More from this issue:

1. “Frozen in Solitude’’: Heat-Sensitive Texas Prisoners Get More Than Air Conditioning Locked Inside Former Segregation Cells, by Matthew Clarke
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Four Hawaii Prison Guards Sentenced for Beating Prisoner – But One Wins Back-Pay, by David Reutter
4. Sheriffs Offered Caribbean Cruises and Florida Retreats As Part Of Jail Telecom Contracts, by Hayden Betts
5. $1 Million Settlement Reached After Detainee’s Suicide in Washington Jail, by David Reutter
6. Arkansas Parole Board Denies Release to Sex Offender For Failure to Find Appropriate Housing, by David Reutter
7. The Lecturer at the Lockup: Maine Prisoner Is First to Teach College Courses from His Cell
8. Unyielding Pursuit of Justice or Unfulfilled Promises: Doubts Surround California Habeas Attorney
9. After $300,000 Settlement for Detainee’s Death, Texas County Looks to Replace Jail
10. LGBTQ+ Detainees at Rikers Island Suffer Under Mayor Adams, by Kevin Bliss
11. $8.25 Million Verdict Against Former Colorado Sheriff for Detainee’s Sexual Assault During Jail Transfer, by Matthew Clarke
12. Life Sentence for Alabama Jail Escapee After Suicide of Guard Lover Who Helped Him, by Chuck Sharman
13. Calls for California Sheriff’s Department Oversight After Jail Deaths, $30,000 Settlement for Botched Traffic Stop
14. Innovative Brazilian Prison Claims “Here the Man Enters, the Crime Stays Outside”
15. Oregon Parole Hearing Exclusion Rule Invalidated, by David Reutter
16. U.S. Marshals Pull Out of Virginia Jail After Two Escapes in One Day
17. BOP Guard, Nurse in Virginia Indicted in Prisoner’s Death
18. Government Watchdog Adds BOP to List at “High Risk” of Mismanagement, by Kevin Bliss
19. Washington Supreme Court: Requiring Certificate of Merit for Medical Malpractice Suits Held Invalid
20. Four Deaths in Seven Weeks at Pennsylvania Prison
21. Two Dead and $4.675 Million Paid After Deputies’ Alleged Misconduct in California’s Sonoma County, by Casey Bastian
22. Congress Forces BOP to Upgrade Security Cameras, by Mark Wilson
23. Prisoner Health Update: Over-the-Counter Medications, by Eike Blohm, MD
24. San Diego County Pays $4.35 Million After Jail Guards Failed to Stop Detainee From Blinding Herself, by David Reutter
25. New York Prison System Found Liable for Failure to Protect Prisoner from Assault
26. Insider Trading Charges Dropped Against JPay Founder, by Matthew Clarke
27. Prison Ministry Sues Indiana Jail Over Book Ban
28. Five Years After Limiting Personal Visits and Banning Mail, Drug Use Worse in Pennsylvania Prisons
29. FBI Crime Report Lacking Data from Police Agencies Serving 25 Percent of U.S. Population
30. At Massive and Corrupt Philippine Prison, Contraband Includes Jacuzzis and Horses, by Kevin Bliss
31. Incarceration Increases Death Risk for Cancer Patients
32. $120,000 Paid to Muslim Detainees for Discrimination by Maryland Jail, by David Reutter
33. Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles, by Mark Wilson
34. Senators Slam “Egregious” Prisoner Sexual Abuse by BOP Employees, by Mark Wilson
35. Federal Watchdog Finds BOP Staffing, Maintenance in Crisis
36. Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Delayed Transfer of Sex Offenders, by Mark Wilson
37. Former BOP Employees Guilty of Assaulting a Prisoner and Taking Bribes at Troubled Federal Prison in Massachusetts
38. Second Circuit Affirms $600,000 Punitive Damage Award to New York Prisoner Brutally Beaten by Guards, by Kevin Bliss
39. Aramark Sparks Nevada Prison Hunger Strike, by Mark Wilson
40. “Be Christian or Be Penalized”: After Fourth Circuit Revives Muslim Prisoner’s Challenge, Virginia Jail Settles Suit for $30,000, by Douglas Ankney
41. HRDC Granted Injunction to End Censorship in Arkansas Jail, by David Reutter
42. $50,002 Jury Award to Illinois Prisoner Retaliated Against for Daughter’s Facebook Posts, by David Reutter
43. As e-Messaging Takes Off in U.S. Prisons, Complaints Over Service and Costs Multiply, by David Reutter
44. Maryland Sheriff Charged with Illegally Procuring Machine Guns from ATF, by Kevin Bliss
45. California Guard Charged with Raping 22 Prisoners
46. Nevada Pays $75,000 for Religious Discrimination Claims of Prisoners in Episcopal and The Way Faith Groups, by David Reutter
47. California Supreme Court Remands Guards’ Overturned Murder Convictions In Detainee Death At Santa Clara County Jail
48. Former Connecticut Prisoner’s Challenge Proceeds Against “Pay-to-Stay” Fees
49. Alabama Denies Parole to 90% of Eligible Prisoners
50. No Summary Judgment for Private Transportation Company in Maryland Detainee’s Suit Alleging “Horrific” 2,000-Mile Journey, by Keith Sanders
51. $5,000 Settlement for Warrantless Search of Pro Se North Carolina Prisoner’s Cellphone, by Matthew Clarke
52. Challenge Survives to Maryland County’s Cash Bond Program, by David Reutter
53. Shocking Video Footage Reveals Rampant Violence and Neglect in Los Angeles County Jails
54. Oregon Governor Commutes All Death Sentences, by Mark Wilson
55. Voting Rights Restoration for Virginia Ex-Felons Once Again Subject to Governor’s Whim, by Kevin Bliss
56. Doctor Convicted of Sexually Abusing USA Gymnasts Is Stabbed in Prison Cell
57. Solitary Confinement is a Catch-22 for Colorado Prisoners and a “Moral Injury” for Mental Health Workers
58. Exasperated Federal Judge Issues Permanent Injunction to Arizona DOC in Healthcare Class-Action, by Matthew Clarke
59. 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:

• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Most of Relief Ordered in Class-Action Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutionally Inadequate Mental Health Care in Alabama Prisons, Oct. 1, 2026. Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Injunctions (PLRA), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• $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.
• $5 Million Paid by Washington for Attempted Rape of Seattle Woman by Mentally Ill Prisoner Released to Halfway House, Oct. 1, 2026. Settlements, Failure to Train/Supervise, halfway houses, Criminal Sexual Abuse, Prison Classification.
• Prisoners At Indiana’s “Speedway Slammer” Settle Conditions Suits for $1.2 Million, Whistleblower Alleges Staff Mistreatment, Oct. 1, 2026. Work Conditions/Safety, Medication, Settlements, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Immigration Detention.
• South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Class Action Status in Prisoners’ Sexual Assault Lawsuit, Oct. 1, 2026. Sexual Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Class Certification, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Appealable Issues/Orders.
• Iowa Department of Corrections Settles Lawsuit and Agrees to Implement More Reliable Drug Testing Procedures and Fair Disciplinary Proceeding Policies, Oct. 1, 2026. Liberty Interests, Evidence, Drug Testing, Settlements, Burden of Proof.
• 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.
• Maryland Pays $314,000 for Stonewalling Public Records Requests in Prisoner’s Dehydration Death, Oct. 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Water, Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Public Records Act.
• 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.
• 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.