More from this issue:

1. Beaten Philadelphia Prisoner Gets $125,000, Two Guards and Warden Get Time
2. Compensating the Wrongly Convicted, or Not, by Matthew Clarke
3. Veterans' Disability Check Unlawfully Seized to Pay State Restitution Fine, by John E Dannenberg
4. Dallas Police Convicted of Framing Drug Defendants, DA Refuses to Help Innocent Prisoners
5. California Prison Guards' Attorneys Convicted in Dog Mauling, by Marvin Mentor
6. Kansas Tobacco Smuggling Conviction Upheld
7. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
8. Mississippi Pays $6 Million for Empty Prison Bunks
9. Over 100 Prisoners Exonerated Through DNA, Government Cuts Funding, by Rex Bagley
10. $35,000 Settlement in New York Jail Cell Door Injury
11. Arkansas Prison Must Pay for Kosher Meals
12. HIV Infections, AIDS Deaths Down in U.S. Prisons
13. No Right to Renounce Citizenship - U.S. Not "at War"
14. Injunctive Relief Ordered to Fix ADA Violations in California Parole Hearings, by John E Dannenberg
15. Eighth Circuit: BOP Prisoners Have No Liberty Interest in Visits
16. Compelled Oral Sex Satisfies PLRA's "Physical Injury" Requirement
17. $240,000 Settlement in Florida Juvenile Boot Camp Suicide, by Lonnie Burton
18. Secretly Recorded California Jail Phone Conversations May Be Used to Convict, by John E Dannenberg
19. California Ad Seg Requires Opportunity to Present Views, Gang Debriefing Upheld
20. Appointment of Counsel in New Jersey Medical Suit
21. Texas Guard Stabbing Prisoner Not State Action Under § 1983
22. Washington Supreme Court Reverses Parole Revocation for Failure to Record Hearing
23. Joinder of Georgia Annual Parole Hearing Injunction is Rejected
24. Trial Required in Death of Mentally Ilil Nevada Detainee, 9th Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment
25. Joinder of Georgia Annual Parole Hearing Injunction Is Rejected, by Paul Wright
26. Expert Testimony Required to Prove Causation
27. $22,500 Award Upheld in Texas Gang Assault Set-up by Guards, by John E Dannenberg
28. Guard's Prior Misconduct Wrongly Excluded from Rape Trial
29. Arizona Governor Must Personally Decide Prisoner Clemency Denials
30. BOP Ban on R-Rated Movies Challenged, by James Quigley
31. Favorable Termination Rule Inapplicable to Conditions Claims
32. Gov. Ryan's Song, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
33. Illinois Governor Commutes All Death Sentences, by Michael Rigby
34. Gay Bashing Illinois Guards to Pay $65,000 for Savage Beating
35. Houston Crime Lab Closed, Prisoner Freed, by Michael Rigby
36. Washington Guards Shoot Now, Ask Questions Later, by Roger Smith
37. Prompt Mental Health Services Ordered for Arkansas Pretrial Detainees, by John E Dannenberg
38. Alabama DOC Settles Mental Health Class Action, by James Quigley
39. California Governor Has Carte Blanche in Denying Lifer Paroles, by Marvin Mentor
40. No Qualified Immunity When Denying Pain Medication
41. U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Sex Offender Registration Laws
42. Habeas Granted in BOP Good Time Case
43. News in Brief
44. No Administrative Exhaustion in Idaho Child Support Modification
45. Consultants Do Not Insulate Officials from Kosher Diet Liability
46. $13 Million Approved for Study of Prisoner Rape

More from these topics:

• Fourth Circuit Revives North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Blaming Lazy Guards for Assault by Detainee, May 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Deliberate Indifference.
• Federal Court Grants HRDC Preliminary Injunction Against Mail Censorship at New Mexico Jail, May 1, 2026. Injunctions, Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, HRDC Litigation.
• Federal Court Places Medical Care in Arizona Prisons Under Receivership, May 1, 2026. Naphcare, Systemic Medical Neglect, Injunctions, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
• Class Certification Granted to Suit Challenging Suspension of HALT Act in New York Prisons, April 1, 2026. Injunctions, Class Certification, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guard Unions, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• $2.75 Million Paid by Washington County and NaphCare for Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026. Naphcare, Qualified Immunity, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Deliberate Indifference.
• Officials in Kansas Allow CoreCivic to Reopen Leavenworth Prison, April 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Advocacy, Injunctions, Immigration Detention, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• $10.3 Million Paid for Teen’s Death at Kansas Juvenile Detention Facility, April 1, 2026. Restraints, Qualified Immunity, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Wrongful Use of Force.
• SCOTUS Unanimously Announces Heck Does Not Bar §1983 Suits Seeking Purely Prospective Relief, Resolving Circuit Split Over Whether a Prior Conviction Precludes a Forward-Looking Constitutional Challenge to the Statute of Conviction, April 1, 2026. Injunctions, First Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Prohibitions Against Protests, Protected Speech.
• Alaska Prisoner’s Discipline for Violating Invalidated Rule Tossed, March 1, 2026. Disciplinary Hearings, Access to Media, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Authority and Jurisdiction, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Eighth Circuit Revives Case Against Guards Who Failed to Intervene As Chaplain Sexually Assaulted Arkansas Prisoner, March 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Prison Rape Elimination Act, Qualified Immunity, Failure to Train/Supervise.