More from this issue:

1. Abu Ghraib, USA, by Anne-Marie Cusac
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Washington DOC Fined $60,000 for Bogus Water Pollution Reports
4. Thirty Three Years after Attica: Many more Blacks in prison, but not as guards, by Peter Wagner
5. Is It Criminal to Be a Muslim Civilian or Military Prison Chaplain?
6. Supreme Court Holds Guantanamo Detainees Can Challenge Detention
7. Virginia Prison Drives Women to Depression and Suicide, by Gary Hunter
8. California Agrees to Provide Kosher Prison Diet Program, by John E Dannenberg
9. Tennessee Prison Audit Blasts DOC, CCA and CMS, by Michael Rigby
10. Oklahoma Man Misidentified as Pedophile Awarded $3.7 Million, by Michael Rigby
11. Overcrowding Forces Alabama Prisoners Into Private Prison Web, by Gary Hunter
12. Arizona Prisoners Seize Tower; State Officials Point Fingers, by Michael Rigby
13. BJS Looks at Probation, Parole in 2002
14. Texas Jury Awards BOP Prisoner $4 Million for Rape by Guard, by Alex Coolman
15. $3 Million in Settlements for Wrongful Illinois Convictions
16. Record Number of "Lifers" Now in U.S. Prisons
17. Florida Jail Pays Prisoner's Family $2.5 Million in Methadone Withdrawal Death
18. BJS Finds Low Recidivism among Released Sex Offenders
19. New York Prisoner Awarded $800,000 for Undiagnosed, Untreated Throat Cancer
20. $1.5 Million Verdict in NYC Jail Medical Malpractice Death
21. Arizona Prison Director Has Poor Track Record, by Michael Rigby
22. Private Probation Companies Prove Corrupt in Tennessee, by Gary Hunter
23. Controversy and Lawsuits Surround South Texas Private Prison Deals
24. Warden Sentenced for Stealing Dali Painting From Rikers Island Jail
25. California Class Action Lawsuit Targets Unauthorized Prison Phone Charges
26. Court Vacates Connecticut Jury Award of $30,000 for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies, by David Reutter
27. Wisconsin Contract for Faith-Based Program Does Not Violate First Amendment, by Bob Williams
28. Washington State Prison Continues To Pollute Local Environment Despite Repeated Citations, by John E Dannenberg
29. Michigan Supreme Court Allows Seizure of Prisoner's Pension Despite ERISA
30. Failure to Treat Transsexual for Self-Mutilation States Claim
31. Section 1983 Complaint Dismissed as Mixed Petition, But Amendment Allowed
32. Oklahoma "Civil Death" Statute Does Not Preclude Prisoner Tort Actions
33. Counsel Appointed to Brief Questions of PLRA Total Exhaustion and Sandin Confinement Conditions for Atypicality
34. No PLRA Fee Cap When Injunctive Relief Obtained, by John E Dannenberg
35. Sanctions Against Ohio Paralegal Firm Upheld
36. Qualified Immunity Test Hinges Upon SHU Sentence Imposed, Not SHU Time Served
37. Oregon Trial in Prison Did Not Violate Constitution
38. Interest on Legal Financial Obligations Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
39. California Sex Offender Prison Classification Label Approved for Dismissed Charge, by John E Dannenberg
40. No Qualified Immunity in Civil Commitment Phone Monitoring
41. Prisoner Allowed to Amend Retaliation, Legal Mail Complaint
42. Challenge to State Parole Revocations Must Be Brought Under § 2254
43. District of Columbia May Be Liable for Prisoner's Inadequate Medical Care
44. Ninth Circuit Dismisses California's Motion To Exclude Female Prisoners From Medical Suit, by John E Dannenberg
45. Florida Prisoner Awarded Costs in Successful Records Request Litigation, by David Reutter
46. Fifth Circuit Vacates $70,000 Award Against Texas Prison Officials, by Michael Rigby
47. No Summary Judgment for Ohio Guards Who Used Excessive Force, Case Loses At Trial
48. News in Brief
49. Michigan Grievances Exhausted Upon Fair Notice of Claim

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.
• 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.
• Sixth Circuit Rules Prisoner Held After Parole Board Ordered Release on Parole Could Not State a Rights Violation Claim, June 1, 2026. Parole, Overdetention, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons, April 1, 2026. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Totality of Conditions, Parole, Life without Parole (LWOP), Americans with Disabilities Act.