More from this issue:

1. L.A. County Begins Making Nearly $5 Billion in Payouts to Survivors of Sex Abuse in Juvenile Detention, by Chuck Sharman
2. “Nothing Short of Disgraceful”: New York Prisoner Wins Injunction Ordering Cancer Treatment Delayed Seven Years, by Chuck Sharman
3. Wave of Staff Arrests Exposes Persistent Misconduct at South Carolina Jail, by Jo Ellen Nott
4. GAO Report on ICE Jail in Fort Bliss Finds Independent Failures, by Michael Thompson
5. North Carolina’s “Iryna’s Law” Leads to Jail Overcrowding, by Michael Thompson
6. HRDC Wins Injunction Against Minnesota DOC Policy Banning Its Publications, by Chuck Sharman
7. $100,000 Paid to Five Prisoners Assaulted by Centurion Gynecologist at Florida Lockup, by Chuck Sharman
8. BOP Denies Providing Substandard Dialysis Treatment Despite Prisoners’ Deaths, Court Filings, Understaffing and Lack of Oversight, by Douglas Ankney
9. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ends Mandatory Life Without Parole Sentence for Felony Murder, by David M. Reutter
10. Mississippi DOC Held Mentally Unwell Prisoners in Solitary, Many Died Because of It, by Michael Thompson
11. Florida DOC Rebuked for Seizing Prisoner’s Excessive Force Settlement to Cover Incarceration Liens, by Chuck Sharman
12. Fourth Circuit: Error in Granting Judgment Prior to Adjudging Spoliation Motion, by David Reutter
13. $800,000 Settlement Reached in Hawai‘i Jail Suicide Case, by Chuck Sharman
14. $280,000 Paid for South Carolina Detainee’s Death in Charleston Jail, by Chuck Sharman
15. Washington DOC Barred from Putting Prisoners on Lockdown and Calling It “Programming”, by Chuck Sharman
16. Eight Circuit Reverses Denial of Partial Qualified Immunity in Detainee’s Pepper Ball Claim, Remands Excessive Force Claims, by David Reutter
17. Fourth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity in Strip Searches Resulting from Anonymous Tips, by David Reutter
18. Idaho Legislature Moves to Hide Execution Protocol from Judicial Scrutiny, by Douglas Ankney
19. Delaware’s Lack of Prison Healthcare Oversight, by Michael Thompson
20. Four Massachusetts Guards Face Charges for Assault on Prisoners During Brawl, by Jo Ellen Nott
21. News in Brief
22. $5.4 Million Jury Verdict Against Riverside County in Suit Over Jail Fentanyl Death, by Chuck Sharman
23. Atlanta Jail Begins Turning Away Misdemeanor Arrestees, by Chuck Sharman
24. New ICE Detention Standards Appear Designed to Help GEO Group Avoid Paying Wages, by Chuck Sharman
25. Nevada Prisoners, Families Call Out Predatory Tablet Program, by David Reutter
26. Report Highlights Repeated Overdoses at Florida County Jail, by Michael Thompson
27. Alabama Lawmaker Holds Up $38 Million in Payments to Department of Corrections Attorney Sanctioned for AI-Written Brief, by Chuck Sharman
28. Mental Health Diversion from New York State Jails Varies Widely by County, by Michael Thompson
29. New Commission to Investigate Death and Abuse of 230 Black Children at Segregated Maryland Reformatory, by Jo Ellen Nott
30. New Jersey Court Rules That Denial of Transgender Prisoner’s Transfer Request Violates Neither Discrimination Law nor Equal Protection Clause, by Douglas Ankney
31. Last of 11 Guards Sentenced in Death of New York Prisoner, by Chuck Sharman
32. Rising Deaths in Los Angeles County Jail Linked to Longer Stays, by Michael Thompson
33. What 911 Calls Reveal About Jail Operations, by Michael Thompson
34. New Connecticut Law Changes PREA Standards, by Michael Thompson
35. States Claim to Invest in “Humane” New Prisons— But Prisons Were Never Humane, by Erica R. Meiners
36. Isolation and Medical Neglect at Illinois’ Joliet Treatment Center Drive Prisoners to Set Fatal Fires, by Jo Ellen Nott
37. Court Shuts Down Arizona Attempt to Fill Medical Staff Vacancies with Under-Qualified Providers, by Chuck Sharman
38. Illinois Prisons Have Gone a Year Without Long-term Healthcare Contract, by Chuck Sharman
39. Utah Relocates Prisoners Amid Largescale Wildfire
40. Report Highlights Shortage of Wheelchairs at Michigan Women’s Prison, by Michael Thompson
41. $500,000 for Mentally Ill Detainee Beaten by Guard at Ohio Jail, by Chuck Sharman
42. BOP Deputy Director and Former Prisoner Resigns After Just One Year
43. $3 Million Paid by San Diego County for Diabetic Detainee’s Jail Death; NaphCare Settles Separately for Undisclosed Amount, by Chuck Sharman
44. California Grand Jury Report on Deaths at Riverside County Jails, by Michael Thompson
45. Court-Ordered Report on Jail Voting in Massachusetts Finds Low-Rate, by Michael Thompson
46. Michigan DOC Legal Payouts Top $7 Million in FY 2025, Less than One Percent of $2.15 Billion Operating Budget, by Jo Ellen Nott
47. California’s Use of Jailhouse Stings Comes Under Scrutiny, by Michael Thompson
48. Florida Kills Two Prisoners on Same Day, Both Elderly, by Jo Ellen Nott
49. Troubled Illinois Lockup Sees Guard Abuses, Prisoners on Hunger Strike, by Jo Ellen Nott
50. Ohio Finds Guards and Medical Staff Failed to Render Life-Saving CPR to Detainee, by Jo Ellen Nott
51. $11 Million Paid by Boston to Exonerated Prisoner for 37-Year Wrongful Incarceration, by Chuck Sharman
52. Federal Court Upholds Consultants’ Finding that Oklahoma Is Not Honoring Its Consent Decree to Provide Mental Health Treatment, by Douglas Ankney
53. Oklahoma Prisoners Made Political Calls for Conservative Super PAC
54. $75 Million CoreCivic Contract to Reopen Minnesota Private Prison Creates Resistance from Activists and Lawmakers, by Jo Ellen Nott
55. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
56. The GEO Group Pays California $104,510 to Settle Workplace Safety Charges at ICE Detention Facility—Where Local Cops Won’t Investigate Crimes, by Chuck Sharman
57. Hawai‘i Pays $600,000 for Prisoner’s Withdrawal Death, by Chuck Sharman
58. Severely Ill Prisoners in Hawai‘i Denied Early Release Due to State Policy, by Michael Thompson

