by Jacob Barrett
39. NJ Supreme Court: Excess Time in Prison Must Be Used to Reduce Parole Period, by Matthew Clarke
40. She Tried to Report Sexual Harassment in Jail. After Her Suicide, the Guard Was Convicted of Assaulting Four Other Women, by C.J. Ciaramella
41. Seventh Circuit Holds Dismissal of Lawsuit Removed to Federal Court Cannot Count as PLRA “Strike”
42. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• The Malleable Mind in the Courtroom: Why Confident Eyewitnesses Often Provide the Least Reliable Evidence, Oct. 15, 2025
• 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

More from these topics:

• U.S. Sentencing Commission Adopts 2025 Amendments 
to Resolve Circuit Conflicts, Aug. 1, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Criminal History, Arrest/Arraignment, Sentence Enhancements/Departures.
• Summary of the 2025 Drug Offenses Amendment 
by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Aug. 1, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Methamphetamine, Drug Mule, Machine Guns, Safety Valve.
• SCOTUS Announces Courts May Not Consider 
§ 3553(a)(2)(A)—Retribution—When Deciding Whether 
to Revoke a Term of Supervised Release, Aug. 1, 2025. Supervised Release - Imposition of New Term, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• Third Circuit Rejects U.S. Sentencing Commission 
Amended Compassionate Release Policy, July 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Compassionate Release.
• Tennessee Board of Parole Spanked for Failing to Make Recommendation to Governor on Prisoner’s Clemency Application, July 15, 2025. Parole Board Misconduct, Pardons/Clemency, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Release Decisions.
• Fourth Circuit: A Finding of Offering Money to Minor 
for Videos Depicting Specific Conduct Without Establishing 
Order of Events Insufficient to Establish Offer ‘Caused’ 
Minor to Produce Explicit Material Within Meaning 
of Guidelines § 2G2.2(c)(1) Cros, July 1, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Applicable Guidelines Issues.
• Rash of 5,000 False-Positive Prisoner Drug Tests Going 
to California Parole Board Anyway, June 1, 2025. Drug Testing, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• Maryland Reforms Offer Second Chances on Expungement and Parole, May 15, 2025. Prior Convictions - Expungement or Reversal of, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Second Chance Act of 2008.
• First Circuit Announces What Constitutes ‘Otherwise Using’ 
a Dangerous Weapon for Purposes of the Four-Level 
Enhancement Under Guidelines § 2B3.1(a), May 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Probation, Sentence Enhancements/Departures.
• ACLU Sues BOP Over Failure to Implement First Step Act Release Credits, May 1, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, First Step Act, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).