More from this issue:

1. The Dramatic Increase in the Elderly Prison Population Is Fiscally and Morally Irresponsible, by Douglas Ankney
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. $3.75 Million Paid by Wisconsin After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies of Dehydration, by Chuck Sharman
4. Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Alabama Prisoner’s Excessive Prison Violence Claim, by Matthew Clarke
5. Ninth Circuit Rules Favorably for Washington Prisoner Whose Writing Submission Was Censored, by Chuck Sharman
6. San Francisco Jail Survey Exposes Abuse, Malnutrition and Constitutional Violations, by Jo Ellen Nott
7. Second Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity but Clarifies that 14th Amendment ‘Objective Reasonableness’ Is Standard of Review for Pretrial Detainee’s Claim of Sexual Abuse, by Douglas Ankney
8. California Supreme Court Bail Ruling Cuts Some Jail Headcounts, by Chuck Sharman
9. Eleventh Circuit Upholds Most of Relief Ordered in Class-Action Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutionally Inadequate Mental Health Care in Alabama Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
10. Class Action Certified in Lawsuit Alleging Raw Sewage Presence in Washington Jail, by David M. Reutter
11. California Court of Appeal Finds Trial Court Abused Discretion in Denying Prisoner Compassionate Release and Reverses Order, by Sagi Schwartzberg
12. $700,000 Paid by West Virginia for Jail Death, Claims Against Wexford Health Pending, by Chuck Sharman
13. GEO Group Funnels Millions to Trump PAC Following Windfall ICE Contracts, by Jo Ellen Nott
14. BOP Prisoner’s Claim Over Denied Medical Care Ruled Impermissible Bivens Extension, by Chuck Sharman
15. CoreCivic’s Non-Binding Promises Leave Minnesota City Exposed, by Jo Ellen Nott
16. $5 Million Paid by Washington for Attempted Rape of Seattle Woman by Mentally Ill Prisoner Released to Halfway House, by Chuck Sharman
17. $250,000 Paid by Nevada to Former Prisoner Denied Colonoscopy Who Developed Stage IV Cancer, by Chuck Sharman
18. Law Restoring Voting Rights to Some People with Felonies Takes Effect in Missouri, by Michael Thompson
19. Widespread Abuse Uncovered at Network of Youth Prisons, by Michael Thompson
20. Prisoners At Indiana’s “Speedway Slammer” Settle Conditions Suits for $1.2 Million, Whistleblower Alleges Staff Mistreatment, by Chuck Sharman
21. Fourth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity to Jail Supervisors Who Ignored Detainee’s Cranial Abscesses, by Matthew Clarke
22. $4,000 Awarded to Ohio Prisoner for Denied Records Requests, by Chuck Sharman
23. Maryland Pays $314,000 for Stonewalling Public Records Requests in Prisoner’s Dehydration Death, by Chuck Sharman
24. Prison Policy Initiative Report Finds Prison Policies Ignore Menopause Behind Bars, by Michael Thompson
25. Fatal LAPD Arrests Show Systemic Failure in Handling Mental Health Crises, by Jo Ellen Nott
26. Colorado Grants, Then Revokes Earned Time Credits, by Michael Thompson
27. South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Class Action Status in Prisoners’ Sexual Assault Lawsuit, by David M. Reutter
28. Ninth Circuit Refuses to Stay Injunction in Detainees’ Challenge to Conditions at California ICE Lockup, by Chuck Sharman
29. Eleventh Circuit Revives Pro Se Litigant’s § 1983 Lawsuit Despite His Three Strike Status Under the PLRA, by Sagi Schwartzberg
30. Second Circuit Rules Eighth Amendment Governs Claims of Excessive Force Brought by Parole Violator, by David M. Reutter
31. Prison Policy Initiative Report Finds Significant Health Outcomes from Past Incarceration, by Michael Thompson
32. Federal Jury Returns $763,000 Verdict Against Centurion for Indiana Prisoner’s Denied Kidney Disease Treatment, by Chuck Sharman
33. Sixth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Granted to Guard in Delayed Treatment for Prisoner who Suffered Heart Attack, by David M. Reutter
34. Nevada Reentry Nonprofit CEO Arrested for Sexual Assault, by Michael Thompson
35. Iowa Department of Corrections Settles Lawsuit and Agrees to Implement More Reliable Drug Testing Procedures and Fair Disciplinary Proceeding Policies, by Sagi Schwartzberg
36. Leak at Iowa Prison Leads to 15 Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals
37. Report Finds State Prison Systems Fail to Provide Adequate Assistance to Obtain Release Documentation, by David M. Reutter
38. Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Motion to Dismiss Some Defendants from Lawsuit Over Missouri Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
39. Disabled Prisoners in New York Aren’t Receiving Entitled Accommodations, by Michael Thompson
40. Eleventh Circuit Affirms Refusal to Expand Bivens to Claim Alleging Federal Prisoner Died from Denial of Treatment for Hepatitis C, by David M. Reutter
41. Last of Three Oklahoma Jail Death Settlements Totaling $66.5 Million Paid for Fatal Dehydration of “Cookie Queen”, by Chuck Sharman
42. Healthcare Still Lacking at Baltimore Jail Decades After Settlement, by Michael Thompson
43. South Dakota Supreme Court Affirms Prisoner’s Simple Assault on Guard Conviction Despite Four-Second Skip in Surveillance Video Footage, by Sagi Schwartzberg
44. Kentucky Department of Corrections Restricts Tablet Access, by Michael Thompson
45. Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s ADA Complaint Alleging Denial of Toileting and Hygiene Services, by David M. Reutter
46. Virginia Report Finds Deaths Increasing as Prison Population Ages, by David M. Reutter
47. Wyoming Stops Sending Prisoners to Mississippi After Staffing Improves
48. Eighth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment to Sheriff and County of Nebraska Jail Where Guard Sexually Assaulted Female Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
49. Tenth Circuit Vacates Award of Costs to Prison Officials, Revives Prisoner’s Claim Alleging Denial of Access to Functioning Toilets and Exposure to Other Prisoners’ Feces, by Douglas Ankney
50. Federal Court Orders Texas to Admit Incompetent Jailed Defendants to Mental Health Facilities Within 21 Days, by Matthew Clarke
51. It’s Gotten Harder for Illinois Prisoners to Get Into College Classes
52. News in Brief
53. With Prisons Full, Idaho DOC Requests $45 Million for Three New Facilities

