More from this issue:

1. Cages Without Bars Are Widening the Net: The Explosion of Electronic Monitoring, by James Kilgore, Brian Dolinar
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Amended Consent Decree Entered in 11-Year-Old Class-Action Challenging Prisoner Healthcare in Illinois DOC, by Douglas Ankney
4. Hawaii Inmate Deaths Are The Highest In 10 Years. But The State Can’t Say Why Corrections officials still aren’t providing a cause of death for 20 of the 23 prisoners who died in Hawaii prisons and jails last year., by Kevin Dayton
5. Minnesota Department of Corrections Searching for Tattooist for New Prison Program, by Jacob Barrett
6. Arizona Prisoners Win Preliminary Injunctions Requiring Centurion To Treat Them, by David Reutter
7. Florida Arrests Ex-Felons for Voter Fraud, by David Reutter
8. Music Stops in Fifth Circuit’s Qualified Immunity ‘Dance,’ Leaving Plaintiffs With Shortened Discovery Period, by Matthew Clarke
9. Plastic Surgery Has a Troubled History Inside Prisons. Some Advocates Want It to Make a Comeback. Should cosmetic procedures be part of how society prepares prisoners to reenter it?, by Zara Stone
10. Louisville Jail Counts 12 Deaths in Ten Months, by Jo Ellen Nott
11. Third Circuit Agrees With Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Access-to-Courts Claim, But Grants Defendants Qualified Immunity, by David Reutter
12. Rhode Island Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike, Staff Denies It, by Benjamin Tschirhart
13. $3 Million From Forsyth County, No Stay in Civil Case Against Wellpath Nurse Indicted for Involuntary Manslaughter of N.C. Jail Detainee, by Eike Blohm, MD
14. California City Ends Private Jail Operator’s Contract After Mass Employee Resignations, by Keith Sanders
15. Eighth Circuit Revives Missouri Prisoner’s Claim Against Prison Food Manager for Denying Renal Diet, by David Reutter
16. Nevada Muslim Prisoner Wins Suit Over Denial of Jumu’ah Prayer, by Harold Hempstead
17. Guards Fleeing Texas Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
18. ‘Qualified Immunity Cannot Shield Them’: Fourth Circuit Advances Suit by Virginia Prisoners for Overlong Solitary Confinement, by Benjamin Tschirhart
19. California Prison Guards Sentenced for Assaulting Prisoners, by Jacob Barrett
20. Eleventh Circuit Says Passover Sign-Up Requirement in Florida Jail Passes Constitutional Muster, by David Reutter
21. Ohio Supreme Court Grants Records but No Damages for Prisoner Making Request, by Jacob Barrett
22. Will Overturning Roe v. Wade Kill the Right to Abortion Under BOP Policy?, by Dale Chappell
23. California Guards Kill Two Prisoners Who Attacked a Third, by Jo Ellen Nott
24. Second Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Wardens Accused of Violating Religious Freedom of Muslim Prisoners in Connecticut, by Benjamin Tschirhart
25. Prisoner Health Update: MRSA Infections, by Eike Blohm, MD
26. Idaho Cancels Execution Because It Cannot Obtain Lethal Injection Drugs, by Jo Ellen Nott
27. Arizona Jail Racks Up Four Deaths And Two Escapes In Less Than Two Months, by Chuck Sharman
28. BOP Settles for $4.18 Million With Six Prisoners Raped by Guard at Now-Shuttered Manhattan Federal Jail, by Casey Bastian
29. Fifth Circuit Holds PLRA’s ‘Three-Strikes’ Provision Does Not Apply to Actions Removed From State Court, by Matthew Clarke
30. Ohio Pays $185,000 to State Prisoner Bitten in Genitals by K-9, by Keith Sanders
31. Incarceration Exacerbates Obesity in America, by Keith Sanders
32. Former Felons Elected to Rhode Island Legislature, by Jo Ellen Nott
33. Investor Lawsuit Against GEO Group Trimmed, by David Reutter
34. Federal Judge in South Carolina Holds BOP Liable for Delayed Treatment That Left Federal Prisoner Partially Blinded, by Casey Bastian
35. $450,000 Settlement to Illinois Prisoner Whose Untreated Boil Left Him Paraplegic, by Harold Hempstead
36. California Prison Officials Cleared After Prisoner Murders Two Sex Offenders, by David Reutter
37. $3.5 Million Paid To Estate Of Iowa Jail Detainee Who Suffered Seizure And Died When Left Unattended, by Keith Sanders
38. New Connecticut Law Restricts Use of Solitary Confinement, by Keith Sanders, David Reutter
39. Daughter of Condemned Missouri Prisoner Unsuccessfully Sues to Witness His Execution, by Jo Ellen Nott
40. Former South Carolina Sheriff Begins 46-Month Prison Term for Corruption, by Ashleigh Dye
41. ‘Tragic and Wholly Unacceptable’ Gang Violence Erupts at Georgia Women’s Prison, by Jenifer Lockwood
