More from this issue:

1. Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail, by Gary Hunter
2. New York Brutality Settlement Affecting Twenty Two Prisoners, Fourteen Units Settles for $2.2 Millio, by Gary Hunter
3. New Yorks Top Cop Crumbles Under Personal Investigation
4. Former Florida Correctional Privatization Commission Official Pleads Guilty to Stealing State Funds, by David Reutter
5. Fall Escapes Plague Local, State Agencies in Houston Area
6. From the Editor
7. Abu Ghraib: Enduring Symbol of Hated Regimes, by Matthew T. Clarke
8. Lawyers Bilk Cornell for Millions, San Francisco Jail Scammed
9. Report Details Suicide and Homicide Rates in Prisons, Jails, by Michael Rigby
10. Four CCA Guards Indicted in Murder of Nashville Prisoner, by Matthew T. Clarke
11. Habeas Hints: Evidentiary Hearings, by Kent Russell
12. Banned From the Hood, by Matthew T. Clarke
13. Nearly 7 Million Under Correctional Supervision In U.S., by Michael Rigby
14. California DOC Bans Dying Parolee From His Familys Town
15. BJS Director Sacked For Telling Truth About Racial Profiling, by Matthew T. Clarke
16. Connecticuts Mistreatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners and Detainees Enjoined, by John Dannenberg
17. West Virginia Prisoner Sued By Victims Mother Following $50,000 Award
18. California DOC Diverts $480,000 of Drug Treatment Money for Movie Studio
19. Sixth Circuit: RLUIPA Held Constitutional Under the Spending Clause
20. Robots Package Medications for Jails
21. Texas Prisoner Writers Retaliation Lawsuit Proceeds, by David Reutter
22. $150,000 Paid to Indiana Juvenile Jail Detainee for Sexual Assault
23. Florida's Juvenile Justice: Convicted Sex Offender Rapes Disabled Youth in His Care
24. Sixth Circuit Reverses Judgment for EMSA Physician, Remands for Trial
25. Conviction Rates Low After DNA Match
26. BOP Sexually Explicit Materials Ban Requires Factual Development
27. Montana Awards New Prison Phone Contract
28. Jury Awards $858,200 in California Jail Suicide
29. New York Prisoner Awarded $2,760 for Improper Confinement/Denial Medical Care
30. Los Angeles County Jail Continues To Over-Incarcerate, by John Dannenberg
31. Former Illinois Death Row Prisoners Malicious Prosecution Claim Rejected
32. Reproductive Rights in Theory and Practice: The Meaning of Roe v. Wade for Women in Prison, by Rachel Roth
33. Neglected New York Prisoner Dies At Jail Following Heart Surgery, by Michael Rigby
34. Arizona Prisoners Mortality Report Confidentiality Not Federally Protected, by John Dannenberg
35. BOP Prohibition Against Stock Selling and Receipt of Book Infringes Constitutional Rights
36. U.S. Prison Population Hits Nearly 2.3 Million In 2004, by Michael Rigby
37. Laundry Slip and Fall Injury Reaps New York Prisoner $95,000
38. PLRA Exhaustion Requirement Inapplicable to Suit Filed When Plaintiff Not Incarcerated
39. Buddhist Prisoner Properly Denied Vegan Diet Under First Amendment; Case Remanded for RLUIPA Claim, by David Reutter
40. Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Retaliation Claim
41. California Guards Lose Appeals On Federal Conspiracy Conviction, Bail; Still Free
42. News in Brief
43. Native American California Prisoner Entitled to Religious Exception from Prison Hair Grooming Policy, by John E Dannenberg
44. News in Brief
45. Ninth Circuit Reverses Denial of IFP Status Under §1915(g); Defendants Bear Burden of Establishing I

More from John Dannenberg:

• Disciplinary Self-Help Litigation Manual, 2d Ed., by Dan Manville, March 5, 2015
• Systemic Changes Follow Murder of Colorado Prison Director, July 10, 2014
• The Redbook – A Manual on Legal Style, April 15, 2014
• Arrest-Proof Yourself, by Dale Carson and Wes Denham, March 15, 2014
• Arrested: What to do When Your Loved One’s in Jail, by Wes Denham, Feb. 15, 2014
• California Parole Board Agrees to Implement Policy to Fix Terms at Lifers’ Initial Hearings, Jan. 15, 2014
• FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry, Dec. 15, 2013
• Federal Court Orders California to Release 9,600 More Prisoners, Aug. 15, 2013
• Valley Fever Declared a Public Health Emergency at Two California Prisons; Court Orders Prisoner Transfers, July 15, 2013
• Plata and Coleman Showdown in California, June 15, 2013

More from these topics:

• Help Wanted: 31,000 Prison Guard Jobs Open Nationwide, Sept. 1, 2025. Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Exercise, Lockdowns, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guards/Staff, Staff Training.
• DOJ Finds Unconstitutional Conditions in Texas Juvenile Detention, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Sentencing, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons.
• CDCR Held in Contempt, Fined $112 Million 
in Longstanding Litigation Over Mental Health Care, Aug. 1, 2025. Staffing, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Multiple Prisoner Suits Accuse Guards of Violence 
at Virginia BOP Lockup, Aug. 1, 2025. Racial Discrimination, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Discrimination (Transgender).
• Class-Action Suit at BOP “Rape Club” in California Settled for Record $116 Million, July 15, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Settlements, Injunctions, Class Actions.
• Oregon Prisoners Can Now Seek Economic Damages 
for Future Lost Income More Easily, July 15, 2025. Retaliation, Settlements, Defamation, Employment Deprivation.
• Eleventh Circuit Announces New Deliberate Indifference 
Framework in Dismissing Georgia Prisoner’s Claim 
for Skipped Anti-Seizure Meds, July 15, 2025. Medication, Seizures, Failure to Treat.
• Nearly $2.6 Million Paid to Former Minnesota Jail Detainee 
for Injuries from Delayed Withdrawal Treatment, July 15, 2025. Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference.
• $550,000 Settlement After Juvenile’s Suicide at Charlotte Jail, July 15, 2025. Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Failure to Protect (Juveniles).
• Washington’s Continuing Competency Crisis Strains Jails, June 1, 2025. Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).