More from this issue:

1. New Mexico Corrections Department Continues Pattern of Abuse With Contract Medical Provider Wexford Health Sources, by Sam Rutherford
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. BOP Shutters “Rape Club” in California, Director Peters Quits
4. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Presumption of Innocence Not Violated by Jail Courtroom
5. Fifth Circuit Revives Texas Prisoner’s Sleep Deprivation Claim—Again
6. San Francisco Supervisor Calls for “Mass Arrests” and Compulsory Addiction Treatment in “Drug Jails”
7. Arizona To Resume Executions
8. Washington Spends Only Fraction of Fund to Improve Prisoner Welfare
9. Prisons Don’t Fix Rural Poverty—They Make It Worse
10. Eleventh Circuit Tells BOP Prisoner in Georgia: Bivens Is On “Endangered Species List”
11. Rikers Island Continues Long Practice of Denying Education to Young Adults, by Douglas Ankney
12. Biometric Monitoring Comes to Washington Jail
13. Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, by David Reutter
14. USDC (D. Oregon), Case No. 6:22-cv-00451, by Matthew Clarke
15. Florida to Trans Prisoners: We’re Coming for Your Bras
16. U.S. Navy Exonerates Wrongly Convicted Black WWII Sailors
17. 20 South Carolina Prisoners Sentenced So Far for Deadly 2018 Riot
18. Long Wait List for Texas’ Only College-Level Re-Entry Class for Prisoners
19. Florida Prisoners Sue Over Deadly Heat
20. $220,000 Settlement After Woman Dies in Ohio Jail From Drug Withdrawal, by Anthony Accurso
21. Seventh Circuit Offers Wisconsin Prisoner Just a Little Help in Suit Alleging He Was Held in Feces-Stained Cell Without Water
22. Legal Gaffe Prolongs Case of Former St. Louis Detainee Held Eight Months After Dismissal of Charges, by Matthew Clarke
23. State Forces Minneapolis Jail to Ship Out Detainees
24. Monterey County Pays $1 Million to Settle Suit Over Detainee Suicide by Toilet Tissue; Wellpath Pays Another Undisclosed Sum, by Douglas Ankney
25. Michigan Allows More Releases for Medically Frail Prisoners
26. Medicare Now Available to Those on Probation and Parole
27. Sixth Circuit Revives Challenge by Kentucky Prisoner Left Three Weeks in “Rancid” Paper Undershorts, by Douglas Ankney
28. BOP Eases Money Grab from Federal Prisoners
29. Among World Nations, Individual U.S. States Near Top of List for Per Capita Incarceration, by Matthew Clarke
30. Tennessee DOC Found in Violation of ADA With Failure to Accommodate Hearing Impaired Prisoners
31. Washington DOC Physician Assistant Surrenders Medical License in Wake of Malpractice Allegations, by Sam Rutherford
32. HRDC Files Suit on Behalf of Florida Man Wrongfully Convicted and Incarcerated for 31 Years
33. Federal Prison Oversight Act Becomes Law
34. Despite Prevalence, Most ADHD Behind Bars Goes Undiagnosed and Untreated
35. $9.9 Million Paid to Washington Prisoner Whose Misdiagnosed Cancer Is Now Terminal
36. Indiana Resumes Executions
37. Cuyahoga County Judges Vowed to Reform the Bail System. Here’s What Happened., by Ilica Mahajan, Rachel Dissell
38. Philadelphia Held in Contempt of Jail Conditions Settlement, Ordered to Pay $25 Million
39. Louisiana Prisoner Charged With Running Sports Gambling Operation
40. Sixth Circuit: Leaman Doctrine Did Not Bar Ohio Prisoner’s Pro Se Federal Civil Rights Suit Over Interference with Legal Mail
41. Fourth Circuit Revives Claims Against Virginia Jailers by Detainee They Allegedly Manhandled While Handcuffed, by Douglas Ankney
42. DOJ Directs BOP, U.S. Marshals to Improve Suicide Prevention
43. Minnesota Supreme Court Says Randy Guard Must Face Prisoner’s Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims
44. Fourth Circuit Reinstates North Carolina Prisoner’s Failure-to-Protect Claim Against Guard in Stabbing, by Douglas Ankney
45. Arkansas Moving Some State Prisoners from County Jails… to a Former County Jail
46. Oregon Pays $50,000 to Settle Retaliation Suit by PLN Contributor, Who Wins Release
47. DOJ Settles Complaints About Conditions for Disabled Detroit Jail Detainees, by Matthew Clarke
48. $150,000 Settlement But No Charges After Schizophrenic Florida Detainee Killed by Jail Guards
49. California Prisoner Allegedly Ran Alaska Drug Ring from His Cell
50. Oregon Holds BLM Protestor in Solitary Confinement for 250 Days
51. New York Prison Officials Found Routinely Violating HALT Act With Overuse of Solitary Confinement, by Matthew Clarke
52. Harvey Weinstein Files Notice of Claim Over Rikers Island Detention
53. Prison Profiteers Ready to Help Trump Make Good on Deportation Threats
54. Oregon DOC Investigation Puts Top Medical Officials on Leave
55. Ohio Guard Killed by Prisoner in Christmas Day Attack
56. Two Mississippi Prisoners Escape in One Month
57. Charges Dismissed Against Connecticut Guards Who Assaulted Prisoner
58. California Governor Pardons Former Prisoner Podcaster of “Ear Hustle”
59. Historic $7 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Over Michigan Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Beating, by Matthew Clarke
60. New York Governor Orders Firing of 13 Guards, Nurse in Prisoner’s Fatal Beating
61. Former South Carolina Jailer Spared Prison After Testimony Fails to Convict Former Sheriff
62. Nearly 800 California Prisoners Battle Huge Los Angeles Wildfires—for About $1 an Hour
63. Thousands Freed from Syrian Prison
64. Tennessee Finalizes New One-Drug Execution Protocol
65. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Barbaric and Deadly Conditions Continue to Plague Los Angeles County Jails, Feb. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Totality of Conditions, Overcrowding, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• The St. Louis Jails Are Running Out of Guards, Feb. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Hygiene Supplies, Suicides.
• Federal Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Are Facing Retaliation by Trump, Feb. 1, 2026. Transfers, Pardons/Clemency, Death Row, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Confinement in Segregated Housing.
• Competency Crisis in Missouri’s Jails, Feb. 1, 2026. Jail Specific, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Pretrial Detention and Detainees, Competency, Competency Hearing.
• Amid ‘Catastrophic’ Shortage, Psychologists Flee Federal Prisons in Droves, Feb. 1, 2026. Staffing, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
• Georgia Grand Jury Dings Augusta Jail for Overcrowding Days Before Violent Detainee Assault, Feb. 1, 2026. Private Contractors, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Staffing, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Tenth Circuit Reverses Summary Dismissal of Claim Over Prisoner’s Suicide in Oklahoma Jail, Feb. 1, 2026. Failure to Train/Supervise, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, Staff Training, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• Washington Prisoners Gain Access to Crisis Hotline, Nov. 1, 2025. Statistics/Trends, Failure to Protect (General), Suicides, Deliberate Indifference, Compassionate Release.
• $11 Million Paid to Estate of Mentally Ill Illinois Jail Detainee Who Lost 60 Pounds During 85-Day Incarceration, Nov. 1, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• $150,000 Paid by Jacksonville for Mother of Five’s Jail Suicide, Nov. 1, 2025. Armor Correctional Health Services, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.