More from this issue:

1. Commissary and Food Service Privatization Strands Florida Prisoners in ‘Food Desert’, by David Reutter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Virginia Settles Suit Over Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Hepatitis C for $700,000, by David Reutter
4. Eleventh Circuit Refuses to Reimpose Death Sentence for Intellectually Disabled Alabama Prisoner
5. Deaths and Lawsuits Mount at “Disgusting” Atlanta Jail
6. Three L.A. Jail Gang Leaders Murdered
7. Nine Guilty So Far in Sprawling California Aryan Brotherhood Case
8. $3 Million Settlement for Illinois Pretrial Detainee’s Opioid Withdrawal Death, by David Reutter
9. First Circuit Lets BOP Take Prisoner’s Entire $10,956.36 Trust Account Balance for Restitution, by Douglas Ankney
10. $2.9 Million Paid by Maryland to Exonerated Former Prisoner
11. BOP Evacuates Federal Prison in Florida After Possible Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
12. Censoring Women’s Health, by Kwaneta Harris
13. Second Circuit Says New York Prisons Must Answer for Denying Court-Ordered Rehab, by David Reutter
14. In Suit Over Connecticut Prisoner’s Death, Attorney General Will No Longer Represent Guard Convicted of Assault
15. South Carolina Pays $200,000 to Jail Detainees Exposed to Toxic Fumes, by Douglas Ankney
16. Ninth Circuit Revives Challenge by Federal Prisoner in Arizona to BOP’s 300-Minute Monthly Phone Cap, by David Reutter
17. No Data to Prove Whether $600-Million California Parole Effort Worked
18. Inmate Records Released from Closed Washington Psychiatric Lockup
19. Maine Prison Official Charged with Theft and Bribery in Decade-Long Kickback Scheme
20. First Prisoners Released Two Years After Illinois Passed Law to Revisit Excessive Sentences
21. Ohio Prisoner Wins $2,000 Settlement for Guard Abuse Claims, Loses Appeal to Uncover Identity of Prison Officials Who Negotiated It, by Matthew Clarke
22. Writing on the Prison Wall: How Prisons Suppress Prison Journalism
23. Resistance to Bail Reform Powered By Untruthful Scaremongering, by David Reutter
24. Fifth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Louisiana Prison Chief for Prolonging Prisoner’s Detention with Sex Offender Misclassification, by David Reutter
25. Sixth Circuit Revives Suit by Pregnant Mentally Ill Michigan Detainee Allegedly Kicked in Her Womb by Jail Guard, Losing Baby
26. Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guard Accused of Grabbing and Squeezing Detainee’s Penis, by Mark Wilson
27. Rikers Island Guard Accidentally Records Himself Planting Shiv in Prisoner’s Cell
28. Seventh Circuit Upholds Disciplinary Sanction Revoking Over 15 Years of Indiana Prisoner’s Good Time, by Douglas Ankney
29. Record Temperatures in Southern Prisons Called Cruel and Unusual Punishment
30. Fifth Circuit Says Both Texas Prisoner’s Dismissed Suit and His Lost Appeal Count as “Strikes”, by Douglas Ankney
31. Restorative Justice Program Boosts South Carolina Prison and Public Safety, by David Reutter
32. Fifth Circuit: Texas Jail Guard’s Use of Taser on Compliant Detainee Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
33. Lawsuit Claims Kentucky Prison Officials Ignored Chaplain’s Sexual Abuse
34. Tenth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Oklahoma Jail Guard Who Kneed Handcuffed Prisoner’s Face, by Matthew Clarke
35. BOP Slammed for Prisoner Abuse in Now-Shuttered Segregation Unit at USP-Thomson in Illinois, by Douglas Ankney
36. DOJ Concludes BOP Pretrial Detainees Need Improvements in Access to Attorneys, by Matthew Clarke
37. Ohio Prisoner Has Now Collected $5,700 for Denied Public Records Requests
38. Virginia Sheriff Indicted for Selling Auxiliary Deputy Sheriff Credentials, by Matthew Clarke
39. Seventh Circuit Reinstates Claim of Illinois Prisoner Held 18 Months After Release for Refusing to Sign Incomplete Form, by Matthew Clarke
40. Oklahoma Prisoner’s Conviction Tossed After Judge’s Affair With Prosecutor Uncovered, by Douglas Ankney
41. San Diego County Jail Accused of Letting Mentally Ill Detainee Starve to Death, by Matthew Clarke
42. Washington Fined Over $100 Million for Delays in Competency Evaluations and Restoration, by Douglas Ankney
43. Seventh Circuit Finds Jail Guard May Be Liable for Delayed Response to Illinois Detainee’s Fatal Heart Attack, by Douglas Ankney
44. Misconduct Shades Sexual Assault Suit As Hawaii Settles With Prisoners for $2 Million, by Douglas Ankney
45. Subclass Certified and Settlement Proposed to Address ADA Violations at Long-Plagued San Diego County Jails, by Douglas Ankney
46. Former Oklahoma Undersheriff Gets 22 Months In Prison for Beating Handcuffed Jail Detainee, by Douglas Ankney
47. Third Circuit Revives Claim by Federal Prisoner in Pennsylvania that Delayed Cancer Treatment Cost Him a Testicle, by David Reutter
48. Texas Looks to Find Prison Guards in High Schools
49. Almost $950,000 Paid by Inmate Services Corp. for Hellish Prisoner Transports, by David Reutter
50. Champion of Death Row Prisoners Accused of Spoiling Oklahoman’s Clemency
51. Michigan Supreme Court: DOC Owes Attorney Fees in Public Records Case Even if Plaintiff Is Represented Pro Bono, by Matthew Clarke
52. News in Brief
53. Cash Bail Eliminated in Illinois, Reduced in Los Angeles County
54. How “Big Capital” Learned to Love Mass Incarceration

