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 these topics:

• Federal Habeas Quick Reference Guide for State Prisoners, Sept. 1, 2026. Retroactivity, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence, Cause and Prejudice.
• Sixth Circuit Holds Kentucky Deficient-Counsel Belated-Appeal Procedure Tolls Federal Habeas One-Year Limitations Period, Sept. 1, 2026. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Failure to Preserve Challenge, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches.
• 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.
• Eleventh Circuit Holds § 2255 Motion Not “Second or Successive” After Intervening Amended Judgment Corrected Unlawful Sentences, Even as to Claims Concerning an Undisturbed Count, Aug. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Effect of Vacatur.
• California Supreme Court Limits Money Bail for Nonviolent Charges, July 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Due Process, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Pretrial Detention and Detainees.
• Oregon Supreme Court: Jail Credit Statute Focuses Upon Legal Custody Not Physical Custody Location, July 1, 2026. Civil Procedure, Sentencing, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Criminal Justice, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• Louisiana’s Atavistic Approach to Criminal Sentencing and Parole Demonstrates Politicians’ Failure to Learn from Past Mistakes, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Parole, Prisoners' Rights.
• California Appeals Court Sustains Amendments to CDCR that Narrow Youth Parole Eligibility Rules, July 1, 2026. Parole, Equal Protection Clause/Claims, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Credits, Prison Regulations.
• Eighth Circuit Dismisses Federal Prisoner’s Challenge to BOP Denying His Request for Expedited Transfer to Prerelease Custody, June 1, 2026. Release and Reentry, Habeas Corpus, First Step Act, Community Confinement/Home Detention, Credits.
• Two More Guards Face Prison Time for Messiah Nantwi Killing, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Sentencing, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.