More from this issue:

1. U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Pleading Standards for Intent Based Claims, by Paul Wright
2. Youth in Washington Prisons Challenge Lack of Education, by David C Fathi
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Letter of Apology from TCI
5. PLN Sues Utah Department of Corrections Over Bulk Mail Ban
6. Where International Law Ain't Law, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
7. No Interlocutory Appeals in Decree Terminations
8. PLRA Three Strikes Ruling Vacated
9. Consent Decree Termination Upheld
10. Seventh Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of Physical Injury Requirement
11. DARK NIGHT Field Notes, by Dan Pens
12. Prisoner 'Stress Response Syndrome' Described, by Dan Pens
13. Truth Takes a Holiday in Virginia DOC Press Release
14. Behind Closed Doors: Struggle in Washington IMU's, by Jennifer Vogel
15. Former Texas Prison Chief Indicted
16. Eight California Prison Guards Indicted, by Willie Wisely
17. Presence of Prison Rape in Utah Denied, by Julia Lutsky
18. New Mexico S.Ct Grants Asylum to Little Rock Reed
19. FBI Law Enforcement Sting Nabs 53 in Ohio
20. High-Tech Vendors Penetrate Prison Market
21. $350,000 Awarded in Ohio Prisoner Death
22. California Whistleblowers Silenced, Punished
23. Wisconsin Joins the Control-Unit Fraternity
24. Former Arizona Governor Sentenced, by O'Neil Stough
25. Another Florida Gain-Time Statute Unconstitutional
26. Transgender Treatment Questioned
27. Sexual History Evidence Limited in Rape Suit
28. Hepatitis C Epidemic Threatens California Prisoners, by Willie Wisely
29. Pennsylvania Consent Decree Clarified
30. 8th Circuit Orders BOP Sentence Reductions
31. Seg Conditions Analyzed for Sandin Purposes
32. News in Brief
33. Right to Psychiatric Care Clearly Established
34. Gender Motivated Violence Act
35. Injury Required to Enforce Grand Jury Law
36. Washington Child Support Minimum Struck Down
37. Criminal History Inadmissable for Impeachment

More from these topics:

• HRDC Wins Injunction Against Minnesota DOC Policy Banning Its Publications, Sept. 1, 2026. Injunctions, Publications/Books, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, HRDC Litigation.
• Ninth Circuit Revives HRDC Challenge to Washington DOC Mail Restrictions, Aug. 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, First Amendment, rights.
• California Supreme Court Limits Money Bail for Nonviolent Charges, July 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Due Process, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Pretrial Detention and Detainees.
• California Appeals Court Holds Defendant Cannot Be Penalized for Failing to Appear at Sentencing When He Was Being Held in Another County’s Jail on Preexisting Charges, July 1, 2026. Disciplinary Hearings, Due Process, Procedural Default/Error, Evidence - Admissibility, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• HRDC Wins Injunction to Halt New Mexico Prison Censorship, July 1, 2026. Injunctions, Publications/Books, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, HRDC Litigation.
• Texas Prison System Bans Prisoners from Receiving Hardback and Used Books, July 1, 2026. Reading Materials, Legal Materials, Publications/Books, Banned Book Lists, Censorship.
• Eighth Circuit Revives Prisoner Lawsuit over Conditions of Confinement, July 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Due Process, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Prisoners' Rights, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• 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, May 1, 2026. Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Federal Court Grants HRDC Preliminary Injunction Against Mail Censorship at New Mexico Jail, May 1, 2026. Injunctions, Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, HRDC Litigation.
• HRDC Sues Colorado Jail for Prohibiting Dozens of Magazines and Books, May 1, 2026. Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, Constitution, state, HRDC Litigation.