More from this issue:

1. Collateral Damage: The Children of Prisoners, by Tom Lowenstein
2. Oregon Bulk Mail Ban Struck Down Again
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Prisoner Killed in California Prison, by Michael Rigby
5. $525,000 Paid in California Prisoner Beating Death
6. Habeas Hints: Post Conviction Relief, by Kent Russell
7. Book Review: The Prisons by Maggie Jaffe, by Michael McIrvin
8. Dominican Women Prisoners Strike for Conjugal Visits, by Julia Lutsky
9. U.S. Supreme Court Holds Warrantless Probationary Searches Are Valid
10. The Death Penalty in the U.S.A. -- Past, Present, and Future, by Roger Hummel
11. $540,000 Settlement in Minnesota Jail Beating
12. $540,000 Settlement in Minnesota Jail Beating, by Robert Woodman
13. Ex-Ohio Sheriff's Deputy Wins $650,000 Verdict Against CMS for Prisoner Escape
14. Two Federal Courts Grant Injunction for HCV Treatment
15. U.S. Supreme Court: Administrative Exhaustion Required for All Prisoner Section 1983 Suits, by John E Dannenberg
16. Summary Judgment Denied in Ohio Jail Booking Fee Challenge, by Robert Woodman
17. U.S. Supreme Court: Qualified Immunity Determination Must Precede Trial on Merits, by John E Dannenberg
18. $1,500 Awarded in New York Slapping Case
19. Punch & Jurists: Criminal Law News You Can Use, by Paul Wright
20. California Jury Awards $1 Million in Jail Rape
21. Disciplinary Board Must Assess Confidential Informant's Reliability
22. Third Circuit Vacates $300,000 Beating Award, Orders New Trial
23. New Mexico Caps High Telephone Rates
24. Three Arkansas Guards Sentenced in Beating
25. Washington Infraction Invalid Where No Notice of Prohibited Conduct Given
26. ADA/RA Suit for Sign Language Interpreters Proceeds for Prospective Injunctive Relief, by John E Dannenberg
27. Forced AA/NA for Parolee Defeats Qualified Immunity
28. Tenth Circuit Vacates Religious Diet Awards Under PLRA Physical Injury Rule
29. TDCJ Not Immune from Suit in Medical Malpractice Death Case
30. California Jail Settles Rape Case for $95,000
31. Denial of Grievance Forms Is Denial of Remedy
32. Jail Policy to Not Segregate Gangs Does Not Violate Constitution, by John E Dannenberg
33. Texas Appeals Court Grants Prisoner Mandamus on Discovery
34. Complaints Must Be Concise, To the Point
35. News in Brief
36. California Guards Bust Budget, by Willie Wisely

More from John E Dannenberg:

• California’s “Realignment” Law Sends 38,000 State Prisoners to County Control, Aug. 11, 2016
• Pennsylvania Prisoner Gets $12,500 in Retaliation Suit After Remittitur, Jan. 15, 2010
• Nebraska Muslim Prisoner Wins Religious Concessions, April 15, 2009
• Illegal Strip Searches During Minor Charges Net Sacramento Jail Detainees $1,000 Each, May 15, 2007
• California: Knowing Waiver of Conduct Credits at Plea Agreement Controls Upon Later Probation Violations, May 15, 2007
• Arizona Internet Ban Permanently Enjoined, May 15, 2007
• California: "Mailbox Rule" Extended to Civil Complaints Against Public Entity, May 15, 2007
• California Attorney Richard Dangler Sanctioned for "Shameful, Frivolous" Prisoner Appeals; Resigns, May 15, 2007
• PLN Wins FOIA Suit to Gain Copies of BOP Verdicts and Settlements without Charge, Sept. 15, 2006
• Supreme Court: Banning Publications to Punish Recalcitrant Prisoners Trumps Their First Amendment Rights, Sept. 15, 2006

More from these topics:

• 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.
• Texas Officials Testify That Cost to Air Condition Prisons Tops $1.5 Billion, May 1, 2026. Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Heat, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Deliberate Indifference, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• 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.
• Ohio Supreme Court Awards Prisoner $1,000 for Denied Records Request, April 1, 2026. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Damages, Public Records, Public Records Act.
• Eleventh Circuit: District Court Erred in Dismissing BOP Prisoner’s Medical Claim, Finds Prison Officials Made Administrative Remedies Unavailable, March 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Deliberate Indifference.
• 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.
• Ninth Circuit Reinstates Wheelchair-Bound Washington State Prisoner’s Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Disabilities During Transport, Feb. 1, 2026. Transportation, Excessive Force, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Deliberate Indifference.
• 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.
• The New York Prison System’s Culture of Cruelty and Impunity, Feb. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).