More from this issue:

1. Virginia Prisons 'Wide Open to Business', by Dan Pens
2. State Audit Exposes VCE Mismanagement
3. Texas May Not Retroactively Stop Mandatory Release
4. Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, by Laura Whitehorn
5. Restorative Justice Booklet Available, by Dan Pens
6. Youngstown Break-Out Leads to Political, Financial Fall-Out, by Alex Friedmann
7. Fired SCI Greene Guards Regain Jobs
8. News in Brief
9. No Refund of PLRA Fees
10. PLRA Termination Provision Constitutional in Eleventh Circuit
11. MT Prisoners Win Damages and Fees in Riot Suit
12. No Exhaustion Required in Guard Attack
13. Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Not Jurisdictional
14. State Auditor Blasts Texas Correctional Industries
15. DC Circuit Resurrects Hewitt v. Helms
16. Abuses Continue at Private INS Facility, by Alex Friedmann
17. NY Seg Case Dismissed on Remand
18. With Advocates Lke These: Capitulation, Collaboration and CURE-Ohio, by Paul Wright
19. Texas Prisoners Bake to Death, by Alex Friedmann
20. No Immunity in Failure to Protect Informant Suit
21. Hawaii Prisoners Challenge 'Sex Offender' Label
22. NC AG Opinions Reversed in Consecutive Sentence Servitude, by Roger Grubb
23. Washington Good Time Loss Implicates Due Process
24. Medical Restraint Requires Doctor's Supervision
25. Successive Texas Habeas Corpus Defined
26. ADA/RA Apply to Jails and Give Deaf Right to TDD
27. No Qualified Immunity for Private Health Care Provider
28. Liberty Interest Created By Fine
29. Holding Pretrial Detainee in Prison May Violate Due Process
30. Colorado Supreme Court Holds Utility Commission Lacks Jurisdiction Over Prison Phone Gouging
31. BOP Sentence Reduction Granted to Non-Violent Offender
32. Trial Required in Kosher Diet Claim
33. D.C. Smoking Injunction Reversed
34. Segregation Requires Less Due Process
35. $28,719 Assessed Against Pro Se Litigant

More from these topics:

• Tenth Circuit Vacates Award of Costs to Prison Officials, Revives Prisoner’s Claim Alleging Denial of Access to Functioning Toilets and Exposure to Other Prisoners’ Feces, Oct. 1, 2026. Plumbing, Sanitation, Summary Judgment, Costs, Deliberate Indifference.
• Oregon Supreme Court: Jail Credit Statute Focuses Upon Legal Custody Not Physical Custody Location, July 1, 2026. Civil Procedure, Sentencing, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Criminal Justice, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• Eighth Circuit Rules Plaintiff Must Cover Expert Costs, July 1, 2026. Costs, Expert Witnesses, Bill of Costs.
• Over $222,000 in Legal Costs and Fees Awarded to HRDC in Florida Records Suit Against Centurion, Dec. 1, 2025. Attorney Fee Awards, Costs, Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act.
• Sixth Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes PLRA “Strike” and Reinstates Michigan Prisoner’s Lawsuit, Nov. 1, 2025. Filing Fees (PLRA), Frivolous Litigation, Sovereign Immunity, Access To Courts.
• The Crushing Toll of Ohio’s Death Penalty: A Billion-Dollar Failure, May 15, 2025. Costs, Death Penalty.
• Missouri Repeals “Pay-to-Stay” Law, May 1, 2025. Cost of Prison Systems, Costs, Ability to Pay.
• Bodycam Footage for Sale: Ohio Joins the List of States Charging Money for Bodycam Footage, While Others Restrict It Entirely, April 15, 2025. Videotaping, Costs, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Funds for Investigative Services.
• Ninth Circuit Announces ‘Clear Error’ Review Applies to District Courts’ Factual Findings for Brady Challenges and Affirms District Court’s Mid-Trial Order Excluding Witness Testimony and Imposing Monetary Sanctions for Government’s Brady Violation, Feb. 1, 2025. Sanctions, Eyewitness Testimony, Brady Rule violations, Witnesses - Prior Statements/Testimony, Factual Disputes/Findings, Legal or Factual Challenges - assertion of.
• Alabama Jail Accused of Granting Detainee’s Medical Bond Just Before Death to Avoid Costly Medical Care, Nov. 15, 2024. Failure to Treat, Costs, Bail Bonds.