More from Douglas Ankney:

• Barbaric and Deadly Conditions Continue to Plague Los Angeles County Jails, Feb. 1, 2026
• Killings Inside Mississippi’s Prisons Continue Unabated But Report Prompts DOC to Reopen Investigations, Feb. 1, 2026
• Competency Crisis in Missouri’s Jails, Feb. 1, 2026
• Ninth Circuit: Notice of Appeal of Order Denying Qualified Immunity Must Be Filed Within 30 Days of Entry, Feb. 1, 2026
• Fifth Circuit Rules Against Louisiana Prisoner Seeking to Recoup Money Made at Angola Prison Rodeo, Jan. 1, 2026
• Report on “Pay-­to-­Stay” Fees Makes Strong Case for Their Repeal, Jan. 1, 2026
• Maryland Agrees to Pay $30,000 to Prisoner Who Was Beaten by Guards While Handcuffed, Jan. 1, 2026
• Alabama Supreme Court Denies DOC’s Improper Venue Objection, Jan. 1, 2026
• Third Circuit Rules Awarding BOP Prisoners 54 Days of Good Time Per Year Is Pro-­Rated, Jan. 1, 2026
• Utah Supreme Court Announces Framework for Analyzing Combined Brady and Napue Violations, Affirms Postconviction Relief in Capital Murder Case, Jan. 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Escape from Georgia Jail Ends in Florida after Lyft Hijacking, Feb. 1, 2026. Escapes, Jail Specific, Security Systems, Kidnapping, Abduction or Unlawful Restraint.
• Delaware Settles Suit Over Depriving Young Prisoners of Special Education, Feb. 1, 2026. Disabled Prisoners, Education, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
• Competency Crisis in Missouri’s Jails, Feb. 1, 2026. Jail Specific, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Pretrial Detention and Detainees, Competency, Competency Hearing.
• Oklahoma Prisoner Who Escaped Through Hole Killed by Sheriff, Feb. 1, 2026. Escapes, Plumbing, Jail Specific, Security Systems.
• Ninth Circuit Reinstates Wheelchair-Bound Washington State Prisoner’s Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Disabilities During Transport, Feb. 1, 2026. Transportation, Excessive Force, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Deliberate Indifference.
• New Jail in Oklahoma Is Costing More than Triple the Amount Voters Approved, Jan. 1, 2026. Staffing, Sanitation, Jail Specific, Vermin, DOJ CRIPA Actions.
• Report Slams South Carolina Jail for Violating State Rules, Jan. 1, 2026. Corrections Audits, Totality of Conditions, Staffing, Jail Specific, Security Systems.
• Soaring Medical Costs in Washington Jails, Jan. 1, 2026. Private Contractors, Medical Expenses, Malpractice, Jail Specific, Contractor Liability.
• Broken Water Pipe Leads to Unsanitary Conditions at Montana State Prison, Dec. 1, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Plumbing, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Supplies.
• Louisiana Detainee Captured After Two Previous Escapes, Dec. 1, 2025. Criminal Prosecution, Escapes, Jail Specific, Assaults on Staff, Prior Conviction/Sentence/Incarceration.