More from Chuck Sharman:

• $3.75 Million Paid by Wisconsin After Mentally Ill Prisoner Dies of Dehydration, Oct. 1, 2026
• Ninth Circuit Rules Favorably for Washington Prisoner Whose Writing Submission Was Censored, Oct. 1, 2026
• California Supreme Court Bail Ruling Cuts Some Jail Headcounts, Oct. 1, 2026
• $700,000 Paid by West Virginia for Jail Death, Claims Against Wexford Health Pending, Oct. 1, 2026
• BOP Prisoner’s Claim Over Denied Medical Care Ruled Impermissible Bivens Extension, Oct. 1, 2026
• $250,000 Paid by Nevada to Former Prisoner Denied Colonoscopy Who Developed Stage IV Cancer, Oct. 1, 2026
• $5 Million Paid by Washington for Attempted Rape of Seattle Woman by Mentally Ill Prisoner Released to Halfway House, Oct. 1, 2026
• Prisoners At Indiana’s “Speedway Slammer” Settle Conditions Suits for $1.2 Million, Whistleblower Alleges Staff Mistreatment, Oct. 1, 2026
• $4,000 Awarded to Ohio Prisoner for Denied Records Requests, Oct. 1, 2026
• Maryland Pays $314,000 for Stonewalling Public Records Requests in Prisoner’s Dehydration Death, Oct. 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• $700,000 Paid by West Virginia for Jail Death, Claims Against Wexford Health Pending, Oct. 1, 2026. Wexford Health Services, Restraints, Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Deliberate Indifference.
• 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.
• $5 Million Paid by Washington for Attempted Rape of Seattle Woman by Mentally Ill Prisoner Released to Halfway House, Oct. 1, 2026. Settlements, Failure to Train/Supervise, halfway houses, Criminal Sexual Abuse, Prison Classification.
• Prisoners At Indiana’s “Speedway Slammer” Settle Conditions Suits for $1.2 Million, Whistleblower Alleges Staff Mistreatment, Oct. 1, 2026. Work Conditions/Safety, Medication, Settlements, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Immigration Detention.
• Fourth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity to Jail Supervisors Who Ignored Detainee’s Cranial Abscesses, Oct. 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Infections, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Federal Jury Returns $763,000 Verdict Against Centurion for Indiana Prisoner’s Denied Kidney Disease Treatment, Oct. 1, 2026. Centurion, Medication, Pain, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference.
• Sixth Circuit: Qualified Immunity Granted to Guard in Delayed Treatment for Prisoner who Suffered Heart Attack, Oct. 1, 2026. Pain, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Qualified Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
• Iowa Department of Corrections Settles Lawsuit and Agrees to Implement More Reliable Drug Testing Procedures and Fair Disciplinary Proceeding Policies, Oct. 1, 2026. Liberty Interests, Evidence, Drug Testing, Settlements, Burden of Proof.
• Maryland Pays $314,000 for Stonewalling Public Records Requests in Prisoner’s Dehydration Death, Oct. 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Water, Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Public Records Act.
• Last of Three Oklahoma Jail Death Settlements Totaling $66.5 Million Paid for Fatal Dehydration of “Cookie Queen”, Oct. 1, 2026. Diabetes, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.