More from this issue:

1. The Complicity of Judges in Wrongful Convictions, by Hans Sherrer
2. Washington Persistent Prison Misbehavior Statute Upheld
3. Exporting the American Way of Crime
4. Federal DNA Statute Not Challengeable in Criminal Appeal
5. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
6. Texas Boot Camp Denied Immunity for Ignoring Serious Medical Needs
7. Habeas Hints, by Kent A. Russell
8. Montana BMPs Are Cruel and Unusual Punishment, by Mark Wilson
9. Former Texas Prison Guard Awarded $275,000 in Race Discrimination Suit
10. Illinois Appeals Court Overturns Warden's Reckless Homicide Convictions
11. Local Officials Tell Prisoners: "You don't live here", by Peter Wagner
12. CCA Medical Contract Doesn't Violate 8th Amendment
13. No Qualified Immunity for Florida Jail Guards in Prisoner Murder
14. New Jersey Civil Commitment Hearings Secret, Biased, by Michael Rigby
15. Rape of Women Prisoners Rampant in Ohio, by Michael Rigby
16. Facts Contained in Administrative Remedies Not Automatically Deemed Facts Alleged in Complaints
17. Executions Rose in 2002; Texas Led in Number of Deaths
18. California Prison Guards Organize to Sue Assaultive Prisoners
19. No Qualified Immunity for Prison Officials on Tobacco Smoke Complaints
20. Florida's Felon Disenfranchisement Law Under Spotlight, by David Reutter
21. California Guard's Obscene Behavior Towards Prisoner Is Actionable, by Marvin Mentor
22. California No-Parole-Policy Suits For Damages And Injunctive Relief Fail, by John E Dannenberg
23. Denial of Dentures States Eighth Amendment Claim
24. Ohio Supreme Court Holds Some Sex Predators Not Required to Register
25. Permanent Injunction Against California Book Ordering Restrictions Affirmed, by John E Dannenberg
26. Georgia Sheriff as "Arm of the State" Entitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity, by Bob Williams
27. Washington Court Establishes Procedures for Community Placement Violation Hearings
28. Tenth Circuit Holds Prisoner Has Burden Under PLRA To Plead Administrative Exhaustion, by John E Dannenberg
29. Hearsay Testimony of Prison Officials Found Inadmissible in Criminal Prosecution and Probation Revocation
30. Mailbox Rule Applied To Administrative Forfeiture Proceeding, by Bob Williams
31. California Credit Restoration Denial Ruled Ex Post Facto, by John E Dannenberg
32. Mentally Ill Texas Prisoner Not Entitled to Hepatitis Treatment
33. Tennessee: Staph Outbreak, Delayed Treatment, Death Highlight Prison Healthcare Problems, by Michael Rigby
34. Two Courts Interpret Provisions of Federal Appellate Rule 4; Prisoner Appeals Dismissed as Untimely
35. 2004 Supplement to the California State Prisoners Handbook, by John E Dannenberg
36. PLRA Indigency Provision Inapplicable When Filing Fee Paid
37. No Qualified Immunity in Jail Suicide Attempt
38. Washington Agencies Must Explain Reasons for Denying Public Disclosure Requests
39. Intentional Delay to Prevent Prisoner's Suicide Precludes Qualified Immunity
40. News in Brief
41. Virginia SCC Without Jurisdiction to Hear Prisoner Phone Rate Challenge

More from these topics:

• Sixth Circuit Announces State-Law Exceptions to Appeal Deadlines Preserve “Pending” Status Under AEDPA, Holding Belated-Appeal Procedures Toll Federal Habeas Limitations Period, April 1, 2026. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Appealable Issues/Orders, Failure to Address/Advise Defendant.
• SCOTUS Sides with Federal Prisoner in Habeas Review Case, March 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Predicate Acts/Offenses.
• The Unintentional Informant: Household Pets as Vectors of Human DNA, March 1, 2026. DNA Testing/Samples, Forensic Sciences, DNA Evidence, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of, Scientific Testimony or Evidence.
• SCOTUS Announces Federal Prisoners May Seek Certiorari Review of Authorization Denials Under § 2255(h) and Are Not Subject to § 2244(b)(1)’s Bar on Previously Presented Claims, Feb. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Appealable Issues/Orders, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• California Court of Appeal: Trial Courts Have Inherent Authority to Correct Unauthorized Sentences at Any Time Without Habeas Petition, Jan. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, Possession or Use of Firearms, Sentences - Authorized, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Effect of Vacatur.
• First Circuit Announces Modification of Juvenile’s Life-­Without-­Parole Sentence to Parole-­Eligible Life Term Constitutes “New Judgment” Under AEDPA, Exempting Second-­in-­Time Habeas Petition From Gatekeeping Requirements, Jan. 1, 2026. Parole, Habeas Corpus, Life without Parole (LWOP), AEDPA, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
• Supreme Court of Maryland Announces Division of Correction Must Immediately Apply Time-Served Credit Against Valid Sentences When Convictions Are Vacated and May Not Toll Execution Pending Reprosecution; New Sentences Arising From New Convictions Take, Jan. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, Overdetention, Effect of Vacatur, Credits, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences.
• Alabama Supreme Court Denies DOC’s Improper Venue Objection, Jan. 1, 2026. Defenses, Good Time, Habeas Corpus, Failure to Object, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• Zombie Forensics: Discredited Science Stalking the Courtroom, Dec. 15, 2025. DNA Testing/Samples, junk science, Forensic Sciences, Opinions and Expert Testimony.
• Minnesota Supreme Court Announces Warrantless Buccal Swab Pursuant to Discovery Order Violates Fourth Amendment, Overrules Inevitable Discovery Precedent, and Clarifies Accomplice-Corroboration Statute Applies Only to Sworn Testimony, Dec. 15, 2025. DNA Testing/Samples, Warrantless Searches, Good Faith Exception, Hearsay Evidence/Exceptions, Exclusionary Rule.