More from this issue:

1. New Report on Privatized Prison Food Shines a Light on Aramark’s Harmful Practices, by Daniel A. Rosen
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. $30,000 Settlement Reached in Virginia Jail Death That Put Richmond Lockup Under State Oversight, by Chuck Sharman
4. Ombudsman Report Finds Use of Force Misapplied in Contraband Search, by Michael Thompson
5. BOP Orders Prison Closures Amid Infrastructure Decay and Staff Shortages, by Jo Ellen Nott
6. Oregon Reaches $49 Million Settlement with State Prisoners in COVID-19 Class-Action, by Chuck Sharman
7. Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Expand Earned Time Credits and Other Measures, by Michael Thompson
8. Ninth Circuit Revives HRDC Challenge to Washington DOC Mail Restrictions, by Chuck Sharman
9. $4.5 Million Paid by Cook County for Detainee Suicide in Chicago Jail, by Chuck Sharman
10. Warden Out, Nineteen Guards Administratively Charged in Maryland Prisoner’s Death
11. Detainees Overpower Guards to Take Control of a North Carolina Jail, by Jo Ellen Nott
12. At Least Three Guards Charged for Assaulting Two Massachusetts Prisoners
13. Detroit Pays $5.8 Million to Former State Prisoner Exonerated of Murder After 15 Years, by Chuck Sharman
14. “Safe Inside” Review Paid for by DOJ Found Prisons Grew Much Deadlier in Five Year-Period, by Michael Thompson
15. Tuberculosis Outbreak, Protester Shooting at Colorado ICE Lockup
16. Three Detainees Die in Four Days at the Tarrant County Jail, by Jo Ellen Nott
17. Colorado Pays $245,000 to Muslim Former Prisoner Shaved by Same Guard Who Cost DOC Earlier Settlement with Jewish Prisoner Denied Kosher Meals, by Chuck Sharman
18. $3 Million Settlement Reached with BOP for Attorney’s Fees in Sex Abuse Class-Action from Now-Shuttered California “Rape Club”, by Chuck Sharman
19. $6.35 Million Paid for Ohio Jail Detainee’s Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Guard, by Chuck Sharman
20. Nevada Prisons Are Facing a Medical Crisis Due to Understaffing, by Jo Ellen Nott
21. Death of Seattle Detainee—Jailed Despite Not Being “Grounded in Reality”—Costs King County $3.5 Million Settlement, by Chuck Sharman
22. $3.25 Million Paid by Georgia After Prisoner Bakes to Death in Outdoor Recreation Cage, by Chuck Sharman
23. $1.2 Million for Elderly Detainee Shoved Out the Door of Sacramento Jail by Guard, by Chuck Sharman
24. Overtime Cuts Lead to Reduced Programming in California Prisons
25. New York Ordered to Pay Prisoner $25,000 for Failing to Protect Him from Attack, by Chuck Sharman
26. Oklahoma County Jail Fails 12th Health Inspection
27. The Exceptionally High Murder Rate Inside Maryland’s Prisons, by Jo Ellen Nott
28. Oregon Agrees to $2.3 Million Settlement After Guards Toss Mentally Ill Prisoner in Solitary, Taunt Him Until He Kills Himself, by Chuck Sharman
29. $13 Million Awarded to Exonerated Illinois Prisoner Tortured to Confess by Corrupt Cops, by Chuck Sharman
30. San Diego Guard Sentenced for Shoving a Shackled Detainee
31. Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, by David Reutter
32. Prison Policy Initiative Updates Its “Money of Mass Incarceration” Report, by Michael Thompson
33. Airconditioning Failure at Troubled ICE Detention Center in New Jersey, by Jo Ellen Nott
34. $10.19 Million Paid for Retired California Prison Guard’s Death in Colorado Jail, by Chuck Sharman
35. Judge Grants Attorney’s Motion to Withdrawal from Corizon Health Case Due to Non-Payment, by Douglas Ankney
36. Michigan Appeals Court: Witnesses Cannot be Forced to Wear Jail Clothes at Trial, by David Reutter
37. Trump is Making Federal Prisons More Dangerous for Transgender Prisoners, by Michael Thompson
38. Abuse is No Excuse: Oklahoma’s Judges Deny Sentencing Relief to Prisoners Who Were Raped and Physically Assaulted, by Douglas Ankney
39. $100,000 Paid to New York Detainee Whose Infant Died in Syracuse Jail, by Chuck Sharman
40. Audit of Louisiana DOC Finds Fault with Prisoner Release Calculation System, by Douglas Ankney
41. GAO Report Finds Rampant Sexual Abuse in Federal Prisons, Most Cases Unresolved, by Michael Thompson
42. Court Records Reveal Alabama DOC Guard Ignored Stabbed Prisoner, by Michael Thompson
43. Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Detectives Who Revealed Prisoner Was Informant, Denies Him Anonymity, by Matthew Clarke
44. Seventh Circuit Holds Federal Law Prohibits County Jail from Forcing Immigration Detainees to Perform Custodial Labor by Threatening Solitary Confinement, by Matthew Clarke
45. New York Closes Rikers Infirmary as Broader Jail Shutdown Plan Stalls, by Jo Ellen Nott
46. Report Shows Pattern of Sexual Assaults in Santa Clara County Jail, by Michael Thompson
47. New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Corrections Department Regulations Do Not Exempt Use-Of-Force Documents from Public Records Disclosure, by Matthew Clarke
48. Jail Oversight Body Stalled by New York Governor, by Michael Thompson
