More from this issue:

1. Georgia Prisons: A Blight On The Peach State, by Michael Rigby
2. Texas Counties Set To Raid State Prisoners Trust Fund Accounts
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Colorado DOC s Medical Oversight Found Remiss, by G.A. Bowers
5. CSC Pays Public Defender Social Worker $125,000 for Rape in Juvenile Facility
6. Former Georgia Parole Chairman Loses Appeal of Corruption Conviction
7. Weary California Prison Gang Members Increasingly Opt Out for Solace of Sensitive Needs Yards
8. Cell-Block Beatdown: Do Boston Prisoners Have Any Chance of Holding Abusive Prison Guards Responsible? Signs Are Not Promising, by David S. Bernstein
9. Continued Reliance on Commitment Offense to Deny California Lifers Parole Denies Federal Due Proces, by Marvin Mentor
10. Petty Stone Cold Kickbacks KO Government Employees Nationwide
11. PHS Pays $350,000 to Settle Claim for Over-Medication Death of Florida Jail Prisoner
12. Dismissal of Medical and Retaliation Claims Reversed, by Bob Williams
13. Georgia Legislature Awards Wrongly Convicted Man $1 Million
14. Minnesota County Settles Suit over Untreated Appendicitis for $225,000
15. State Auditor Blasts Colorado DOC's Private Prison Oversight Failures, by Matthew T. Clarke
16. Phoenix, Arizona, Settles Krone Wrongful Imprisonment Suit for $3 Million
17. California DOC Settles Racially Determinative Housing Suit, by John Dannenberg
18. Michigan Jails Strip Policy Unconstitutional; Guards and Get Qualified Immunity, County Liable, by David Reutter
19. Severely Beaten L.A. County Jail Prisoner Wins Only $5,000
20. Californias 2005 Prison Suicide Rate Doubles Over 2004, by John Dannenberg
21. Utah Jail Policy Banning Subscriptions to Magazines and Newspapers Enjoined; Fees Awarded, by John Dannenberg
22. Alabama Work Release Prisoners Reclassified Following Escapes
23. NYDOCS Abandons ADA DOJ Exhaustion Defense
24. Eighth Circuit Upholds Denial of Compensatory/Punitive Damages; Physical
25. Exhaustion Not Required in Pennsylvania Parole Denial Challenges
26. New York Prisoner Awarded $2,250 For Wrong Medication
27. Repercussions from Georgia Courthouse Escape, Shootings Continue
28. L.A. County Jail Gets $20,000 from State for Pruno-Sniffing Dogs; Inmate Welfare Funds Tapped to Mai
29. $1.1 Million FTCA Emotional Distress Award In BOP Suicide Death Upheld, Even Though Murder By Guar
30. Alabama Diabetic Prisoner Stomped On and Retaliated Against by Guard Awarded $20,000, by John Dannenberg
31. Ohio Man Awarded $618,000 for Nearly 16 Years Wrongful Imprisonment
32. PLRA Doesnt Bar FRCP 15(a) Amendment of Complaint - No HIV/Hepatitis Treatment = Imminent Danger o
33. PLRA Doesnt Alter FRCP 23 Class Certification Analysis
34. No Qualified Immunity on Toothpaste, Inhaler & Ventilation Claims
35. Appointment of Counsel Satisfies Access to Courts Requirement
36. Seventh Circuit Reverses Jail Lockdown Dismissal; Day After Christmas = Legal Holiday
37. Missouri's 5-Year Limitation Period Applies to § 1983 Claims; 8th Circuit Reverses Earlier Decision to Contrary
38. $1,250 Settlement in Oregon Retaliation, Court Access Claims
39. Washington Prison Staff Properly Fired For Sexually Assaulting Prisoner
40. On Remand From Supreme Court, Sixth Circuit Reverses Judgment on Guard Retaliation Claim
41. Any Reliance On AA or NA Participation During Parole Consideration Violates Establishment Clause, by John Dannenberg
42. Dismissal of Bivens Action for Non-Exhaustion Reversed
43. California Probationers and Parolees Not Similarly Situated As To Eligibility For Prop. 36 Drug Tr, by John Dannenberg
44. Sixth Circuit Requires Total Exhaustion Under PLRA; Decision Conflicts with Hartsfield
45. Fair Labor Standards Acts Minimum Wage Provision Not Applicable to Private Prisons
46. Washington Appeals Court Reverses the Dismissal of a Slip-and-Fall Negligence Action; State Responsi
47. 2nd Circuit Reverses Sua Sponte § 1915 Dismissal; Parolee Owed Duty of Habitable Residence
48. News in Brief
49. Prisoner Suit Alleging Sexual Assault By Colorado Sheriffs Staff Reinstated

