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. GEO Group Funnels Millions to Trump PAC Following Windfall ICE Contracts, by Jo Ellen Nott
13. $700,000 Paid by West Virginia for Jail Death, Claims Against Wexford Health Pending, by Chuck Sharman
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. $250,000 Paid by Nevada to Former Prisoner Denied Colonoscopy Who Developed Stage IV Cancer, by Chuck Sharman
17. $5 Million Paid by Washington for Attempted Rape of Seattle Woman by Mentally Ill Prisoner Released to Halfway House, by Chuck Sharman
18. Prisoners At Indiana’s “Speedway Slammer” Settle Conditions Suits for $1.2 Million, Whistleblower Alleges Staff Mistreatment, by Chuck Sharman
19. Fourth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity to Jail Supervisors Who Ignored Detainee’s Cranial Abscesses, by Matthew Clarke
20. $4,000 Awarded to Ohio Prisoner for Denied Records Requests, by Chuck Sharman
21. Maryland Pays $314,000 for Stonewalling Public Records Requests in Prisoner’s Dehydration Death, by Chuck Sharman
22. Prison Policy Initiative Report Finds Prison Policies Ignore Menopause Behind Bars, by Michael Thompson
23. South Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Class Action Status in Prisoners’ Sexual Assault Lawsuit, by David M. Reutter
24. Ninth Circuit Refuses to Stay Injunction in Detainees’ Challenge to Conditions at California ICE Lockup, by Chuck Sharman
25. Eleventh Circuit Revives Pro Se Litigant’s § 1983 Lawsuit Despite His Three Strike Status Under the PLRA, by Sagi Schwartzberg
26. Federal Jury Returns $763,000 Verdict Against Centurion for Indiana Prisoner’s Denied Kidney Disease Treatment, by Chuck Sharman
27. Prison Policy Initiative Report Finds Significant Health Outcomes from Past Incarceration, by Michael Thompson
28. Sixth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Granted to Guard in Delayed Treatment for Prisoner who Suffered Heart Attack, by David M. Reutter
29. Nevada Reentry Nonprofit CEO Arrested for Sexual Assault, by Michael Thompson
30. Iowa Department of Corrections Settles Lawsuit and Agrees to Implement More Reliable Drug Testing Procedures and Fair Disciplinary Proceeding Policies, by Sagi Schwartzberg
31. Report Finds State Prison Systems Fail to Provide Adequate Assistance to Obtain Release Documentation, by David M. Reutter
32. Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Denial of Motion to Dismiss Some Defendants from Lawsuit Over Missouri Prisoner’s Suicide, by Matthew Clarke
33. Disabled Prisoners in New York Aren’t Receiving Entitled Accommodations, by Michael Thompson
34. Last of Three Oklahoma Jail Death Settlements Totaling $66.5 Million Paid for Fatal Dehydration of “Cookie Queen”, by Chuck Sharman
35. South Dakota Supreme Court Affirms Prisoner’s Simple Assault on Guard Conviction Despite Four-Second Skip in Surveillance Video Footage, by Sagi Schwartzberg
36. Kentucky Department of Corrections Restricts Tablet Access, by Michael Thompson
37. Virginia Report Finds Deaths Increasing as Prison Population Ages, by David M. Reutter
38. Eighth Circuit Grants Summary Judgment to Sheriff and County of Nebraska Jail Where Guard Sexually Assaulted Female Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
39. 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
40. Federal Court Orders Texas to Admit Incompetent Jailed Defendants to Mental Health Facilities Within 21 Days, by Matthew Clarke
41. News in Brief

More from Michael Thompson:

• Prison Policy Initiative Report Finds Prison Policies Ignore Menopause Behind Bars, Oct. 1, 2026
• Prison Policy Initiative Report Finds Significant Health Outcomes from Past Incarceration, Oct. 1, 2026
• Nevada Reentry Nonprofit CEO Arrested for Sexual Assault, Oct. 1, 2026
• Disabled Prisoners in New York Aren’t Receiving Entitled Accommodations, Oct. 1, 2026
• Kentucky Department of Corrections Restricts Tablet Access, Oct. 1, 2026
• North Carolina’s “Iryna’s Law” Leads to Jail Overcrowding, Sept. 1, 2026
• Mississippi DOC Held Mentally Unwell Prisoners in Solitary, Many Died Because of It, Sept. 1, 2026
• Rising Deaths in Los Angeles County Jail Linked to Longer Stays, Sept. 1, 2026
• Report Highlights Repeated Overdoses at Florida County Jail, Sept. 1, 2026
• What 911 Calls Reveal About Jail Operations, Sept. 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• BOP Prisoner’s Claim Over Denied Medical Care Ruled Impermissible Bivens Extension, Oct. 1, 2026. OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances, Adequacy of Remedy.
• $250,000 Paid by Nevada to Former Prisoner Denied Colonoscopy Who Developed Stage IV Cancer, Oct. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Failure to Treat, Settlements, Deliberate Indifference.
• BOP Denies Providing Substandard Dialysis Treatment Despite Prisoners’ Deaths, Court Filings, Understaffing and Lack of Oversight, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Staffing, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
• Delaware’s Lack of Prison Healthcare Oversight, Sept. 1, 2026. Contractor Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Grievances.
• Rising Deaths in Los Angeles County Jail Linked to Longer Stays, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug Overdose, Statistics/Trends, Suicides, Reduction of Prison Population.
• What 911 Calls Reveal About Jail Operations, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Statistics/Trends, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Staff Training.
• Isolation and Medical Neglect at Illinois’ Joliet Treatment Center Drive Prisoners to Set Fatal Fires, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Security Systems, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Court Shuts Down Arizona Attempt to Fill Medical Staff Vacancies with Under-Qualified Providers, Sept. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Injunctions, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Illinois Prisons Have Gone a Year Without Long-term Healthcare Contract, Sept. 1, 2026. Wexford Health Services, Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Staffing.
• Report Highlights Shortage of Wheelchairs at Michigan Women’s Prison, Sept. 1, 2026. Disabled Prisoners, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Deliberate Indifference.