42. Virginia Swipes Sentence Credits From 560 Prisoners Just About to Get Out, by David Reutter
43. Georgia Prisoner Sentenced to Death for Killing Two Guards Dies by Apparent Suicide, by Keith Sanders
44. GEO Group Gets Another Extension to Biden’s Deadline for USMS at California Prison, by Jenifer Lockwood
45. UCLA Study Finds Over Half of ‘Natural’ Deaths Inside L.A. County Jails Showed Signs of Physical Harm, by Keith Sanders
46. Ex-Prisoner Re-Elected to New York State Assembly, by Keith Sanders
47. Over $237,000 Awarded in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Suit Accusing Guard of Unwanted Sexual Advances, by Kevin Bliss
48. Fifth Circuit: Martinez Report May Not Override Factual Allegations in Prisoner’s Complaint, by Matthew Clarke
49. Potentially Fatal Legionella Bacteria Found at Six Illinois Prisons, by Casey Bastian
50. OIG Report Defers Claims That ICE Detainees in Georgia Had Forced Hysterectomies, by Ashleigh Dye
51. Second Circuit: N.Y. Detainee Didn’t Fail to Exhaust Administrative Remedies When Jail Grievance Procedure Excluded Matter Forming Basis of Claim, by Matthew Clarke
52. ‘Time for Me to Go’: Troubled Oklahoma Jail Loses Administrator, by Matthew Clarke
53. Mississippi Demands $1.9 Million From MTC For Short-Staffing Private State Prison, by Kevin Bliss
54. Oklahoma Raises Pay for Execution Doctors From $300 to $15,000 Per Execution, Still Won’t Say Who They Are or What They Do, by Matthew Clarke
55. HRDC Sues Wyoming Jail for Unlawful Censorship, by Douglas Ankney
56. Mississippi Reopens Walnut Grove Prison Just in Time for Prison Population Explosion, by Harold Hempstead
57. $115,000 Settlement for Excessive Pepper-Spraying of Maine Prisoner, by David Reutter
58. Florida Supreme Court: Trial Courts Have Authority to Correct Sentencing Errors, But Subject to Time Limits, by David Reutter
59. ACLU Accepts $37,500 Settlement Over Redacted Records From New Mexico Prison Healthcare Provider, by Benjamin Tschirhart
60. Massive Price Tags and Meager Results: The Legacy of Federal Monitors in New York City, by Benjamin Tschirhart
61. 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:

• Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026. Sovereign Immunity, Religious Practices, Religious Property, First Amendment, rights, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• SCOTUS Refuses to Allow Damages Under RLUIPA for Rastafarian Former Prisoner Shaved Bald by Louisiana Prison Officials, July 1, 2026. Religious Discrimination, Religious Practices, Damages - Compensatory, Adequacy of Remedy, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Nebraska Lifts Suspension of Native American Religious Practices Hours Prior to Federal Court Hearing, June 1, 2026. Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices, First Amendment, rights, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Illinois Jail Reprimanded for Denying Detainees Mail Based on Media Content, P.O. Box Return Address, Settles Detainees’ Suit with $111,825 Payment of Legal Fees, May 1, 2026. Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• ICE Jails Denied Muslim Detainees’ Right to Celebrate Ramadan, April 1, 2026. Religious Diet, Religious Practices, Religious Property, Immigration Detention, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• First Circuit Revives Federal Prisoner’s Claim Against Rhode Island Lockup, April 1, 2026. Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Immunity - Sovereign/Municipal, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Fourth Circuit Revives Deliberate Indifference Claim for Baltimore Detainee Served Rotten Food, March 1, 2026. Food, Denial of Religious Services, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference.
• SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Rastafarian Hair-­Cutting Case, Jan. 1, 2026. RLUIPA, Religious Practices, Damages - Compensatory, Wrongful Use of Force, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Arkansas “Jailhouse Attorney” Secures Return from Retaliatory Transfer Out of State, Dec. 1, 2025. Out of State Transfers, Retaliation for Litigating, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Religious Practices, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Missouri Blocks Spiritual Advisors from Prison Pastor’s Execution, Nov. 1, 2025. Pardons/Clemency, Death Penalty, Lethal Injection Method of Execution, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).