49. DOJ Issues Memorandum Over BOP Employees Abusing Their Law Enforcement Credentials to Illegally Purchase Personal Firearms, by Matthew Clarke
50. Fourth Circuit Affirms Damages Class Certification in Opioid Treatment Denial, by Michael Thompson
51. Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, by David Reutter
52. Seventh Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Against Former Illinois Prison Guards Challenging Termination for Violating Use of Force Policy, by Matthew Clarke
53. Tulsa Jail Shutting Down After Investigative Reporting on Detainee Deaths
54. Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of Executive Order to Transfer Trans Women Prisoners to Men’s Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
55. Wave of Staff Arrests Exposes Persistent Misconduct at South Carolina Jail
56. Fourth Circuit Revives Disabled Prisoner’s Claim for Denial of Out-of-Cell Exercise Time, by David Reutter
57. News in Brief

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Seventh Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Detectives Who Revealed Prisoner Was Informant, Denies Him Anonymity, Aug. 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Holds Federal Law Prohibits County Jail from Forcing Immigration Detainees to Perform Custodial Labor by Threatening Solitary Confinement, Aug. 1, 2026
• New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Corrections Department Regulations Do Not Exempt Use-Of-Force Documents from Public Records Disclosure, Aug. 1, 2026
• DOJ Issues Memorandum Over BOP Employees Abusing Their Law Enforcement Credentials to Illegally Purchase Personal Firearms, Aug. 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Against Former Illinois Prison Guards Challenging Termination for Violating Use of Force Policy, Aug. 1, 2026
• Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of Executive Order to Transfer Trans Women Prisoners to Men’s Prisons, Aug. 1, 2026
• Idaho Supreme Court Holds Indigent Parents Have Constitutional Right to Counsel at Public Expense, July 1, 2026
• Free Phone Calls Saved Prisoners and Their Families More than $600 Million, Report Finds, July 1, 2026
• California Appeals Court Holds Defendant Cannot Be Penalized for Failing to Appear at Sentencing When He Was Being Held in Another County’s Jail on Preexisting Charges, July 1, 2026
• SCOTUS Reverses Mississippi Capital Conviction, July 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Washington DOC Barred from Putting Prisoners on Lockdown and Calling It “Programming”, Sept. 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Liberty Interests, Notice of Rules, Lockdowns, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• Idaho Legislature Moves to Hide Execution Protocol from Judicial Scrutiny, Sept. 1, 2026. Disclosure of Records, Discovery, Public Records, State Legislation, Method of Execution.
• California Grand Jury Report on Deaths at Riverside County Jails, Sept. 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends, Public Records.
• Court-Ordered Report on Jail Voting in Massachusetts Finds Low-Rate, Sept. 1, 2026. Elections, Advocacy, Statistics/Trends, Public Records, Voting Rights.
• Seventh Circuit Announces Generic Conspiracy Under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 Requires Bilateral Agreement, Holding Indiana Conspiracy Convictions Cannot Qualify as Crimes of Violence, Sept. 1, 2026. Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Qualifying Offenses, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Sentence Enhancements/Departures, Predicate Acts/Offenses.
• Ohio Supreme Court Announces Postconviction DNA-Testing Orders Need Only Identify Statutory Reason to Satisfy R.C. 2953.73(D) “Reasons” Requirement, Sept. 1, 2026. DNA Testing/Samples, Abuse of Discretion Standard, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• Jail Oversight Body Stalled by New York Governor, Aug. 1, 2026. Government Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Prison Reform, Public Records, State Legislation.
• Seventh Circuit Holds Federal Law Prohibits County Jail from Forcing Immigration Detainees to Perform Custodial Labor by Threatening Solitary Confinement, Aug. 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Immigration Detention, Monell Liability.
• Ohio Supreme Court Announces Post-Verdict Judgment of Acquittal Is Not “Final Verdict” Under R.C. 2945.67(A) and Overrules Contrary Precedent, Holding State May Appeal Such Judgment by Leave of Court of Appeals but Not as of Right, Aug. 1, 2026. Double jeopardy, Appealable Issues/Orders, New Trial/Judgment of Acquittal, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• Florida Supreme Court Announces District Courts of Appeal Have Jurisdiction to Review Denial of Downward Departure Sentence, Holding Sentencing Order Is Final Order Appealable as Matter of Right, Aug. 1, 2026. Constitution, state, Appealable Issues/Orders, Abuse of Discretion Standard, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures, Authority and Jurisdiction.