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More Measles Cases Detected at Jails in New Mexico and Texas by Jo Ellen Knott by Jo Ellen Knott The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) confirmed a third measles case at the Doña Ana County jail, bringing the state’s total to 13 so far this year, all occurring within …
Idaho DOC Transfers Prisoners to Arizona Facility Run by CoreCivic by On March 26, 2026, the Idaho Department of Corrections (DOC) announced that it would be transferring hundreds of prisoners out of state to a private prison in Arizona. The transfer is intended to reduce overcrowding at the 10 prisons …
Houston Jail Renews $38 Million Contract to Outsource Detainees to Private Lockups by On March 19, 2026, commissioners in Harris County renewed a $38 million contract to send detainees out of Texas to private facilities controlled by companies like CoreCivic. For years, the Harris County Jail has outsourced detainees in …
“Large Fight” Broke Out at Alaska Prison After Downsizing Effort by Jo Ellen Knott by Jo Ellen Knott The Alaska Beacon reported that the state’s “cost-cutting” downsizing measures backfired when a costly riot broke out at the Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward. On January 24, 2026, a massive brawl …
Montana Switches to Sending Prisoners to a Private Prison in Mississippi by The Montana state Department of Corrections (DOC) announced on March 23, 2026 that it will no longer send prisoners to a private prison in Arizona. Instead, it will send the roughly 600 out-of-state prisoners to a facility in …
Article • March 1, 2026 • from PLN March, 2026
Washington Appellate Court Uses Personal Restraint Petitions Mooted by Prisoners’ Transfers to Order Remedial Measures at Troubled Juvenile Lockup by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On December 1, 2025, the Washington Court of Appeals found that conditions at the state’s toughest juvenile prison violated state law. The case was remarkable …
Article • March 1, 2026 • from PLN March, 2026
Showers at St. Louis County Jail Riddled with Mold, Report Finds by In September 2025, inspectors from the American Correctional Association (ACA) visited the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton for an audit. In compiling their 92-page report, three inspectors toured the jail—which locks up an average of 1,340 people …
Southern Poverty Law Center Report Shows Culture of Abuse at Florida Prison by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has released a new report describing a two-year investigation into the endemic culture of violence and abuse in Florida prisons, especially that of the Gulf Correctional …
Overcrowded State Mental Hospitals Lead to Longer Jail Time and Lack of Treatment by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson Prospective mental health patients struggle to find beds in psychiatric hospitals across the nation. Most mental health hospitals are short-staffed and turn away patients who battle to find treatment options. The …
Article • March 1, 2026 • from PLN March, 2026
Oklahoma County Jail Could Lay Off Half Its Staff Due to $5.4 Million Budget Gap by The Oklahoma County jail, a 13-story building located in downtown Oklahoma, is running out of money. Managed since 2020 by the Oklahoma County Justice Authority (OCJA), a jail trust, officials announced on February 19, …
Article • March 1, 2026 • from PLN March, 2026
Colorado Lawmakers Approve Prison Bed Funding, Despite DOC Understaffing by Just days after the Colorado legislature’s Joint Budget Committee (JBC) blocked a request from the state Department of Corrections (DOC) for hundreds of new prison beds, lawmakers backtracked and voted to approve the additional beds in a 5-1 vote on …
Georgia Grand Jury Scolds Augusta Jail for Overcrowding Days Before Violent Detainee Assault by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On January 16, 2025, a grand jury in Georgia’s Richmond County reported that its inspection of the County jail revealed serious overcrowding, with mattresses on the floor pressing many cells into …
Report Finds Persistent Overcrowding Drives Cascade of Problems at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Analyzing population data at the overcrowded Fulton County Jail (FCJ) in Atlanta, a report from the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on January 27, 2026, found that …
Article • March 1, 2026 • from PLN March, 2026
Colorado Law Intended to Reduce Prison Population Hasn’t Improved Conditions by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson In 2018, Colorado lawmakers unanimously passed a law designed to relieve overcrowded state prisons. It was set to trigger whenever the total vacancy rate for state prison beds drops below 2% for more than …
Idaho Prisons Are Full. Costs for Incarcerating Inmates in Jails and Out of State Are Skyrocketing by Laura Guido by Laura Guido This article was originally published in the Idaho Capital Sun.   Idaho’s rising rates of incarcerating state prisoners in county jails and out of state have led to skyrocketing costs. …
Georgia Grand Jury Dings Augusta Jail for Overcrowding Days Before Violent Detainee Assault by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On January 16, 2025, a grand jury in Georgia’s Richmond County reported that its inspection of the County jail revealed serious overcrowding, with mattresses on the floor pressing many cells into …
Georgia Bristles at Federal Law that Prohibits Drone Interceptions by The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) prisons are buckling under a 15-­year high incarceration rate, now exceeding 50,000, and projected to climb past 55,000 by 2030 due to tougher sentencing. Simultaneously, guard staffing …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
As California Limits Water Use, People in Prison Face Punishment for Showering by Steve Brooks, Olivia Hefferman by Steve Brooks and Olivia Hefferman, Truthout This story was originally published by Truthout.   As droughts, extreme heat, and other climate disasters increasingly plague California, people throughout the state have been subject …
Article • December 1, 2025 • from PLN December, 2025
Arrests by Trump-Backed Task Force Make Tennessee Jail Conditions Worse by Conditions at the Shelby County Jail (SCJ) were abysmal before a task force ordered by Pres. Donald Trump (R) descended on Memphis, the seat of the county and Tennessee’s second-largest city, in late September 2025. Since then, issues at …
Oklahoma County Jailers Lose Bids to Derail Three Suits Over Detainee Murders by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Claims filed over a trio of detainee murders at the Oklahoma County Detention Center survived motions to dismiss in March 2025. As PLN reported, the lockup was stripped from control of the …
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