More from this issue:

1. ‘Plainly Grossly Inadequate’: Federal Court Finds Arizona Prison Healthcare Deliberately Indifferent to Prisoners’ Risk of Serious Harm, by Matthew Clarke
2. Settlement Extended Again After Federal Judge Faults California Prisons for Using Snitches in Solitary and Parole Procedures, by Jacob Barrett
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Oregon Supreme Court Holds Corizon Health and Other Jail Contractors Liable Under State Disability Rights Laws, by Mark Wilson
5. Colorado Prisoner Targeted by Gangs Wins Injunction for Placement in Protective Custody, by David Reutter
6. Eighth Circuit Strands Missouri Prisoners Sentenced to Life Without Parole as Juveniles in ‘Opaque’ Review Process, by Douglas Ankney
7. Cages in the Coalfields, by Judah Schept
8. Eleventh Circuit Says No PLRA ‘Strike’ for Dismissal of Case Removed From State to Federal Court, by David Reutter
9. Federal Judge Says Alaska DOC Policy Rejecting Prisoner Mail Without Notice Violates Due Process, by Mark Wilson
10. Eighth Circuit Says Judge Dismissing Claim of Federal Prisoner in Arkansas Was Premature in Counting It a PLRA ‘Strike’, by Matthew Clarke
11. North Carolina Prisoners Languish Without Air Conditioning, by Kevin Bliss
12. Ninth Circuit Tells Nevada DOC: ‘Wait and See’ Prisoner Medical Care Can’t Become ‘Deny and Delay’, by David Reutter
13. $2.57 Million Settlement for Hogtying Death in NC Police Custody, by Eike Blohm, MD
14. Class Certified in ‘Orange Crush’ Shakedown Lawsuit by Illinois Prisoners, by David Reutter
15. Fourteen Officials Indicted in New Jersey Women’s Prison Abuse Scandal, $21 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached, by Ashleigh Dye
16. Pennsylvania County Retakes Control of Jail From GEO Group, by Keith Sanders
17. Prisoners Awarded Damages for Denial of Public Records by Ohio Prison Officials, by David Reutter
18. Tenth Circuit Revives Suit Against Colorado Jail Guard in Death of Mentally Disabled Detainee, by David Reutter
19. California Pays $3.5 Million to Settle Suit Over State Prisoner’s Murder, by Ashleigh Dye
20. LGBTQ Adults and Youth Face Criminalization and Over-Incarceration, by Jacob Barrett
21. Former South Carolina Deputy Gets 18 Years for Driving Transport Van With Two Detainees Into Flood, Drowning Them, by Ashleigh Dye
22. Excess Prisoner-Made Hand Sanitizer Costing N.Y. Taxpayers Millions to Dispose Of, by David Reutter
23. $54,000 Award for Georgia Prisoner in Failure-To-Protect Lawsuit, by David Reutter
24. After Sixth Circuit Stops Attempted End-Run Around Rules, Former Kentucky Jail Detainee Settles Suit Against Southern Health Partners, by Kevin Bliss
25. CDCR’s Medication Assisted Treatment Program for Substance Abusers is a Resounding Success, by Matthew Clarke
26. Former Deputy Warden Gets Two Years for Assaulting Mississippi Prisoner, by Kevin Bliss
27. New Policy Banning Care Packages Makes Life Harder for N.Y. Prisoners, by Jayson Hawkins
28. South Carolina Death Row Doctor Breaks Silence About Years of Executions, by Ashleigh Dye
29. New York City Jails Admit Illegally Recording Over 2,200 Attorney-Client Phone Calls, by Anthony Accurso
30. Texas Commission on Jail Standards Finds Unacceptable Conditions in Nueces County Jail, by Benjamin Tschirhart
31. Disgraced Virginia Sheriff Gets 12 Years for Bribery and Corruption, by Ashleigh Dye
32. Texas Prisoner Killed After Wounding Guard in Escape and Killing Family While on the Run, by Matthew Clarke
33. Ninth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Doctor and Nurses at California Jail Who Treated Detainee’s Ruptured Aorta With Pepto Bismol, by David Reutter
34. Idaho Lowers Cloak of Darkness Over Execution Protocols, by Douglas Ankney
35. ‘Good Time’ Credit Policy Wrongly Under Attack in Alabama, by Jo Ellen Nott
36. ACH Settles After Federal Jury Awards $8.5 Million in Suit Over Missouri Detainee’s Death, by Benjamin Tschirhart
