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North Carolina Parole Commission Agrees to Stop “Moving Goalposts” for Prisoners Who Committed Crime as Juveniles by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A settlement reached on September 15, 2025, moved the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission a step closer to finally realizing changes that it was ordered to …
Dissenter Excoriates SCOTUS for Denying Certiorari in Challenge to Constitutionality of Nitrogen Hypoxia Execution by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) denied certiorari in a federal civil rights action challenging Alabama’s use of nitrogen hypoxia for executions. Justice Sonia …
Article • February 1, 2026 • from PLN February, 2026
Two Mississippi Prisons Lose Power During Winter Storm by The record-setting winter storm in January 2026 that brought freezing temperatures and snowfall to large swathes of the Eastern half of the country left at least 17 people dead and nearly a million without power. Much like the deep freeze that …
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Rastafarian Hair-­Cutting Case by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson Damon Landor is a devout Rastafarian who grew his hair for decades without cutting it as part of his “Nazarite Vow.” Accordingly, his hair had grown long enough to reach nearly to his knees by the …
Amnesty International Report Claims Torture and Enforced Disappearances at “Alligator Alcatraz” by A recently released report from the humanitarian group Amnesty International found that conditions at two migrant detention centers in Florida amounted to “cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment,” with some practices rising to the level of torture. In September …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Wisconsin Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Detainee’s Jail Food Lawsuit by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson James Clubb was incarcerated in the Marinette County Jail on September 13, 2018, when he bit down on something hard and broke a tooth. At the time, for-­profit provisions company Aramark held “the exclusive …
$600,000 Awarded So Far in Disgraced Georgia Sheriff’s Trial for Abusing Detainee in Restraint Chair by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia awarded $600,000 in compensatory damages on December 4, 2025, to a former pretrial detainee at the …
Massive $112 Million Jury Verdict for Detainees Held in New York Jail Past Release Date on ICE Detainers by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On November 10, 2025, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York returned a $112 million verdict in favor of …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
$4,652 for Jewish Nevada Prisoner Denied Passover Meal by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On July 29, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada granted dismissal to a suit filed by state prisoner Thomas Burdsal, 62, after he agreed to accept a $4,652 payment from the state …
Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claims Against North Carolina Prison Doctor by Prisoner Nearly Killed by Avian Flu by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman In a ruling on August 15, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit offered important guidance for prisoners relying on expert medical testimony, …
Wisconsin Prisoner Wins in Seventh Circuit Review of Exhaustive Remedies Case by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson On December 16, 2016, James Breyley, a prisoner at the New Lisbon Correctional Institute in Juneau County, was punched in the face “ten times, severely fracturing his nose.” A doctor subsequently instructed him …
Huge $27.75 Million Verdict for Montana Prisoner Nearly “Beaten to Death” at CoreCivic Lockup by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana returned a verdict on April 2, 2025, awarding $27.75 million in damages to former state prisoner Nathaniel Lake, after …
Eighth Circuit: Former Prisoner’s Amended Complaint Filed After Release Not Subject to PLRA Exhaustion Requirement by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit refused a request by officials with the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) for a rehearing before …
First Circuit Greenlights Rhode Island Prisoner’s Damages Suit for Disastrous 450-Day Solitary Confinement by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On August 5, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed that damages claims may proceed to trial against Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) officials who kept …
Fifth Circuit Dismisses Sex Abuse Claims Filed by Three Texas Prisoners Against Guard by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman In a frustrating series of court rulings, three Texas prisoners seeking redress for a guard’s blatant sexual abuse saw their last claims dismissed on April 15, 2025. Though devastating for them, …
$100,000 Settlement Reached Between Imprisoned BOP Guard and Prisoners He Raped by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman When he was sentenced to prison on July 3, 2025, former federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) guard Mikael Rivera, 48, received an eight-year term for sexually assaulting three prisoners at the Federal Detention …
Trans Kentucky Prisoner Loses Bid to Block State’s New Ban on Hormone Replacement Therapy by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On September 12, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky rejected a desperate plea from a transgender state prisoner who had been receiving hormone replacement therapy …
Seventh Circuit Affirms Liberty Interest in Harsh Solitary Confinement Case by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson In 2020, Abre Jackson was involved in a physical altercation with prison guards at Illinois’ Stateville Correctional Center when he stuck his arm through a small “chuckhole” in his cell door. As a result, …
Seventh Circuit Dismisses Jail Detainee Suicide Case for Lack of Showing Deliberate Indifference by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso On July 29, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of a case brought against a Wisconsin county jail relating to a detainee’s suicide, …
$150,000 Paid by Jacksonville for Mother of Five’s Jail Suicide by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Under an agreement filed with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on April 10, 2025, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters agreed to pay $150,000 to the Estate of Esther Truax, a …
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