More from this issue:

1. ALEC in the House: Corporate Bias in Criminal Justice Legislation, by Brigette Sarabi
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Private Prison Lobbying Group Founded, by Ronald Young
4. Ohio Eliminates Prison Oversight Committee; Reduces Prison Funding, by Ronald Young
5. Corrections Corporation of America Announces Closing of Youngstown Prison, by Ronald Young
6. World Court Upholds Foreigners' Right to Contact Their Embassies
7. Iowa Law Library Consent Decree Terminated Under PLRA
8. Michigan Prisoners Awarded Nearly $7,000 for Retaliatory Transfers, by Lonnie Burton
9. West Virginia Supreme Court Fails to Cure Prison Overcrowding - Again
10. Escapes Are Violent Crimes Under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
11. CCA Guard is "Public Official" Under Bribery Statute
12. Complaint Claims Texas Psychiatrist Molested Prisoner Patients
13. Missouri and Benetton Settle Lawsuit Over Death Row Advertisements
14. Tarrant County (Texas) Jail's 'God Pod' Unconstitutional
15. Philadelphia City Prison Fined $1 Million
16. Released NYC Prisoners Win Mental Health Benefits
17. Attorney Seeks Answers in Aftermath of New Mexico Riot
18. Denial of Clothing to Arrestees States Claim for Relief; Suit Settles for $31,500
19. Pennsylvania Court Upholds Part of Prisoner's Request for Public Records
20. Colorado ACLU Settles Restraint Board Suit, by Ronald Young
21. California Pays for Guard's Sexual Misconduct, by Willie Wisely
22. BOP Smoking Suit Dismissed
23. $250,000 in Hawaii Beating Death
24. Indiana Prisoners Riot in CCA Prison
25. Colorado Restraint Board Death Case Settled, by Bill Trine
26. Texas Gives $2 Million to Proselytizing Prison Program
27. Ohio Appellate Court Holds No Privacy Right in Urine
28. Damages Awarded in Ohio Disciplinary Suit
29. Washington DOC Suffers Yet Another Multi-Million Dollar Negligent Supervision Settlement, by Lonnie Burton
30. No Refund or Cancellation of Filing Fees on Appeal
31. Indigent Texas Prisoners Subject to 31 Day Statute of Limitations
32. Michigan Disciplinary Hearing Class Action Settled
33. Eighth Circuit Applies Turner Test to Control Unit Conditions Case
34. New Trial Ordered in Excessive Use of Force Suit
35. En Banc Third Circuit Rules on PLRA Three Strikes
36. Prisoners Entitled to Hearing Before Consent Decree Termination, by John E Dannenberg
37. New Jersey Prisoners Exempt from Exhaustion Requirement
38. U.S. Marshal's Conviction for Raping Prisoners Affirmed
39. PLRA Screening Applies Regardless of Fee Status
40. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Sixth Circuit Announces State-Law Exceptions to Appeal Deadlines Preserve “Pending” Status Under AEDPA, Holding Belated-Appeal Procedures Toll Federal Habeas Limitations Period, April 1, 2026. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Appealable Issues/Orders, Failure to Address/Advise Defendant.
• Kentucky Supreme Court Clarifies Parole Board May Delegate Final Revocation Hearings to Administrative Law Judges but Holds Due Process Requires Parolees Be Permitted to File Exceptions to ALJ Findings Before Board Renders a Final Revocation Decision, April 1, 2026. Administrative Exhaustion, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Revocation Proceedings, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Montana Supreme Court: Due Process Prohibits Courts From Relying on Unproven Charging Allegations When Imposing Sex Offender Registration Duty, Announces First-Impression Rule Limiting Review to Elements of Conviction, March 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Administrative Exhaustion, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Qualifying Offenses, Acquitted Conduct/Uncharged Crimes/Dismissed Counts.
• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Six Female Alabama Jail Detainees’ Sexual Assault Suit, Jan. 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Summary Judgment, Limitations, Municipal Liability, Criminal Sexual Abuse.
• Ninth Circuit Grants Equitable Tolling Under AEDPA Where Attorney Abandoned Prisoner by Failing to Communicate for Nine Months and Prison Officials Delayed Processing Filing Documents, Dec. 15, 2025. Attorney Misconduct, Legal Materials, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Limitations, AEDPA.
• First Circuit: District Court Abused Discretion by Sua Sponte Raising Statute of Limitations Defense to Habeas Petition After Respondents Had Intelligently “Waived” It by Being Aware of Availability but Failing to Assert It, Nov. 15, 2025. Defenses, Limitations, Habeas Corpus, Double jeopardy, Knowingly and Intelligently.
• Eighth Circuit Announces § 2255 One-­Year Limitations Period Begins to Run in Deferred-­Restitution Criminal Case When Subsequent Amended Judgment Finalizes Amount, Nov. 15, 2025. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, Restitution, AEDPA.
• Appeals Court Rules Michigan’s Tolling Provision Is Not Inconsistent with the PLRA, Nov. 1, 2025. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Limitations, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches.
• Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Longstanding Precedent That District Court Cannot Sua Sponte Dismiss Untimely Habeas Corpus Petition Without Giving Petitioner Prior Notice and Opportunity to Respond, Oct. 15, 2025. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, Summary Disposition, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches, Denial of Due Process.
• Harvey Weinstein Files Notice of Claim Over Rikers Island Detention, Feb. 15, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, State Law Claims.