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:

• 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
• New Jersey Lawmakers Pass “Female Incarcerated Person’s Rights Protection Act”, July 1, 2026
• Louisiana’s Atavistic Approach to Criminal Sentencing and Parole Demonstrates Politicians’ Failure to Learn from Past Mistakes, July 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Revives Detainee’s Suit Alleging Monell and 14th Amendment Deliberate Indifference Claims, June 1, 2026
• FTC Substantiates Allegations Against ViaPath Related to Data Breach and Orders Remedial Action, June 1, 2026
• Study Shows That Suicide Intervention During and After Incarceration Reduces Suicide Attempts by 55%, June 1, 2026
• Ohio Supreme Court Rules that Sheriff Did Not Violate Open Records Act and Declines to Award Damages to Prisoner, June 1, 2026
• Fifth Circuit Announces Enhanced Supervised Release Provision Under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(k) Does Not Apply to Assimilative Crimes Act Offenses, Limiting Statutory Maximum to Five Years Under § 3583(b), June 1, 2026
• California Court of Appeal: Vehicle Impoundment Solely to Prevent Further Unlicensed Driving Does Not Satisfy Fourth Amendment’s Community Caretaking Exception; Statutory Authorization Alone Insufficient to Establish Constitutional Reasonableness, June 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• 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.
• Your DNA Was at the Scene, But You Weren’t: How Touch DNA Is Convicting the Innocent, June 1, 2026. DNA Testing/Samples, junk science, Wrongful Conviction, DNA Evidence, Evidence - Admissibility, Claim of Innocence.
• Jury Awards Over $24.4 Million to Kentucky Prisoner Exonerated After 22 Years, Bringing Total Payout for Him and Co-Defendant to Almost $45 Million, June 1, 2026. Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Monell Liability, Fabrication of Evidence, Failure to Disclose.
• Sixth Circuit Upholds $10 Million Wrongful Conviction Verdict for Exonerated Michigan Prisoner, June 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Damages - Compensatory, Failure to Disclose.
• $112,500 Paid to Former New Mexico Prisoner Denied Public Records of Excessive Force by Guards, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Public Records Act, False Imprisonment.
• 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.
• Former Georgia Prison Warden Indicted for Role in Smuggling Scheme, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Prison/Jail Murders, RICO, Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
• Pepper Spraying Incident Prompts Policy Change at Washington Women’s Prison, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Settlements, Staff Training, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Murder Convictions Tossed for Three Pennsylvania Prisoners After 28 Years, June 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, witness misidentification, Forensic Sciences, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of, Expert and Opinion Testimony.
• Arkansas Supreme Court Bows to Governor’s Board of Correction Takeover, June 1, 2026. Government Misconduct, Cost of Prison Systems, Settlements, State Legislation, Authority and Jurisdiction.