More from this issue:

1. Idaho's Prison Labor Scandal, by Silja JA Talvi
2. Stun Gun, Four-Point Restraint Use Curtailed in Virginia Prisons
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Washington DOC Settles Wrongful Death Suit for $245,000
5. BOP Settles Prisoner Beating/Restraint Lawsuit for $99,000
6. Puerto Rico Prison Officials Fined $10 Million
7. Res Judicata Dismissal of Texas Prisoner's Suit Reversed
8. Third Circuit Holds PLRA Bars Claims for Compensatory Damages
9. Hitching Post Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
10. Claims Dismissed in First Challenge to BOP Communications Ban
11. Prison Coffee and Games: Starbucks and Nintendo Admit Their Contractor Uses Prison Labor, by Erica C Barnett
12. No Qualified Immunity for Prison Officials Who Upheld Grievance
13. Recent Significant Decisions, by Reaves, Jr, Walter M
14. Qualified Immunity Upheld for Probation Officer in HIV Privacy Action
15. State Prisons Abrogate Attorney-Client Mail Privilege
16. Equitable Tolling May Apply to Administrative Exhaustion
17. Pennsylvania's Released Felons Granted Right to Register to Vote
18. The Cost of Medical Neglect in Washington Prisons, by Sam Rutherford
19. $225,000 Paid in Mentally Ill Prisoner's Death
20. $630,000 Plus Paid in Ulcer Related Death
21. $180,000 for Loss of Vision in Left Eye
22. $25,000 Paid for Misdiagnosed Blood Clot
23. $62,000 in Slip and Fall/Medical Neglect/Retaliation Case
24. $100,000 for Brain Damaged Prisoner
25. $40,000 for Achilles Tendon Injury
26. $6,000 for Amputated Ring Finger
27. $5,000 Paid for Failure to Treat Iritis
28. $8,500 for Surgical Mishap
29. $13,500 for Ruptured Appendix
30. $15,000 in Allergy/Retaliation Suit
31. $250 for Providing Wrong Medication
32. $5,000 for Severed Tendon
33. $1,500 Paid for Failure to Provide Pain Medication
34. $1,500 for Refusal to Treat HIV Positive Cancer Patient
35. $1,500 for Failure to Assist Disabled Prisoner
36. $1,000 for Unnecessary Appendectomy
37. $250 for Lack of Aftercare Following Stroke
38. $200 for Providing Wrong Medication
39. Inadequate Dental Care Results in Settlement
40. Washington DOC Virtually Uninsurable
41. New Retaliation Standard Defined
42. Pro Se Appellants Must Cite Authority
43. NCIA Report Finds Prison Race Statistics Distorted
44. New York Court Limits "Son of Sam" Law
45. New York Expands "Son of Sam" Law Giving Crime Victims More "Clout", by Lonnie Burton
46. PLN Awarded $58,059 in Attorneys' Fees in Oregon Bulk Mail Suit; PLRA Doesn't Apply, Injunction Entered
47. New York Failure to Protect Claim Set for Trial: Bilingual Counsel Appointed
48. Sixth Circuit Finds Ohio Response to Jewish Prisoner's Hair 'Exaggerated'
49. Ohio Appeals Court Allows Prisoner's Request for Past Work Information on Guards
50. Arizona Prisoner Adequately Pleaded Section 1983 Claim
51. 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.
• Fifth Circuit: Sentence Enhancement for Maintaining Drug Premises Not Satisfied Solely by Defendant’s Single, Conclusory Statement That He ‘Maintained’ Premises When Record Shows Mere ‘Use’ of Premises, April 15, 2025. Premises Liability, Witnesses - Prior Statements/Testimony, Felony Drug Offense, Confessions and Statements of Defendant.