37. Nevada Supreme Court: DOC Owes Parolee Credit for Any Days Over 60 Awaiting Revocation in Prison, by Matthew Clarke
38. Ninth Circuit: Prisoner Filing a New Grievance That Makes New Claims Does Not Render Previous Grievance ‘Unexhausted’, by David Reutter
39. $3.7 Million in Attorney Fees Paid to Settle COVID-19 Class-Action at Orange County Jail, by Jacob Barrett
40. Federal Jury Awards $30,501 to Indiana Prisoner in Retaliation Lawsuit, by David Reutter
41. Federal Government Pays $300,000 for Endangering Diabetic Prisoner With ‘Dramatically’ Subpar Care, by Benjamin Tschirhart
42. Arkansas Supreme Court Rules Felony Enhancements Subject to Parole Eligibility Statute in Place at Time of Crime, by Jacob Barrett
43. COVID-19 Stimulus Garnished From Federal Prisoner, but Only After Eighth Circuit Says ‘Not So Fast’, by David Reutter
44. Ninth Circuit: New Suit Not Required After Curing Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies, by David Reutter
45. Third Guilty Plea Entered in Massive Aryan Brotherhood Drug Conspiracy in California Prisons, by Jo Ellen Nott
46. Settlement Reached in COVID-19 Class Action Against DC Jail, by Kevin Bliss, Jayson Hawkins
47. News in Brief

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Detectives Who Revealed Prisoner Was Informant, Denies Him Anonymity, Aug. 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Holds Federal Law Prohibits County Jail from Forcing Immigration Detainees to Perform Custodial Labor by Threatening Solitary Confinement, Aug. 1, 2026
• New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Corrections Department Regulations Do Not Exempt Use-Of-Force Documents from Public Records Disclosure, Aug. 1, 2026
• DOJ Issues Memorandum Over BOP Employees Abusing Their Law Enforcement Credentials to Illegally Purchase Personal Firearms, Aug. 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Against Former Illinois Prison Guards Challenging Termination for Violating Use of Force Policy, Aug. 1, 2026
• Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of Executive Order to Transfer Trans Women Prisoners to Men’s Prisons, Aug. 1, 2026
• Idaho Supreme Court Holds Indigent Parents Have Constitutional Right to Counsel at Public Expense, July 1, 2026
• Free Phone Calls Saved Prisoners and Their Families More than $600 Million, Report Finds, July 1, 2026
• California Appeals Court Holds Defendant Cannot Be Penalized for Failing to Appear at Sentencing When He Was Being Held in Another County’s Jail on Preexisting Charges, July 1, 2026
• SCOTUS Reverses Mississippi Capital Conviction, July 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• $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.
• New York Ordered to Pay Prisoner $25,000 for Failing to Protect Him from Attack, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Defenses, Damages - Compensatory, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment, Deliberate Indifference.
• Oregon Agrees to $2.3 Million Settlement After Guards Toss Mentally Ill Prisoner in Solitary, Taunt Him Until He Kills Himself, Aug. 1, 2026. Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• $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.
• Fourth Circuit Affirms Damages Class Certification in Opioid Treatment Denial, Aug. 1, 2026. Wexford Health Services, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Class Certification, 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.
• $100,000 Paid to New York Detainee Whose Infant Died in Syracuse Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Naphcare, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026. Corizon, Systemic Medical Neglect, Contagious Disease -- Misc., Qualified Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
• Nevada Prisons Are Facing a Medical Crisis Due to Understaffing, Aug. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.