More from this issue:

1. Prison Walls No Barrier to America’s Deadly Opioid Crisis, by Douglas Ankney
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. North Carolina Prisoner Recovers $500 for Injuries in Shower Slip and Fall
4. DOJ Reaches Consent Decree with New Jersey Jail to Improve Mental Health Care, by David Reutter
5. Suit Against Delaware DOC Advances With 39 Prisoner Plaintiffs and 40 Defendants, by David Reutter
6. Defining ‘Carceral Deference’, by David Reutter
7. Ohio Supreme Court Awards Prisoner $700 From Sheriff Who Failed to Comply with Public Records Request, by Douglas Ankney
8. U.S. Probation System a “Quagmire” That Sets Defendants Up to Fail
9. $12,000 Paid to California Prisoner Denied Back Surgery Despite Doctor’s Recommendation
10. The Gun of Incarceration, by Cristian Farias
11. Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Arkansas Guard Accused of Provoking One Prisoner to Attack Another, by Douglas Ankney
12. Arizona Governor Creates Independent Prison Oversight Commission, by Douglas Ankney
13. When Prison Workers Are Exploited for Cheap Sheets
14. Almost $2.4 Million in Settlements For Seven Suicides at New Jersey Jail, by David Reutter
15. California Bail Bondsman Accused of Faking Captures to Bilk Courts
16. Report: “Mass Supervision” Driving Mass Incarceration
17. High Profile Escapes from Two Pennsylvania Jails Blamed on Staffing and Infrastructure Problems
18. HRDC Wins Motion to Compel North Carolina Prison Officials to Answer for Censorship Policy
19. New York Succeeds in Firing Fewer Than 10% of Guards Accused of Prisoner Abuse
20. Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Texas Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Claim
21. St. Louis City Jails Director Under Fire, County Jail Director Leaves After Nearly $2.7 Million in Legal Payouts, by Benjamin Tschirhart
22. Condemned Arizona Prisoner Reprieved, by Benjamin Tschirhart
23. Fourth Circuit: Dismissal of South Carolina Prisoner’s Complaint Cannot Prematurely Be Called a “Strike” Under PLRA, by Douglas Ankney
24. After Spate of Deaths, Vermont Contracts Prisoner Healthcare to Wellpath – Again
25. Ohio Prisoner’s Suit Claims Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Released in Train Derailment
26. Minnesota Makes All Calls Free in Prisons and Jails
27. Connecticut Lawmakers Punt on Limiting Prison Strip Searches, by David Reutter
28. DNA Matches Dead Australian to Nebraska Prisoner Who Escaped 56 Years Ago
29. Two-Week Texas Prison Lockdown Ends With Puny Contraband Haul
30. South Carolina DOC Investigates Jail After 30 Detainee Injuries, Two Escapes and Five Guard Arrests
31. Deadline Looms for Payouts Under California’s Forced or Involuntary Sterilization Compensation Program
32. While Federal Prisoners Died of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, BOP Staff Used Up Vaccine Allotment on Themselves
33. Tennessee Private Prison Gets State’s First LGBTQ+ Group
34. Ninth Circuit Revives Former Nevada Prisoner’s Claim for Deprivation of Sentence Credit
35. Number Held in Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons and Jails Tops 122,000
36. Nine Memphis Jailers Indicted in Death of Psychotic Detainee
37. Alabama Prison Conditions Continue to Worsen as DOJ Trial Looms
38. Washington Kills the Death Penalty – Again
39. Seven Deaths in Seven Months at Dayton Jail
40. South Carolina Supreme Court Denies Prisoner’s Challenge to DOC Policy Restricting Visitors to People He Knew Before Incarceration, by Douglas Ankney
41. Alabama Sheriff Loses Appeal to Theft and Ethics Conviction
42. No Hearing Required for Emergency Dose of Antipsychotic Medication for Mississippi Prisoner, by David Reutter
43. Women Behind Bars, by the Numbers
44. CDCR Facing Daily Fines in 33-Year-Old Suit Over Deficient Mental Health Care
45. SCOTUS Lets Ohio Detainee’s Suit Die Over Incarceration for Parodied Police Facebook Page
46. Eleventh Circuit Says Florida Prisoner Who Dismissed Complaint Cannot Be Assessed a “Strike” Under PLRA, by Matthew Clarke
47. $1.05 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Appendix Rupture, by David Reutter
48. $24 Million for Motorist Detained and Killed by California Highway Patrol
49. Fourth Circuit Rebuffs Federal Prisoner’s Attempt to Expand Bivens in North Carolina, by David Reutter
50. Imprisoned Putin Critic Claims He’s Subjected to “Re-Education”
51. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Leak at Iowa Prison Leads to 15 Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals, Oct. 1, 2026. Toxic Fumes/Chemicals.
• Utah Relocates Prisoners Amid Largescale Wildfire, Sept. 1, 2026. Transfers, Transportation.
• $3 Million Settlement Reached with BOP for Attorney’s Fees in Sex Abuse Class-Action from Now-Shuttered California “Rape Club”, Aug. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Consent Decrees, Class Actions.
• BOP Orders Prison Closures Amid Infrastructure Decay and Staff Shortages, Aug. 1, 2026. Transfers, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Staffing, Guard Unions.
• North Texas Prison Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Leak, July 1, 2026. Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Cold, Water, Exposure to Heat.
• Settlement Reached in Mental Health Care Class-Action at San Diego County Jails, June 1, 2026. Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Class Actions, Administrative Detention/Segregation, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
• Internal Assessment Contradicts Public Claims About Women’s Prisons, April 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Failure to Treat, Totality of Conditions, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Deliberate Indifference.
• $1.5 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached in Texas Jail Over-Detention Case, April 1, 2026. Overdetention, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Unlawful Detention, Monell Liability, Class Actions.
• New York City Begins Construction on Chinatown Jail Despite Opposition, March 1, 2026. Lobbying, Protests, Jail Specific, Transportation, Consent Decrees.
• Report: Incarcerated Population in Rural Jails and Prisons At Risk of Losing Hospital Access, Feb. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Transportation, Rural Prisons, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.