More from this issue:

1. “Unconscionable and Unacceptable” Conditions in Georgia DOC With 57 Prisoners Murdered in Two Years, by Casey Bastian
2. Settlement Delivers Huge Gains for Montana Prisoners with Mental Illnesses, by Kevin Bliss
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Federal Court Puts Troubled Mississippi Jail in Receivership, by David Reutter, Keith Sanders
5. Sixth Circuit Again Extends Kingsley Protections for Pretrial Detainees in Deliberate Indifference Claim Against Kentucky Jail, by David Reutter
6. CoreCivic Workers Unionize and Go On Strike at Arizona Prison, by Benjamin Tschirhart
7. Federal Court Says Illinois Statute Barring More Than One Sex Offender per Address Is Unconstitutional, by Matthew Clarke
8. 17 States and DC Have Stopped Reporting Active COVID Cases Behind Bars, by Victoria Law
9. The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Voice Recognition and Surveillance, by Beryl Lipton, Cooper Quintin
10. Arizona Closing Prison, Moving Prisoners to CoreCivic Lockup, by Edward Lyon
11. Tenth Circuit Revives Suit Against Oklahoma Jail for Medical Neglect Leading To Detainee’s Death, by David Reutter
12. California Court Sides With Securus in Challenge to CDCR Contract, Dealing Only Temporary Setback to GTL, by David Reutter
13. All Ohio Prison Guards to Wear Body Cams, by Keith Sanders
14. Monkeypox: A Global Health Emergency, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
15. SCOTUS Reinstates Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence, by Mark Wilson
16. Nebraska Prison Staffing Crisis Sees Supervisors Take Demotions to Get Hourly Overtime Pay, by Kevin Bliss
17. $1.1 Million Settlement Paid by Michigan County to Estate of Detainee Who Committed Suicide at Jail, by David Reutter
18. U.S. Supreme Court Grants Texas Prisoner Religious Touch and Audible Prayer During Execution, by Matthew Clarke
19. Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Texas Prisoners’ Challenge to Pandemic Prison Conditions for Failure to Exhaust, by Matthew Clarke
20. California Appeals Court Says Prop. 57 Doesn’t Require In-Person Parole Hearings, by Kevin Bliss
21. Oregon Appeals Court Okays Legal Change of Transgender Prisoner’s Name and Sex, by Jacob Barrett
22. Fourth Circuit Says Virginia May Require Muslim Prisoner to Purchase Prayer Oil From Vendor Also Selling Pork and “Idols”, by Matthew Clarke
23. Florida Now Digitizing Incoming Mail for State Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
24. $7,500 Settlement Reached for Assault in California Jail, by David Reutter
25. Impact of Felons’ Voting Minimal, MIT Researchers Find, by Keith Sanders
26. $1.375 Million Award in Hawaii Prisoner’s Suicide, by David Reutter
27. Third Circuit: Federal Prisoner Exposed to Risk of Assault Cannot Collect Damages if One Didn’t Occur, by Casey Bastian
28. Seventh Circuit Allows Wisconsin Prisoner to Amend Inartfully Pleaded Pro Se Complaint, by Matthew Clarke
29. Florida Supreme Court Reinstates Prisoner’s Appeal That Was Dismissed for Lack of Prison Date Stamp, by David Reutter
30. Indiana Caps Phone Rates in State Prisons and Jails, by Ashleigh Dye
31. Senators Spank BOP Director on Last Day Before Replacement by Former Oregon DOC Director, by Jacob Barrett
32. New York Lifts Blanket Internet Ban on Sex Offenders, by Jayson Hawkins
33. Even as U.S. Jail Population Declines, Average Length of Stay Rises, by Ashleigh Dye
34. Rhode Island Supreme Court Finds Lifer “Civil Death” Law Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
35. Embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff, Brawling Over Closing Decrepit Jail, Accused of Ignoring Deputy “Gangs”, by Matthew Clarke
36. $90,000 Paid to Settle Lawsuit Over Recorded Attorney-Client Calls at Wisconsin Jail, by Casey Bastian
37. California Sheriff’s Pay-to-Play Scandal Reflects Nationwide Corruption Potential Documented in Watchdog Report, by Jayson Hawkins
38. “Jailhouse Lawyer 360” Shut Down by California Bar, by Jayson Hawkins
39. California Jail Enters Settlement Agreement Resolving DOJ Investigation into ADA Violations, by David Reutter
40. Pennsylvania County Pays $147,500 to Jail Detainees Held in Solitary for Refusing To Cut off Dreadlocks, by Matthew Clarke
41. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• Eight Circuit Reverses Denial of Partial Qualified Immunity in Detainee’s Pepper Ball Claim, Remands Excessive Force Claims, Sept. 1, 2026
• Nevada Prisoners, Families Call Out Predatory Tablet Program, Sept. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit: Error in Granting Judgment Prior to Adjudging Spoliation Motion, Sept. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity in Strip Searches Resulting from Anonymous Tips, Sept. 1, 2026
• 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

More from these topics:

• Class Action Certified in Lawsuit Alleging Raw Sewage Presence in Washington Jail, Oct. 1, 2026. Plumbing, Sewage, Sanitation, Class Certification, Deliberate Indifference.
• $700,000 Paid by West Virginia for Jail Death, Claims Against Wexford Health Pending, Oct. 1, 2026. Wexford Health Services, Restraints, Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Deliberate Indifference.
• Fourth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity to Jail Supervisors Who Ignored Detainee’s Cranial Abscesses, Oct. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Infections, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Federal Jury Returns $763,000 Verdict Against Centurion for Indiana Prisoner’s Denied Kidney Disease Treatment, Oct. 1, 2026. Centurion, Medication, Pain, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference.
• Sixth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Granted to Guard in Delayed Treatment for Prisoner who Suffered Heart Attack, Oct. 1, 2026. Pain, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Qualified Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
• Federal Court Orders Texas to Admit Incompetent Jailed Defendants to Mental Health Facilities Within 21 Days, Oct. 1, 2026. Staffing, Injunctions, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Pretrial Detention and Detainees, Competency.
• Last of Three Oklahoma Jail Death Settlements Totaling $66.5 Million Paid for Fatal Dehydration of “Cookie Queen”, Oct. 1, 2026. Diabetes, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• Tenth Circuit Vacates Award of Costs to Prison Officials, Revives Prisoner’s Claim Alleging Denial of Access to Functioning Toilets and Exposure to Other Prisoners’ Feces, Oct. 1, 2026. Plumbing, Sanitation, Summary Judgment, Costs, Deliberate Indifference.
• San Francisco Jail Survey Exposes Abuse, Malnutrition and Constitutional Violations, Oct. 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Food, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Attorney Visits, Pretrial Detention and Detainees.
• Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Motion to Dismiss Some Defendants from Lawsuit Over Missouri Prisoner’s Suicide, Oct. 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Sovereign Immunity, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, Deliberate Indifference.