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:

• 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.
• Fourth Circuit: Error in Granting Judgment Prior to Adjudging Spoliation Motion, Sept. 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Discovery, Abuse of Discretion Standard.
• Eight Circuit Reverses Denial of Partial Qualified Immunity in Detainee’s Pepper Ball Claim, Remands Excessive Force Claims, Sept. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Qualified Immunity, Wrongful Use of Force.
• Fourth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity in Strip Searches Resulting from Anonymous Tips, Sept. 1, 2026. Strip Searches, Qualified Immunity, Fourth Amendment, rights, Suspicionless Searches.
• New Commission to Investigate Death and Abuse of 230 Black Children at Segregated Maryland Reformatory, Sept. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Prison Labor, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons.
• $500,000 for Mentally Ill Detainee Beaten by Guard at Ohio Jail, Sept. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Summary Judgment, Settlements, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Monell Liability.
• Ninth Circuit Revives HRDC Challenge to Washington DOC Mail Restrictions, Aug. 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Publications/Books, Due Process, Censorship, First Amendment, rights.
• Detroit Pays $5.8 Million to Former State Prisoner Exonerated of Murder After 15 Years, Aug. 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Eyewitness Identification, Evidence - Failure to Disclose.
• Detainees Overpower Guards to Take Control of a North Carolina Jail, Aug. 1, 2026. Prison Rebellion, Overcrowding, Staffing, Security Systems, Assaults on Staff.
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Against Former Illinois Prison Guards Challenging Termination for Violating Use of Force Policy, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Summary Judgment, Employee Litigation, Vagueness/Overbreadth.