More from this issue:

1. Guards Rape of Prisoners Rampant, No Solution in Sight, by Gary Hunter
2. I Wake Up in Middle-of-Night Terror, by Erika Huggins
3. Prisoner Rape Is Torture, by Stop Prisoner Rape
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Ohio Woman Raped by Guard Awarded $625,000
6. European Court of Human Rights Voids UKs Blanket Bans On Prisoner Voting, by Matthew Clarke
7. Michigan DOC Improperly Calculated Sentences and Released Prisoners; Officials Fired and Demoted, by Gary Hunter
8. California Valdivia Attorneys Awarded $6.5 Million For 12 Years Work, by John E Dannenberg
9. Problems Continue In Maryland Prisons and Jails, by Michael Rigby
10. Pennsylvania Correctional Industries Overcharges Customers, Stockpiles Cash, Fails Mission, by Matthew T. Clarke
11. Georgia Prisoner Beaten By Guard Awarded $22,000
12. $100,000 Settlement For Black Oklahoma Prisoner Beaten By White Prisoners
13. Texas State Representative Criticized For Helping Prisoners and Families, by Matthew T. Clarke
14. Texas Politicians Provided Perks Using Prisoner Slave Labor, by Matthew T. Clarke
15. Bubble-Gum Computers in Washington State DOC, by Gary Hunter
16. $475,000 Settlement In California Suicide Suit
17. California Prison Guards Overtime Doubles to $277 Million
18. Transgender Wisconsin Prisoners Continue Hormone Treatment Despite Law, by Michael Rigby
19. $365,000 Settlement For Restrained, Untreated Michigan Boot Camp Prisoner
20. Armor Correctional Health Services: A New Company Blossoming with Political Payback, by David Reutter
21. Ohio Awards $662,000 to Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Rape
22. Korean Company Employing Prisoners Receives Coveted Quality Award
23. Canadian Prison Sanctioned Skin-Art Saving Society Health Problems, by Gary Hunter
24. California DOC Drug Program Funds Squandered, by Marvin Mentor
25. Survivors of Texas Jail Suicidee Win $516,000 Against Phone Provider, by Matthew T. Clarke
26. North Carolina Prisoner Taps Jails Bank Account for $120,000
27. Muslim Prisoner Attacked by Other Muslims May Sue Prison for Failure to Protect, by Marvin Mentor
28. Alabama Sheriff Charged With Raiding Jail Food Fund
29. EMSA Negligent In Florida Jail Prisoners Death, County Pays $65,000, by Michael Rigby
30. $790,000 Settlement In Ulcer Death of Georgia Jail Prisoner
31. No Qualified Immunity for Failure to Perform Timely Liver Biopsy, by John E Dannenberg
32. Florida District Court Awards Federal Prisoner $829.65 for Lost Property
33. Tolling Provision Appeals to NY Personal Injury Action
34. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Reinvigorates DNA Testing Law, by Matthew T. Clarke
35. $769,000 Awarded For Death of Asthmatic Virginia Jail Prisoner
36. California Third-Level Administrative Appeals May Be Filed with Prison Appeals Coordinator, by John Dannenberg
37. No Qualified Immunity for Retaliatory Transfer; Jury Awards $219,000 in Damages
38. Ninth Circuit Holds Prisons Not Immune In ADA and RA Suit
39. Ohio Pre-S.B. No. 2 Indeterminately Sentenced Prisoners Who Took a Plea are Entitled to Meaningful N, by John E Dannenberg
40. RLUIPA Bars Total Ban on Melanic Literature
41. Alabama Clarifies Prisoners Right to Call Witnesses At Disciplinary Hearing, by Matthew T. Clarke
42. Washington Courts Authority to Order Community Custody Limited
43. California Supreme Court Resolves Conflict From Concurrent Sentences With Different Credit Earning R, by John Dannenberg
44. News in Brief:
45. Actual Innocence Required in Washington Criminal Malpractice Actions

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.
• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Six Female Alabama Jail Detainees’ Sexual Assault Suit, Jan. 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Summary Judgment, Limitations, Municipal Liability, Criminal Sexual Abuse.
• 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.
• First Circuit: District Court Abused Discretion by Sua Sponte Raising Statute of Limitations Defense to Habeas Petition After Respondents Had Intelligently “Waived” It by Being Aware of Availability but Failing to Assert It, Nov. 15, 2025. Defenses, Limitations, Habeas Corpus, Double jeopardy, Knowingly and Intelligently.
• Eighth Circuit Announces § 2255 One-­Year Limitations Period Begins to Run in Deferred-­Restitution Criminal Case When Subsequent Amended Judgment Finalizes Amount, Nov. 15, 2025. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, Restitution, AEDPA.
• Appeals Court Rules Michigan’s Tolling Provision Is Not Inconsistent with the PLRA, Nov. 1, 2025. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Limitations, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches.
• Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Longstanding Precedent That District Court Cannot Sua Sponte Dismiss Untimely Habeas Corpus Petition Without Giving Petitioner Prior Notice and Opportunity to Respond, Oct. 15, 2025. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, Summary Disposition, Tolling of Statutes of Limitations and Laches, Denial of Due Process.
• Dismissal Not Authorized for Oregon Victim’s Refusal to Comply With Subpoena, Oct. 4, 2020. Civil Procedure, Subpoenas, Fair Trial.
• First Circuit Announces No Joint Participation Exception to Spousal Testimonial Privilege, Feb. 14, 2019. Civil Procedure, Marriage.
• Seventh Circuit: Habeas Petition Challenging § 841 Recidivism Sentence Enhanced with Vacated State Convictions is Not Time-Barred by § 851(e) Statute of Limitations, Nov. 28, 2018. Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Limitations, Habeas Corpus.