More from David Reutter:

• 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
• Florida Supreme Court Announces Rule 3.170(f)’s Good-Cause Plea-Withdrawal Standard Does Not Apply at Post-Appeal Resentencing, April 1, 2026
• Colorado Supreme Court Announces Defendant Must Be Competent Before Undergoing Mental-Condition Examination Under § 16-8-107(3)(b), April 1, 2026
• California Court of Appeal Announces Plea Agreements Cannot Bar § 1172.1 Resentencing, Holds Merit-Based Denial of Petition Is Appealable, April 1, 2026
• Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies That Failure to Object to Ineligible Juror Does Not Constitute Waiver Unless Party Knew or Could Have Discovered Ineligibility Through Ordinary Diligence, April 1, 2026
• Washington State Guard’s Conviction Affirmed in Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Scheme, March 1, 2026
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Motion Judge Abused Discretion by Denying Evidentiary Hearing on IAC Claim Where Plea Counsel’s Affidavit Was Not Inherently Inconsistent With Colloquy Statements Regarding Immigration Advice, March 1, 2026
• Washington Supreme Court Clarifies Double Jeopardy Analysis for Multiple Assault Convictions, Holding That Assaultive Acts Occurring Over Short Time Period in Same Location Without Intervening Events Constitute Single Course of Conduct, March 1, 2026
• New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Drug Convictions Under Cumulative Error Doctrine, Holding Combined Effect of Improper References to Television Series, Gun Violence, and Search Warrants Deprived Defendant of Fair Trial, March 1, 2026
• New York Court of Appeals Announces Coercive Police Tactics Compelling Suspect to Exit Home Constitute “Constructive Entry” Violating Payton, Holds Attenuation Analysis Applies to Third-Party Consent, March 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• Washington Governor Fires Independent Prison Watchdog, May 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Fourth Circuit Revives North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Blaming Lazy Guards for Assault by Detainee, May 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Deliberate Indifference.
• Texas Moves to Restrict Cashless Bond and Reverse Federal Court-Ordered Misdemeanor Bail Reform, May 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Money/Property, Bail/Pretrial Release, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• $2.75 Million Paid by Washington County and NaphCare for Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026. Naphcare, Qualified Immunity, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Deliberate Indifference.
• $950,000 Settlement Reached for Pennsylvania Jail Detainee Repeatedly Pepper-Sprayed During Mental Health Episodes, April 1, 2026. Clothing, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Chemical Spraying of Mentally Ill Inmates, Deliberate Indifference.
• $667,000 Awarded to Muslim Missouri Prisoners Pepper-Sprayed for Praying, April 1, 2026. Religious Discrimination, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Religious Practices, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• $10.3 Million Paid for Teen’s Death at Kansas Juvenile Detention Facility, April 1, 2026. Restraints, Qualified Immunity, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Wrongful Use of Force.
• Leaked Video Footage Shows California Prison Guards Engaged in Retaliatory Assault, March 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• Eighth Circuit Revives Case Against Guards Who Failed to Intervene As Chaplain Sexually Assaulted Arkansas Prisoner, March 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Prison Rape Elimination Act, Qualified Immunity, Failure to Train/Supervise.
• Sixth Circuit Revives Michigan Prisoner’s Challenge to Guard Tackle That Broke His Foot, March 1, 2026. Evidentiary Ruling (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity, Wrongful Use of Force.