More from this issue:

1. PHS Medical Care at Rikers Fails in Evaluation, by Paul von Zielbauer
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Court Orders Washington DOC to Stop Dragging Its Feet on Sex Offender Release Plans, by Hank Balson
4. Over 96% of CCA Donations Go to GOP
5. New York Appeals Court Upholds Former Senator’s Return To Rikers
6. ", by Michael Rigby
7. Ohio Death Row Moving to Supermax, by Bob Williams
8. New York City Settles False Imprisonment Suit For $1.25 Million
9. Texas: "Prison-Rape Capital Of The Country", by Michael Rigby
10. Michigan's Restrictive Placement Of HIV+ Prisoners Enjoined; $2 Million Damages Awarded
11. $12,003.74 in Fees/Costs Awarded in Excessive Force Use; PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable to Stipulated Set
12. Texas Prisoner Kills Prison Employee and Himself
13. Concentration Of Paroled Illinois Sex Offenders Stirs Controversy, by Michael Rigby
14. Florida Jury Awards $3,000,000 for Medical Negligence Causing Prisoner's Death
15. Michigan Prisoner Awarded $376,525 For Back Injury Sustained In Crash
16. Vermont DOC Settles PLN Writer's Suicide Suit for $750,000, by David Reutter
17. Vermont DOC Settles PLN Writer's Suicide Suit for $750,000
18. Qualified Immunity Granted to Doctor Who Failed to Order Interferon Treatments for HCV+ Prisoner
19. Texas: Prison-Rape Capital Of The Country, by Michael Rigby
20. American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons, By Mark Dow University Of California Press, 413 pages, $27.50, by Ashley Makar
21. News in Brief
22. Los Angeles County Pays $300,000 To Settle Public Defender's Legal Malpractice

More from these topics:

• Oregon Supreme Court Announces Bright-Line Rule Requiring Dismissal Without Prejudice When State Fails to Appoint Counsel for Eligible Criminal Defendant Within 60 Days in Misdemeanor Cases or 90 Days in Felony Cases Post-Arraignment, March 1, 2026. Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders, Indigent Defense, Constitution, state, Counsel - Right to.
• California Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Ripped Off Prisoner, Feb. 1, 2026. Attorney Misconduct, Court Appearances, Trials, Abuse of Discretion Standard, Access To Courts.
• Maryland Supreme Court Announces Public Defender Act Requires Effective Assistance of Counsel in Certiorari Petition Where Public Defender Appointed Panel Attorney for Direct Appeal and Certiorari Petition, Dec. 15, 2025. Public Defenders, Indigent Defense, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Strickland Standard.
• 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.
• Oklahoma Prisoner Found Unconscious in Cell Hours After Avoiding Execution, Dec. 1, 2025. Public Defenders, Pardons/Clemency, Life without Parole (LWOP), Death Penalty, Effective Assistance of Counsel.
• Alabama DOC Attorneys Reprimanded for 
Filing AI-Written Briefs in Prisoner’s Suit, Aug. 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Attorney Misconduct.
• California Attorney Disbarred for Deceiving 
Prisoners Seeking Resentencing, Aug. 1, 2025. Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Misconduct, Counsel - Effective Assistance of.
• New York City Loses Bid to Withhold Jail Records, July 15, 2025. Attorneys, Public Records Act.
• Disbarred Cincinnati Defense Attorney Who Defrauded Prisoner Clients Gets Three-Year Sentence, May 1, 2025. Attorney Misconduct, Malpractice (Attorneys), Fraud and Theft Loss, Disbarred Attorney.
• California Court of Appeal Vacates Former NFL Star’s Rape Conviction Because Prosecutor’s Racial Statements During Closing Constituted ‘Racially Discriminatory Language’ in Violation of Racial Justice Act, March 15, 2025. Racial Discrimination, Attorney Misconduct, Misleading Advice/Statements to Defendant.