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Article • September 15, 2026 • from PLN October, 2025
Indiana Supreme Court Announces Whether Defendant’s Actions Were “Objectively Reasonable” Justifying Self-Defense Can Be Considered in Hindsight by Sagi Schwartzberg by Sagi Schwartzberg In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Indiana held that the state’s self-defense statute justifies the use of force necessary for self-protection, even if …
“Like the Walking Dead”: Smuggled Drugs Fuel Chaos Inside Ohio Prisons by Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today Network, Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project by Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today Network, and Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project This article was originally published in The Marshall Project.   Jayson Murphy lit the …
Idaho DOC Director Denies Verified Report of Rampant Sexual Abuse of Women Prisoners by Staff by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Evidence uncovered by InvestigateWest released in an exposé entitled “Guarded by Predators” revealed rampant sexual abuse of prisoners by staff at three women’s prisons—a condition denied by Idaho Department …
Illinois Jail Reprimanded for Denying Detainees Mail Based on Media Content, P.O. Box Return Address, Settles Detainees’ Suit with $111,825 Payment of Legal Fees by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a settlement agreement that took 15 months for PLN to obtain, Illinois’ Will County Adult Detention Facility (WCADF) agreed …
$9.8 Million in Settlements Reached with South Carolina County and Wellpath in Gruesome Jail Death by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On March 23, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina approved a $3.8 settlement paid by Richland County for the death of Lason Butler, during …
$2.135 Million Partial Settlement Reached in Schizophrenic Detainee’s Death from “Gross Medical Neglect” at South Carolina Jail by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman The South Carolina Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County approved a settlement on February 26, 2026, paying $2,135,000 to the Estate of D’Angelo Dontrel Brown, a …
New York Juvenile Detention Officials Sued for Abusing Adolescents with Solitary Confinement by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Incarcerated in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex to await sentencing, 19-year-old Christopher M. recalled that he was not mistreated, with “regular access to daily schooling, religious services, organized recreational …
NaphCare Pays $875,000 to Settle New York License Violations, Banned from State for Five Years by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman In an agreement signed on March 26, 2026, private prison and jail medical contractor NaphCare paid an $875,000 fine to the state of New York to settle charges that …
Prisoners in Norfolk, Virginia Left on Extended Lockdown by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson The River North Center had been on lockdown for three months as of February 2026 due to the murder of a guard. Following the murder, John Holomon Russell was charged with aggravated murder, as well as …
Article • May 1, 2026 • from PLN May, 2026
New Hampshire Officials Halt $700 Million Prison Replacement by Conditions at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord have been deteriorating for years. During a recent tour of the facility, Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill found rats in the kitchen, a reception area covered in tarps to cover …
Pregnant Women Detained in Jail: The Hideous Story of In-Custody Births by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney "The value of human life in prison and jail is worth less—including for these children, because of who their parents are. They are born with a stigma or they are not even born …
Spike in Massachusetts Prisoner Suicides Blamed on Isolation, K-2 and Spotty Mental Healthcare by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman The Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) announced new procedures on March 18, 2026, to “strengthen suicide prevention, clinical coordination, and safety operations across the correctional system.” The changes came in response …
Fourth Circuit Revives North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Blaming Lazy Guards for Assault by Detainee by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On February 17, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned a lower court’s grant of qualified immunity (QI) to three North Carolina prison guards who allegedly …
Exonerated Texas Prisoner Entitled to $1.68 Million After 22 Years of Wrongful Incarceration by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman After more than two decades of wrongful incarceration, Texas state prisoner Carmen Mejia, 54, was exonerated and released from the Travis County Correctional Complex by the state Department of Criminal Justice …
Atlanta Jail Boasts Improvements Since Consent Decree, Reports from Monitor and ACLU Are More Critical by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman In a report issued on February 20, 2026, Geogia’s Fulton County and Sheriff Pat Labatt touted improvements made at the County lockup in Atlanta since entering a consent decree …
Idaho Moves Closer to Firing Squad Executions by If the stipulations of a 2025 law proceed according to plan, Idaho will switch to using firing squads as its primary method of performing executions by July 1 of this year. Governor Brad Little (R) signed HB 37 into law in March …
Washington Governor Fires Independent Prison Watchdog by On April 24, 2026, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (D) fired the head of the state’s independent prison watchdog, the Office of the Corrections Ombuds (OCO). The office’s director Jeremiah Bourgeois was notified of an investigation into alleged ethical misconduct on April 20 of …
Article • May 1, 2026 • from PLN May, 2026
Former Prison Dentist in Iowa Accused of Harassment by In 2025, Paul Scot Kunch was working as a full-time dentist at the Iowa State Penitentiary in the town of Fort Madison. His salary at the time, according to the Iowa Capitol Dispatch, was $95,694. Now, Kunch is facing disciplinary action …
Hospital Keeps Sending Detainees Back Without Care to County Jail in Colorado by On August 16, 2023, detainee Daniel Foard, 32, died on the floor of his cell at the La Plata County Jail. Foard died from a perforated duodenal ulcer that, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by …
Federal Court Places Medical Care in Arizona Prisons Under Receivership by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 19, 2026, an Arizona federal court issued an order that will result in medical care for prisoners in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Re-entry (DCRR) being placed under a court-appointed …
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