More from this issue:

1. California Corrections System Officially Declared Dysfunctional" - Redemption Doubtful
2. Pay To Play: Guard Union Spreads the Wealth
3. New York Jail Settles Strip-Search Suit For $2.7 Million
4. Five Florida Cases Remanded for Award of Jail or Prison Credits
5. South Carolina Prison Officials Cheat Charity, Attempt Coverup
6. Washington Guards Settle Lawsuits For $7,270,000 And $810,000, Lose Third
7. Ohio Lawyer Suspended for Promising Favor from Judge for Money
8. Harsher Oregon Parole Statute Cannot Be Applied Retroactively
9. From the Editor
10. Problems Plague Illinois Jails And Prisons, Employees Watch Television for Pay, by Michael Rigby
11. Connecticut Woman Gang-Raped In Sheriff's Van Settles Suit For $480,000
12. Prison Population Still Rising in Mid-Year 2003
13. Exhaustion of Administrative Remedy Requirement May be Excused
14. Wrongfully-Convicted Missouri Woman Receives $7.5 Million After 16 Years in Prison
15. Judges Of Death, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
16. U.S. v. Booker: The Left Wing Gives and the Right Wing Takes Away, by David Zuckerman
17. Delaware Prisoner's $100,000 Damage Award For Retaliation Upheld
18. Fulton County Jail under Federal Control
19. 9th Circuit Explains Habeas Jurisdiction Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Upholds Washington Transfer to Priv
20. NO FTCA or IIED Claims Stated in Oregon Testicular Radiation Case
21. Uprising by Vermont Prisoners Damages CCA Prison in Kentucky, by Matthew Clarke
22. Destruction of Exculpatory Disciplinary Evidence May Violate Due Process Clause
23. New York Jail's Strip Search Policy Permanently Enjoined
24. Oregon Ban On Sexually Explicit Mail, Fantasy Games Upheld, State Law Claims Remanded
25. Washington Community Custody Sanctions Upheld
26. Delaware Prisoner Killed In Hostage Standoff, Counselor Raped
27. Summary Judgment Reversed In Los Angeles Jail Over-Detention Suit
28. Harsh Pre-trial Conditions of Confinement Justify Reduced Federal Sentence
29. Fourth Circuit Reinstates Federal Prisoner's FTCA Claim
30. Pennsylvania Statute Banning Sex Between Staff and Prisoners Upheld
31. $78,435 in Attorney Fees for Successful Challenge to Pennsylvania's Megan's Law
32. PHS and Florida Sheriff Fight Over Liability in Jail Beating Death Suit
33. Mailbox Rule Applies to Texas Prisoners Civil Filings
34. Civil Punitive Damages On Top Of Criminal Punishment Is Not Double Punishment
35. Arizona Appellate Court Vacates Restitution Order In Escape Case
36. Idaho Prisoner States Valid Retaliation Claim Against Parole Commission
37. Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising, by Karen Thimmes
38. Missouri Post-Conviction Proceedings Not Encompassed By PLRA Payment Scheme
39. Massachusetts Court Imposes Time Limits For Unrepresented Criminal Defendants
40. News in Brief:
41. Washington Absconding Does Not Toll LFO Collection Statue

More from these topics:

• Pregnant Women Detained in Jail: The Hideous Story of In-Custody Births, May 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• Nevada Non-Profit Founder Under Investigation for Misconduct, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Contractor Misconduct, Complaints, Restrictions, discrimination.
• Groundbreaking Statistical Study of Pregnant Texas Jail Detainees Finds Over 400 Monthly, April 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Mothers in Prison, Deliberate Indifference.
• Tenth Circuit Holds Prior California Child Pornography Conviction Does Not Trigger Federal Mandatory Minimum Because State Statute Encompasses Conduct Beyond Federal Definition Under Categorical Approach, April 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Qualifying Offenses, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Child Pornography.
• SCOTUS Announces Sentencing Reform Act Does Not Authorize Automatic Extension of Supervised Release When Defendant Absconds, Resolving Circuit Split, April 1, 2026. Sentencing, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• U.S. Sentencing Commission Report Breaks Down Federal Contraband Sentences, March 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Mechanical Searches/Scanners, Statistics/Trends, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
• Eleventh Circuit: District Court Erred in Dismissing BOP Prisoner’s Medical Claim, Finds Prison Officials Made Administrative Remedies Unavailable, March 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Deliberate Indifference.
• Wisconsin Hasn’t Created Prison Nursery Program, One Year After Court Order, March 1, 2026. Injunctions, Mothers in Prison, Parental rights, Children of Prisoners.
• Acquitted Conduct Sentencing: Not Guilty – But Punished Anyway, March 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Federal Legislation, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Acquitted Conduct/Uncharged Crimes/Dismissed Counts.
• First Circuit Clarifies Mitigating Role Analysis – Sentencing Courts Must Consider All Identifiable Participants in Drug Shipment, Not Just Crew Members, and Use § 3B1.2 Factors to Assess Relative Culpability, Not Guilt, Dec. 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Mitigating Role/Circumstances/Evidence, Miscalculation of the Guidelines Sentencing Range.