More from this issue:

1. Jails for Jesus, by Samantha M. Shapiro
2. City Immune in California Drunk Tank Beating Suit Because Prisoner Was Criminal, Not Civil Detainee
3. Kansas Gift Subscription Ban Rejected by State Court But Upheld By Federal Court, by John E Dannenberg
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Alabama Restores Voting Rights to Some Ex-Prisoners
6. Another Death in a Wisconsin Prison, by Gary Hunter
7. PLRA Fee Payments Cease Upon Release from Prison
8. Thirty-Two Years of Resistance: Free the Angola Three!, by Shana Griffin
9. Thirty Years in Segregation May State Claim, by Michael Rigby
10. First Circuit Holds ADA Title II Abrogated State Sovereign Immunity, by Bob Williams
11. Prison Nation Wins Human Rights Award
12. BOP, FBI Investigations in Texas, Oregon, Arizona, and California Federal Prisons, by Michael Rigby
13. Sixth Circuit: Claims Against Parole Procedures Cognizable Under § 1983
14. Disarray in Colorado: Prisoners Hurt by Host of Problems, by Bob Williams
15. $475,000 Settlement for Wrongly Convicted Indiana Ex-Con
16. Eighteen Indicted for Drug Smuggling and Weapons Possession Inside Puerto Rican Prisons, by Lonnie Burton
17. Brooklyn MDC Guard Pleads Guilty to Raping Prisoner
18. New York Prisoner Awarded $435,000 in Tire Accident
19. The Soft Cage: Surveillance in America, From Slave Passes to the War on Terror, by Scott Christianson
20. Asset Forfeiture Defense Manual, by John E Dannenberg
21. California Parole Violators' Due Process Rights Upheld in Settlement
22. Former Warden and Two Jailers Sentenced for Philadelphia Jail Beating
23. Mississippi Death Row Conditions Unconstitutional; Sweeping Reforms Ordered, by Bob Williams
24. Constitutional Amendment Effort Launched to Bar Florida's Prison Privatization, by David Reutter
25. Canadian Prisoner Dies After Drinking Drug-Laced Vomit, Others Charged, by Michael Rigby
26. Permanent Injunction Requires Full HCV Retreatment for Florida Prisoner, by John E Dannenberg
27. Disabled Missouri Prisoner Awarded Backpay after Passing GED Test
28. Brief Statement of Operative Facts Satisfies Texas Pleading Requirement
29. Texas Prisoners Have Right to Judicial Review of Administrative Finding
30. Jail Rape Results in Reduced Sentence
31. Court Questions Federal Assault Conviction on Private Prison Guard
32. A Culture of Prosecutorial Misconduct, by Peter Schmidt
33. California Presentencing Credits Upheld For Jail Time in Another County, by John E Dannenberg
34. Blind Prisoner Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies
35. Impeding Grievance Exhaustion May Violate Access to Courts
36. § 1983 Disciplinary Challenge Available to Parolee Because Habeas Would Be Moot, by John E Dannenberg
37. Mentally Incapacitated Oregon Pretrial Detainees Denied Due Process
38. Virginia Drug Treatment Program Still Violates Establishment Clause
39. $108,352 Attorney Fee Award Approved in California Prisoner ADA/RA Suit, by John E Dannenberg
40. Washington DOC/King County Settles Negligent Supervision Case for $3.1 Million
41. Fighting for Fair Phone Rates, by Deborah M Golden
42. Supplemental Parole Violation Warrant Filed After Sentence Expiration Illegal
43. California Initial Cell Assignments By Race Upheld, U.S. Supreme Court Grants Review, by John E Dannenberg
44. Wisconsin Pro Se Co-Plaintiffs Must Maintain Separate § 1983 Actions
45. County May Be Liable for Private Prison's Customs and Policies, by Bob Williams
46. News in Brief
47. Prior To Reversal And Reconviction, California Prison Credits, Not Jail Credits, Apply
48. Prison Mailbox Rule Applies to Civil Rights Complaint, by Jon Michael Withrow

More from Jon Michael Withrow:

• Prison Disciplinary Issues Must Be Raised in Administrative Appeal, May 15, 2007
• Prison Mailbox Rule Applies to Civil Rights Complaint, April 15, 2004
• Texas Prison Dentist Settles Dentures Suit for $3,150, May 15, 2000

More from these topics:

• Like Prisoners, Most Jail Detainees Now Banned from Receiving Physical Mail, March 1, 2026. Jail Specific, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, Censorship, Digital Devices, Private Phone Contractors.
• Mail Went Digital in Alabama Prisons. Families Are Saying Their Mail Isn’t Being Delivered, March 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, First Amendment, rights, Access To Courts, Access to Computers.
• Number of Narcan Doses Raises Drug Concerns at New Jersey Prisons, March 1, 2026. Drug Overdose, Mail Regulations, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Most U.S. Prisoners Now Barred from Directly Receiving Physical Mail, Feb. 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail, Censorship, Warrantless Searches, Electronic Surveillance.
• United States Postal Service Declares Postmarks Could Be Delayed, Feb. 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail, Access To Courts.
• 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.
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Civilly Committed Texan, Dec. 1, 2025. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Conditions of Confinement, Complaints, Grievances, Civil Commitment.
• Eighth Circuit: Former Prisoner’s Amended Complaint Filed After Release Not Subject to PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, Dec. 1, 2025. Failure to Treat, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Complaints, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Deliberate Indifference.
• Third Circuit Revives Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Claims Against the State and Wellpath, Dec. 1, 2025. Failure to Treat, Complaints, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Deliberate Indifference.