More from this issue:

1. Alabama’s Non-Solution to the Crisis Overtaking Its Prisons, by Douglas Ankney
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Colorado Governor Tells Lawmakers to Open New Prison
4. $667,000 Awarded to Muslim Missouri Prisoners Pepper-Sprayed for Praying, by Chuck Sharman
5. Virginia Jail Suicide Results in $950,000 Settlement, Claims Against Wellpath still Pending, by Chuck Sharman
6. Former Maine Prison Official Stole $2.4 Million Through Fraudulent Supply Orders
7. The Cells Inside ‘One of the Most Archaic Prisons in the United States’, by Shakeil Price
8. Massachusetts Settles Lawsuit with Promise to Release Jail Voting Data, by Chuck Sharman
9. In Texas, Harris County Commissioners Approve $1.2 Million for Fourth Study of Jail Since 2020 After Dozens of Abuse Allegations, by Matthew Clarke
10. “Large Fight” Broke Out at Alaska Prison After Downsizing Effort, by Jo Ellen Knott
11. $1 Million Paid by Cuyahoga County for Detainee’s Preventable Suicide in Cleveland Jail, by Chuck Sharman
12. Class Certification Granted to Suit Challenging Suspension of HALT Act in New York Prisons, by Chuck Sharman
13. More Measles Cases Detected at Jails in New Mexico and Texas, by Jo Ellen Knott
14. ICE Jails Denied Muslim Detainees’ Right to Celebrate Ramadan
15. California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons, by Victoria Law
16. Idaho Struggles to Respond to Devasting Report of Widespread Prisoner Sex Abuse, by Chuck Sharman
17. Houston Jail Renews $38 Million Contract to Outsource Detainees to Private Lockups
18. $2.75 Million Paid by Washington County and NaphCare for Jail Detainee’s Suicide, by Chuck Sharman
19. Ohio Supreme Court Awards Prisoner $1,000 for Denied Records Request, by Chuck Sharman
20. Texas Attorney General Clarifies Scope of Statute Requiring Outside Agency Investigation of Jail Deaths, by Matthew Clarke
21. $1.5 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached in Texas Jail Over-Detention Case, by Chuck Sharman
22. Missouri Prisons Called Out for Incomplete Death Records, Hellish Solitary Heat, by Chuck Sharman
23. D.C. Judge Blocks Transfer of Biden-Commuted Federal Death Row Prisoners to “Supermax,” Citing Lack of Meaningful Due Process, by Matthew Clarke
24. Oklahoma County Officials Move to Dissolve Jail Trust Created for Oversight
25. Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Iowa Jail Detainee’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
26. Almost $1 Million in Settlements Paid to Three Nevada Prisoners, by Chuck Sharman
27. Two Texas Women Charged for Using Plastic Crows in Smuggling Scheme
28. Fourth Circuit to BOP Prisoner: Any “Disqualifying Offense” Means Zero FSA Credits, by Chuck Sharman
29. California County Hires New Healthcare Company After Jail Deaths Under Wellpath
30. New Illinois State Law Requires Prisons to Submit Annual Hospice Reports, by Michael Thompson
31. At This Prison, Staffing Fluctuations Land Hardest on Lifers, by Jeffrey Shockley
32. Internal Assessment Contradicts Public Claims About Women’s Prisons, by Michael Thompson
33. Five Prisoners in Georgia Injured in Fight, Two Months After Three Prisoners Were Killed
34. Groundbreaking Statistical Study of Pregnant Texas Jail Detainees Finds Over 400 Monthly, by Matthew Clarke
35. Hawai’i Settles Prison Mental Healthcare Class-Action With $100,000 in Attorney’s Fees and Expert Inspection That Produces Damning Report, by Chuck Sharman
36. Montana Switches to Sending Prisoners to a Private Prison in Mississippi
37. Faults Found with Centurion in Kansas Four Years Ago Are Still Not Fixed, by Michael Thompson
38. Death of Washington Jail Standards Bill Risks Repeat of $2.5 Million Settlement That Closed One County’s Jail, by Chuck Sharman
39. $950,000 Settlement Reached for Pennsylvania Jail Detainee Repeatedly Pepper-Sprayed During Mental Health Episodes, by Chuck Sharman
40. Unsafe Drinking Water at Multiple Texas Prisons Highlights Lack of Transparency, by Matthew Clarke
41. First Circuit Revives Federal Prisoner’s Claim Against Rhode Island Lockup, by Chuck Sharman
42. The Same Company that Built Guantanamo Bay Is Building Kansas City’s World Cup Jail
43. $10.3 Million Paid for Teen’s Death at Kansas Juvenile Detention Facility, by Chuck Sharman
44. ICE Settles Suit Over Opening Detainees’ Legal Mail, by Chuck Sharman
