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:

• Eleventh Circuit Affirms Refusal to Expand Bivens to Claim Alleging Federal Prisoner Died from Denial of Treatment for Hepatitis C, Oct. 1, 2026. Medical, Eighth Amendment, Administrative Exhaustion, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Deliberate Indifference.
• Florida DOC Rebuked for Seizing Prisoner’s Excessive Force Settlement to Cover Incarceration Liens, Sept. 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Settlements, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Trust Accounts, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• New Connecticut Law Changes PREA Standards, Sept. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion, Prison Rape Elimination Act, State Legislation.
• Formally Available, Rarely Granted: A State Prisoner’s Guide to Federal Habeas Relief, Sept. 1, 2026. Administrative Exhaustion, Habeas Corpus, Bureau of Prisons Orders, Administrative Law/Remedies, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches, Federal Rules of Evidence, Statute of Limitations.
• New Jersey Lawmakers Pass “Female Incarcerated Person’s Rights Protection Act”, July 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Staff Training, Mothers in Prison.
• Groundbreaking Statistical Study of Pregnant Texas Jail Detainees Finds Over 400 Monthly, April 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Mothers in Prison, Deliberate Indifference.
• 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.
• Wisconsin Hasn’t Created Prison Nursery Program, One Year After Court Order, March 1, 2026. Injunctions, Mothers in Prison, Parental rights, Children of Prisoners.
• 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.
• $450,000 Paid for Michigan Jail Detainee’s Fentanyl Death, Incarcerated Husband Prevails in Claim for Part of Payout, Feb. 1, 2026. Drug Overdose, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.