More from this issue:

1. Federal Legal Standards for Prison Medical Care, by Daniel E. Manville
2. When Prison Officials Don't Respond Administrative Remedies Are Exhausted
3. Texas Parole Officer Hires Parolee for Murder, by Gary Hunter
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. CCA Pays $54 Million to IRS and Settles Gender Discrimination Complaint
6. The Parents' Project: Parent-Child Prison Visitation Issues Raised by Bazzetta, et. al. v. McGinnis, et. al., by Denise Johnston
7. Erroneously Released Texas Prisoner Has Right to Street Calendar Time
8. No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons: A Human Rights Watch Report by Joanne Mariner, by Alex Coolman
9. Writing to Win, by John E Dannenberg
10. Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner's Hepatitis C Treatment Claim
11. Texas Prison Guard Charged with Raping Male Prisoner; Prisoner Files §1983 Complaint
12. Ohio Supreme Court Orders Changes in Parole Board Procedures, by Robert Woodman
13. California Pays $1.1 Million in Prison Sexual Harassment Suits
14. No Qualified Immunity Defense for Florida Beatings, by David Reutter
15. Washington Prisoner L & I Statutes Struck Down
16. Twenty Years for Flinging Feces on Texas Guards
17. Injury Report Satisfies Texas Tort Claims Actual Notice Requirement
18. BOP Communion Wine Ban Challenged, by David Reutter
19. Psychologist Not Qualifiedly Immune in Prisoner Suicide Suit, by John E Dannenberg
20. Texas Guard's Conviction Reversed
21. BJS Summarizes State Sex Offender Registries
22. No Right to Artificial Insemination, by John E Dannenberg
23. Texas Pro Se Litigant Entitled to Notice of Hearing
24. ADA Liability Extends to New Jersey County Jail and Vicinage
25. Dismissal for Failure to Allege Physical Injury Improper
26. Head of Counsel for Texas Prisoners Fired
27. Third Circuit Upholds $100,000 Damages Award to Assaulted Pennsylvania Prisoner
28. Prisons Experience Outbreaks of Infectious Disease, by Michael Rigby
29. Ninth Circuit Reexamines Standards for Qualified Immunity at Summary Judgment Stage in California Shooting Case, by John E Dannenberg
30. San Mateo County Sues California Jail Phone Service Providers
31. Kosher Diets for Prisoners Upheld in Tenth Circuit, by Bob Williams
32. Exceptions Made To PLRA Exhaustion Requirement; Discovery Allowed, by John E Dannenberg
33. Wisconsin Lacks Authority Over Funds of Out-of-State Prisoners
34. Disciplinary Boards are not "State Courts" Under AEDPA
35. Prison Population Continues to Grow
36. News in Brief

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.
• Prisoners in Oklahoma Can Now Buy Vapes, Pouches from Commissary, April 1, 2026. Medical, Statistics/Trends, Commissary, Prison Regulations.
• Missouri Judge Heavily Sanctions DOC for “Deliberate Disregard for the Authority of This Court” in Suit Over Prisoner’s Suicide, March 1, 2026. Discovery, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Confinement in Segregated Housing.
• 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.
• Minnesota Study Shows Disproportionate Rate of Health and Mental Problems for Recently Incarcerated, March 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Medical, Statistics/Trends, Mental Health, Health care.