More from this issue:

1. Smoking, Lies and Hypocrisy, by Paul Wright
2. Education as Crime Prevention: Providing Education to Prisoners, by Dan Pens
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Judge-Made Law, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
5. TCI Breaks 'Inmate Telephone System' Stranglehold, by Dan Pens
6. Utah Governor's 'Pal' Dupes Parole Officials
7. Motion for Seized Property Subject to PLRA Fee
8. Attn: Lawyers in Prison
9. Dismissal of Paid Suit Counts as a "Strike"
10. Fifth Circuit Upholds PLRA IFP Provisions
11. Mailbox Rule Applies to Trust Fund Statement
12. Mandamus Appeal Denied as Third Strike
13. PLRA Doesn't Apply to Habeas
14. Writs of Mandamus Not Subject to PLRA Fees
15. AL Jail Enjoined From Holding Prisoners Overnight
16. Former Warden Wins Suit Against TDCJ
17. Washington 35% Law Struck Down, in Part
18. $135,000 Award in Beating Affirmed, Municipal Liability Reversed
19. Torture Info Wanted
20. News in Brief
21. Legal Material Confiscation May Violate First Amendment
22. A Matter of Fact
23. Alabama Jail Held in Contempt for Crowding
24. Dismissal for Derelict Lawyer Reversed, by Arizona prisoner (name withheld)
25. New York Work Release Creates Liberty Interest

More from these topics:

• Connecticut Court Denies Access to Video of Prisoner’s Fatal Beat-Down by Guards, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Videotaping, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
• $18,000 for New York Prisoner Who Alleged Guards Planted Shank in Cell, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Cell Searches, Settlements.
• New York Prisoner Awarded Almost $280,000 in Retaliation Claim Against Guards, May 1, 2025. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements.
• New York Guards Indicted for Prisoner’s Murder, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Prison/Jail Murders, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• South Carolina Jailer Gets 10 Years for Sexually Assaulting Nine Detainees and Co-Workers, May 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct.
• Pittsburgh Lockup Accounts for 43% of Pennsylvania Jail TASER Use, Suit Filed, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• 20 Charged in Nevada Prison Brawl That Left Three Dead, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• Kentucky Jail Sued for Detainee’s Death, Prisoner’s Stillborn Child, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Children of Prisoners, Deliberate Indifference.
• New Jersey DOC Sued Twice for Turning “Blind Eye” to “Pervasive” Drug-Smuggling Blamed for Prisoner Deaths, May 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Drug Overdose, Cell Searches, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Drug Courier or "Mule" status.
• Three More Prisoners Die, Three More Staffers Fired at Wisconsin Prison, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).