45. Survey of Arkansas Jails Reveals Strained, Costly Health Care System, by Abbey Kim
46. Federal Jury Awards $1,670,000 for Diabetic Detainee’s Preventable Death in Philadelphia Jail, YesCare Reaches Separate Confidential Settlement, by Chuck Sharman
47. Mississippi DOC Retains Law Firm to Monitor VitalCore Contract, by Michael Thompson
48. Idaho DOC Transfers Prisoners to Arizona Facility Run by CoreCivic
49. Digital Tablet Shift Brings Added Cost, Lost Data to Prisoners in California
50. Wisconsin’s Incarcerated Population Has More Access to Opioid Treatment, But Still Missing in Eight County Jails
51. ICE Taps New Contractor to Run Deadly Detention Center in Texas
52. More Than 40k 311 Calls From Rikers Go Into a Black Hole Every Year, by Reuven Blau, Kennedy Sessions
53. Prisoners in Oklahoma Can Now Buy Vapes, Pouches from Commissary
54. Watchdog Report Finds More than 1,500 Waiting for Specialty Care at Connecticut Prisons
55. Tulsa Jail Withholds Records Related to Detainee Deaths
56. Analysts Recommend Closing California’s Soledad Prison
57. Judge Orders Rikers Manager Must Fix Jail in Seven Years Or Less
58. News in Brief
59. Private Company Investigating Rapes at California ICE Detention Center Instead of Sheriff
60. Officials in Kansas Allow CoreCivic to Reopen Leavenworth Prison

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
• 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
• SCOTUS Holds Federal Habeas Court May Not Consider Post-Trial DNA Evidence That Was Never Presented to Jury When Assessing Whether False Informant Testimony Influenced Verdict, July 1, 2026
• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Announces Six-Factor Test for Evaluating Presentence Motions to Withdraw Guilty Pleas Under Rule 32(e), Holds Binding Plea Agreement Does Not Extinguish Defendant’s Ability to Seek Withdrawal, 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
• California Supreme Court Announces Amended § 1170(b) Applies Retroactively to Plea-Bargained Upper Term Sentences, July 1, 2026
• Michigan Supreme Court Announces Betts Decision Invalidating 2011 SORA as Ex Post Facto Punishment Applies Retroactively to Defendants on Collateral Review, July 1, 2026
• South Carolina Supreme Court Announces Formal Adoption of Fourth Circuit’s Three-Step Cheek Framework for Evaluating Improper Third-Party Contacts With Jurors Under Remmer, Reverses Murdaugh Murder Convictions, and Overrules Ethier Regarding Juror Testim, July 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Video Shows Guards Watched as Oklahoma Detainee Died in Cell, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• San Diego Guard Who Fatally Shot Fleeing Detainee Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison, July 1, 2026. Police Misconduct, Shootings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Police), Wrongful Use of Force.
• $1 Million Settlement Reached in Jail Suicide of Maryland Detainee Whose Emergency Hospitalization Order Was Ignored, June 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Two More Guards Face Prison Time for Messiah Nantwi Killing, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Sentencing, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Washington State Supreme Court Ruling Supports Broad Immunity in Overdose Cases, June 1, 2026. Drug Overdose, Failure to Protect (General), Defenses, Immunity/Liability, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
• Taser Use Doubled After Grand Jury Report on Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Death, May 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Stun Guns/Tasers, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Staff Training.
• $1.25 Million Paid for Special Needs Teen’s Fatal Beating in Houston Jail, May 1, 2026. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Iowa Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Death of Washington Jail Standards Bill Risks Repeat of $2.5 Million Settlement That Closed One County’s Jail, April 1, 2026. Staffing, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, Staff Training, State Legislation.
• Virginia Jail Suicide Results in $950,000 Settlement, Claims Against Wellpath still Pending, April 1, 2026. Private Contractors, Medical Records, Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides.