More from this issue:

1. Testing Testing: Sweat Patch Under Scrutiny, by Lara A. Bazelon
2. The History of Prison Legal News, by Paul Wright
3. PLN in Court, by Paul Wright
4. $880,000 In GA Medical Neglect Suit
5. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
6. Texas Prison Dentist Settles Dentures Suit for $3,150, by Jon Michael Withrow
7. $600,000 In GA Medical Neglect Suit
8. Colorado Denies Hepatitis C Treatment as Too Expensive, by Bob Williams
9. DOJ Investigates CMS Health Care at Missouri Prison, by Michael Rigby
10. Washington Civil Commitment Held in Contempt, by Tamara Menteer
11. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
12. Louisiana Prosecutors Have "Ties" to Murder, by Gary Hunter
13. New Mexico Private and State Prison Phone Rates Challenged
14. CCA Prison Under Gang Control: Death and Injury Suits Filed, by Gary Hunter
15. Five Lawyers in Peru Freed, by Heriberto Ocasio
16. Black Prison and Jail Employees Win Discrimination Lawsuits
17. $150,000 Judgment Against Prison Officials Upheld
18. 2003 Washington Legislative Round-up, by Lonnie Burton
19. Post Conviction Update, by Reaves, Jr, Walter M
20. Washington DOC Personnel In-Fighting Results in $230,000 Settlement
21. Retaliation, Publication Ban and Lack of Dental Care States Claim
22. Bad Water Causes Florida Prison Evacuation
23. Investigators Probe Ohio Paroles-For-Sale Scam
24. Book Review: Inmate Litigation, by John E Dannenberg
25. FDOC Hazardous to Prisoners' Health, by Mark Sherwood
26. Good and Bad News in Haverty Aftermath: No Good Time for Ad-Seg Placement, by Phillip Kassel
27. Prison Labor's Race to the Global Bottom, by Zack Roth
28. Palestinians Still Imprisoned Despite Peace Process, by Inaki Markiegi
29. Transfer Moots Wiccan's Claim
30. Texas Death Row Hunger Strike
31. Comatose Prisoners Expose the Limits of Mercy, by Gary Hunter
32. California to Outfit All Prison Guards With Stab-Resistant Body Armor
33. International Perspectives on the Death Penalty, by Julia Lutsky
34. Nevada Religious Group Gets Federal Money to Help Prisoners, Delivers Nothing
35. Claim For Prospective Relief Moot Upon Release, by Ronald Young
36. Grievance Procedure Not Required by PLRA in All Lawsuits
37. Wrongfully Convicted in California and New York Awarded Damages, by Michael Rigby
38. City Liable for Jail Sex Shows and Nude Dancing
39. Heck Does Not Bar Evidence in Shooting Case, by Ronald Young
40. New Mexico Supreme Court Rules in Disciplinary Hearing Remedies
41. $115,000 Settlement in Seattle Jail Strip-Search Suit, by John E Dannenberg
42. Absent Plain Error, Objection Necessary to Preserve Issues
43. Magistrate Judge Recuses Self in BOP Medical Treatment Case
44. Denial of Medication Precludes Summary Judgment
45. Dismissal Reversed for Determination Whether Prisoner Was Misled About Remedies
46. Grievances Exhausted When Prison Officials Fail to Respond
47. News in Brief
48. Summary Judgment Reversed on Fact Issues of Guards' Failure to Protect Prisoner, by Bob Williams
49. 522 Days in BOP Ad Seg States Due Process Claim
50. Jury Awards $700,000 to Chicago Jail Worker for Sexual Harassment
51. California Parole Rescission Panel's Disagreement With Granting Panel Fails The "Some Evidence" Standard, by John E Dannenberg
52. Transsexual Prisoners Have Privacy Right
53. Exceeding Doctor's Work Limit Order Actionable Under Eighth Amendment, by John E Dannenberg
54. BOP Electric Musical Instrument Ban Upheld by DC Circuit, by John E Dannenberg
55. New York Prisoner's Assault Claim Headed for Trial
56. Guard Proclaiming Open Season On Prisoner Actionable, by Ronald Young
57. Wyoming Prisoners Win Summary Judgment for Increased Security, by John E Dannenberg
58. Illinois Governor Announces Death Penalty Moratorium
59. Dismissal Without Notice for Untimely Service of § 1983 Complaint Is Abuse of Discretion
60. Federal Tort Claims Act Suit Limitation Construed in Medical Suit
61. Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment
62. Ninth Circuit Holds Exhaustion of Remedies Mandatory Before Filing Suit
63. Chief Medical Officer Liable On Medical Policy Decisions, by John E Dannenberg
64. Kentucky Jury Awards $2,641 to Estate of Murdered Prisoner
65. Retaliation Claim Satisfied by Existence of Major Misconduct Citation, by John E Dannenberg
66. Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke States Eighth Amendment Claim
67. No Jurisdiction for Interlocutory Appeal Where Evidence Is Disputed in Failure to Protect Suit, by John E Dannenberg
68. Inquiry Required Before Dismissal for Failure to Pay Partial Filing Fee
69. Warrantless Police Search of Prisoners Cell Upheld; Damages Awarded For Retaliation
70. No Appeal Bond Required for Indigent Colorado Litigants
71. PLRA Applies to Prospective Relief; Fees Are Not Prospective Relief
72. Loss of Good Time for Kansas SATP Refusal Upheld, by Bob Williams
73. South Dakota Attorney Fee Award of $106,877 Upheld Under PLRA
74. Court Modifies Education Plan for Rikers Island Youth, by David Reutter
75. Oregon Contraband Conviction Reversed
76. BOP Prisoners Eligible for Drug Treatment Without Documented History of Abuse
77. News in Brief
78. New Jersey Sex Offender Treatment Statute Creates Liberty Interest
79. Qualified Immunity Denied in BOP Transsexual Strip Search, by Bob Williams

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• Atlanta Jail Boasts Improvements Since Consent Decree, Reports from Monitor and ACLU Are More Critical, May 1, 2026. Staffing, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Consent Decrees, Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Six Maryland Guards Convicted in Prisoner’s Beating, Cover-up; § 1983 Suit Filed, May 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Obstruction of Justice, Wrongful Use of Force, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of.
• Judge Denies New York Prison Chief’s Motion to be Dismissed from Case Related to Robert Brooks’ Murder, May 1, 2026. Work Strikes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Train/Supervise, Police--Excessive Force, Deliberate Indifference.
• ICE Settles Suit Over Opening Detainees’ Legal Mail, April 1, 2026. Legal Mail, Attorney Visits, First Amendment, rights, Immigration Detention, Attorney/Client.
• Like Prisoners, Most Jail Detainees Now Banned from Receiving Physical Mail, March 1, 2026. Jail Specific, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, Censorship, Digital Devices, Private Phone Contractors.
• Mail Went Digital in Alabama Prisons. Families Are Saying Their Mail Isn’t Being Delivered, March 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, First Amendment, rights, Access To Courts, Access to Computers.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Michigan Prisoner’s Challenge to Guard Tackle That Broke His Foot, March 1, 2026. Evidentiary Ruling (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity, Wrongful Use of Force.
• Most U.S. Prisoners Now Barred from Directly Receiving Physical Mail, Feb. 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail, Censorship, Warrantless Searches, Electronic Surveillance.
• Differing Judicial Outcomes for the New York Guards Who Killed Robert Brooks, Feb. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Pending Appeal/Sentencing.
• United States Postal Service Declares Postmarks Could Be Delayed, Feb. 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail, Access To Courts.