More from this issue:

1. Fines and Fees Destroy the Impoverished and Perpetuate Mass Incarceration, by Douglas Ankney
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. After Florida Appellate Court Holds Crimes of ‘Attempt’ Eligible for Incentive Gain Time, Supreme Court Refuses Review, by Kevin Bliss
4. Eighth Circuit: Evidentiary Admissibility Is a “Red Herring” At Class Certification of St. Louis Jail Conditions Challenge, by Douglas Ankney
5. Hep-C Treatment Needed in Los Angeles County Jails to Save Lives and Money
6. Senate Votes to Increase Penalties for BOP Contraband Cellphone Smuggling
7. With Eleventh Circuit Okay, Alabama Executes Third Prisoner by Nitrogen Hypoxia
8. Washington Prisoners Prep for Firefighting Career After Release
9. Pennsylvania Prisoner Released from Solitary After 15 Years
10. Suits Filed Over Dehydration Deaths at Two Texas Jails, by Matthew Clarke
11. Biden Commutes Sentences of Most Federal Prisoners on Death Row
12. Blood in the Water Author Wins Censorship Challenges Against Illinois, New York Prison Systems, by Douglas Ankney
13. Video of Autistic Ohio Teen’s Jail Death Undercuts Sheriff’s Report Calling It Suicide
14. Six Set Themselves on Fire at Virginia Prison in 2024
15. Two-Week Lockdown at BOP Women’s Prison in Minnesota After Nine Overdoses, Two Deaths
16. Fifth Circuit Leaves Louisiana Prisoner Waiting for Reinstated Parole, by Douglas Ankney
17. Nebraska Pioneers Diversion Program to Help Arrested Veterans Avoid Jail
18. Maryland Cancels Debt Owed by 6,715 Parolees
19. California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, by David Reutter
20. Ninth Circuit Greenlights Muslim Hawaii Prisoner’s Challenge to Early-Served Ramadan Meals, by Douglas Ankney
21. Texas Executioners Playing Fast and Furious to Obtain Lethal Drugs
22. Details Vague on Spending from San Diego Jail Detainee Welfare Fund
23. Lawsuit Over Death or Severe Injury of 29 Houston Jail Detainees Survives Motion to Dismiss, by Matthew Clarke
24. Mentally Incompetent Maine Defendants Sent to South Carolina Wellpath Lockup Called “Essentially Prison”
25. Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, by David Reutter
26. Wisconsin DOC Under Fire for Hiring Censured Doctors
27. $400,000 Jury Verdict for Medical Neglect Resulting in Amputation of Alabama Prisoner’s Toes
28. Minnesota Prisoners Getting Scanned Mail, Kept Waiting 18 Months for Tablets
29. Wellpath Declares Bankruptcy
30. Fourth Circuit Revives West Virginia Prisoner’s RLUIPA Claim Over Religious Diet with Soy He Can’t Digest
31. No Charges in Alabama Prisoner’s Torture, Rape and Murder
32. Guard Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force at Indiana Jail Sued Nine Times in Two Years
33. Pigeonly Flies Into Telecom Turbulence, Declares Bankruptcy
34. BOP Prisoners in Alabama Strike to Protest Release Date Confusion
35. Tenth Circuit Affirms PTS Driver’s Conviction for Torturous Detainee Transport
36. Pennsylvania Jail Guards Accused of Ripping Surgical Pin from Detainee’s Shoulder
37. Illinois Sheriff Resigns After Deputy Fatally Shoots 911 Caller
38. Arizona DCRR Ordered to Fill Prison Medical Staff Vacancies—Again, by Matthew Clarke
39. Four-Month Wait for 40 Percent of South Carolina Jail Detainees Needing Psychiatric Evaluation
40. Oregon Supreme Court: Governor Can’t Revoke Commutation After Sentence Expires
41. Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Missouri Guards in Transgender Prisoner’s Suit Alleging Retaliation and Unreasonable Search, by Douglas Ankney
42. 150 People Sue Over Past Abuse at New York City Juvenile Facilities
43. $1.5 Million Settlement Reached for Oregon Prisoner’s Untreated Traumatic Brain Injury
44. Former Tacoma Reentry Center Severs Washington DOC Contract
45. Fourth Circuit: Baltimore County Prisoners May Qualify as Employees under FLSA, by David Reutter
46. Childhood Trauma Incidence Higher Among Those Incarcerated, by Anthony Accurso
47. Nearly $12 Million Paid to Mentally Disabled Indiana Prisoner Wrongly Convicted of Murder, by Douglas Ankney
48. “Locked In, Priced Out”: Markups and Kickbacks in Prison Commissaries
49. With HRDC Amicus Brief, Survivor of Dead Washington Prisoner Wins Public Records Case, by Sam Rutherford
50. Former Kentucky Sheriff Indicted for Murdering Judge in Chambers
51. Michigan Supreme Court Greenlights Adding Restitution At Resentencing of Former Juveniles Sentenced to LWOP
52. Second Rapper Stabbed in Atlanta Jail During Record-Long Trial
53. South Dakota DOC Locks Down Third Prison in 2024
54. New York City Held in Contempt in Long-Running Rikers Island Class-Action
55. Lawsuits by Michigan Prisoner Yield $57,750 in Settlements, Plus Policy Changes
56. Top Doc Sacked from Maryland Psych Hospital with “Climate of Chaos”
57. Colorado Legislature’s New Jail Oversight Committee Not Weighted in Detainees’ Favor
58. 1994 Crime Bill Turns 30: A Legacy of Controversy
59. First Circuit Rejects Request by Securus and Pay Tel to Stay FCC Prison Phone Rate Caps
60. Georgia Prisoner Accused of Running $3.5 Million “Protection” Racket
61. Securus/JPay Video Calling Service Potentially Threatened by New Rate Caps
62. GOP Michigan County Commissioner Re-elected— and Headed to Federal Prison
63. Push to Digitize Rikers Island Mail Based on Faulty Drug Tests
64. “Whoppergate” Embroils Georgia Sheriff
65. News in Brief
66. Turn Key Health Walks Away From Oklahoma County Jail