More from Sagi Schwartzberg:

• California Court of Appeal Finds Trial Court Abused Discretion in Denying Prisoner Compassionate Release and Reverses Order, Oct. 1, 2026
• Eleventh Circuit Revives Pro Se Litigant’s § 1983 Lawsuit Despite His Three Strike Status Under the PLRA, Oct. 1, 2026
• Iowa Department of Corrections Settles Lawsuit and Agrees to Implement More Reliable Drug Testing Procedures and Fair Disciplinary Proceeding Policies, Oct. 1, 2026
• South Dakota Supreme Court Affirms Prisoner’s Simple Assault on Guard Conviction Despite Four-Second Skip in Surveillance Video Footage, Oct. 1, 2026
• Hawaii Supreme Court Announces State Constitution Requires Law Enforcement to Record All Custodial Interrogations, Overruling Three-Decade-Old Precedent and Recognizing New Due Process Right, March 1, 2026
• Washington Supreme Court Holds Courts Must Meaningfully Consider Youth When Assessing Miranda Waiver and Clarifies That Res Gestae Exception Requires Temporal Proximity to Charged Crime, Feb. 1, 2026
• Flock’s Gunshot Sensors Are Expanding to “Distress” Sounds, Feb. 1, 2026
• Supreme Court of Maryland Announces Division of Correction Must Immediately Apply Time-Served Credit Against Valid Sentences When Convictions Are Vacated and May Not Toll Execution Pending Reprosecution; New Sentences Arising From New Convictions Take, Jan. 1, 2026
• Maryland Supreme Court Announces Public Defender Act Requires Effective Assistance of Counsel in Certiorari Petition Where Public Defender Appointed Panel Attorney for Direct Appeal and Certiorari Petition, Dec. 15, 2025
• California Supreme Court Announces Pre-2009 Provocative Act Murder Convictions Are Not Categorically Ineligible for Resentencing Under § 1172.6, Dec. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• California Court of Appeal Finds Trial Court Abused Discretion in Denying Prisoner Compassionate Release and Reverses Order, Oct. 1, 2026. Abuse of Discretion Standard, Insufficiency of the Evidence, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Compassionate Release.
• Fourth Circuit: Error in Granting Judgment Prior to Adjudging Spoliation Motion, Sept. 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Discovery, Abuse of Discretion Standard.
• 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.
• 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.
• Nevada Non-Profit Founder Under Investigation for Misconduct, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Contractor Misconduct, Complaints, Restrictions, discrimination.
• Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies That Failure to Object to Ineligible Juror Does Not Constitute Waiver Unless Party Knew or Could Have Discovered Ineligibility Through Ordinary Diligence, April 1, 2026. Procedural Error, Failure to Object, Abuse of Discretion Standard, Jury Selection, Juror Challenges.
• California Court of Appeal Announces Plea Agreements Cannot Bar § 1172.1 Resentencing, Holds Merit-Based Denial of Petition Is Appealable, April 1, 2026. Appealable Issues/Orders, Abuse of Discretion Standard, De Novo Resentencing, Appellate Jurisdiction/Review, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Defendant Must Be Competent Before Undergoing Mental-Condition Examination Under § 16-8-107(3)(b), April 1, 2026. Evidentiary Claims, Abuse of Discretion Standard, Expert and Opinion Testimony, Competency Hearing, Denial of Due Process.
• Eighth Circuit Rules Iowa Prisoner’s Adverse Summary Judgment Is Not a “Strike”, March 1, 2026. Filing Fees (PLRA), Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), Summary Judgment, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Access To Courts.
• Second Circuit Holds Exclusion of Evidence Corroborating Defendant’s Testimony About Third-Party Statements Bearing on Intent Was Error, Clarifying That Rule 404(b) Does Not Bar Non-Propensity Evidence Offered to Support Credibility, March 1, 2026. Evidentiary Claims, Abuse of Discretion Standard, Motive/Opportunity/Intent/Identity Evidence, Character/Reputation/Propensity, Plain/Harmless Error.