More from Douglas Ankney:

• New Jersey Supreme Court Orders Plenary Hearing Before Special Adjudicator on Reliability of Fingerprint Evidence, Holding Century of Judicial Acceptance Did Not Satisfy Trial Court’s Gatekeeping Obligation Under N.J.R.E. 702, Aug. 1, 2026
• En Banc Eleventh Circuit Announces All Parents, Including Those Convicted of Child-Sex Offenses, Enjoy Fundamental Right to Live With Their Children, Holding Alabama Residency Prohibition Subject to Strict Scrutiny, Aug. 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Announces Courts May Examine Individual Officer’s Subjective Purpose When Assessing Whether Warrantless Administrative Inspection Was Pretextual, Holding Suppression Required Where Trooper’s Sole Motive for Stop Was Criminal Investigati, Aug. 1, 2026
• SCOTUS Holds § 922(g)(3) Prosecution Based Solely on Regular Marijuana Use, Without Individualized Proof of Dangerousness, Violates Second Amendment, Aug. 1, 2026
• Judge Grants Attorney’s Motion to Withdrawal from Corizon Health Case Due to Non-Payment, Aug. 1, 2026
• Abuse is No Excuse: Oklahoma’s Judges Deny Sentencing Relief to Prisoners Who Were Raped and Physically Assaulted, Aug. 1, 2026
• Audit of Louisiana DOC Finds Fault with Prisoner Release Calculation System, Aug. 1, 2026
• California Appeals Court Sustains Amendments to CDCR that Narrow Youth Parole Eligibility Rules, July 1, 2026
• Eighth Circuit Revives § 1983 Complaint Alleging Jail Detainees’ Death from Stroke was Due to Deliberate Indifference and Failure to Train, July 1, 2026
• California Court of Appeal Announces Defendants Who Exercise Right to Jury Trial on Aggravating Circumstances Are Entitled to Closing Argument by Counsel on Those Factors, July 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Warden Out, Nineteen Guards Administratively Charged in Maryland Prisoner’s Death, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Protect (Staff).
• Detroit Pays $5.8 Million to Former State Prisoner Exonerated of Murder After 15 Years, Aug. 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Eyewitness Identification, Evidence - Failure to Disclose.
• $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.
• $13 Million Awarded to Exonerated Illinois Prisoner Tortured to Confess by Corrupt Cops, Aug. 1, 2026. Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Certificate of Innocence, False Imprisonment, Confessions - Coerced.
• $3.25 Million Paid by Georgia After Prisoner Bakes to Death in Outdoor Recreation Cage, Aug. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Exposure to Heat, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Oregon Reaches $49 Million Settlement with State Prisoners in COVID-19 Class-Action, Aug. 1, 2026. COVID-19, Eighth Amendment, Settlements, Class Certification, Qualified Immunity.
• $6.35 Million Paid for Ohio Jail Detainee’s Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Guard, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Malpractice, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Wrongful Use of Force.
• The Exceptionally High Murder Rate Inside Maryland’s Prisons, Aug. 1, 2026. Prison/Jail Murders, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Security Systems, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Louisiana Supreme Court Announces Framework Governing Factual Innocence Claims in First Application of La. C.Cr.P. Art. 926.2, Holding Second-Step Review Encompasses All Relevant Evidence, Aug. 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Forensic Sciences, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, Expert and Opinion Testimony, Scientific Testimony or Evidence.
• Conviction Tossed for Former Alabama Prisoner Paroled After 42 Years, July 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Wrongful Conviction, Forensic Sciences, Eyewitness Identification, Brady Rule violations.