More from this issue:

1. CCA Florida Jail Operations: An Experiment in Mismanagement, by David Reutter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Youth Dies in Florida Boot Camp; Cause of Death Questioned, by David Reutter
4. BOP Transfers Unescorted Prisoners On Civilian Buses, Some Escape, by Matthew Clarke
5. Standing Up to Corruption, by Stephen James
6. Legal Research Prohibition Upon Contract Attorney Denies Adequate Court Access, by David Reutter
7. Federal Judge Strikes Down Iowa Prisons Faith-Based Rehabilitation Program, by Michael Rigby
8. Crimes of the Heart: Incarceration Collusion, by Bob Williams
9. $9 Million Jury Award In Arizona County Jail Death, by John Dannenberg
10. U.S. Corrections Corporation Suit Settled for $13.2 Million
11. Audit: California Private Prison Contracting Tainted by Conflicts of Interest
12. Hurricane Threat Forces Texas Prison Evacuations, Damage Worsens Overcrowding, by Michael Rigby
13. Gun-smuggling Prisoners Convicted in Shooting Scam, by Gary Hunter
14. Alleged Attacks Plotted By New Folsom Prisoners Uncovered, by Matthew Clarke
15. Non-Sex-Offender Parolee Entitled to Due Process Before Being Treated As Sex Offender, by Matthew Clarke
16. Ohio DOC Stipulates To Vastly Improved Medical Care, by John Dannenberg
17. South Carolina Prisoner Awarded $825,000 for Untreated Infection
18. Missouri Seizes Prisoner Assets Worth $748,682 In 2005
19. Fifth Circuit Joins Four Others in Denying Prospective BOP Good Time Credits
20. Unconstitutionality of Lockdown of California Hispanics Upheld On Appeal, by Marvin Mentor
21. Guard Out on Bond, Woman He Allegedly Raped Jailed Beyond Her Sentence
22. Washington Liable for Negligent Parolee Supervision; Bad Jury Instruction Vacates $33 Million Award
23. Washington Liable for Negligent Parolee Supervision; Bad Jury Instruction Vacates $33 Million Award
24. South Carolina Jury Awards $28.5 Million For Diabetic Jail Prisoners Death
25. Arizona Jail Prisoners Not Pretty in Pink, by Gary Hunter
26. Seventh Circuit Reinstates $100,000 Award In Indiana Failure-To-Protect Suit, by Michael Rigby
27. Political Patronage In Hiring Illinois Prison Wardens?
28. Texas Federal District Judge Throws Out VitaPro Convictions, by Matthew Clarke
29. Alabama Work-Release Prisoners Working But Not Getting Paid, by Gary Hunter
30. Sweetheart Deal For Pharmacy Supplying Saratoga County Jail
31. Wrongfully Convicted Texas Prisoner Finally Receives $118,000 in Compensation, by Matthew T. Clarke
32. Louisiana Work-Release Prisoners Used by Sheriff in Chop Shop, by Gary Hunter
33. Illinois Prison Official, Parole Board Member Indicted For Corruption
34. Los Angeles Jail Pays $375,000 To Assaulted Keep Away Prisoner
35. CONMED Not Using Licensed Nurses In Maryland Jail
36. $232,700 in Attorney Fees Awarded In Colorado Censorship Settlement, by Bob Williams
37. Washington Ex-Cons Cant Be Denied Voting Rights Because of Unpaid LFOs
38. New York Prisoner Awarded $25,000 For Assault
39. Settlement Permits Free and Gift Publications to Connecticut Prisoners
40. Second Circuit Holds PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable To So-ordered Stipulated Dismissals, by Bob Williams
41. Texas Prison Slaves No Savings for Direct Marketing Firm; Data Mining Results in $ 15 Million Settle, by Michael Rigby
42. New York Prisoner Awarded $4,000 For Assault
43. Forced Masturbation States Privacy Claim
44. Illinois Prisoner Raped By Guard Settles For $15,000
45. News in Brief:
46. The Warehouse Prison, by Dr. John Irwin, 318 pp., softback, Roxbury Publishing Company, 2005, by John Dannenberg

More from David Reutter:

• Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026
• Michigan Appeals Court: Witnesses Cannot be Forced to Wear Jail Clothes at Trial, Aug. 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Revives Disabled Prisoner’s Claim for Denial of Out-of-Cell Exercise Time, Aug. 1, 2026
• 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

More from these topics:

• Idaho Supreme Court Holds Indigent Parents Have Constitutional Right to Counsel at Public Expense, July 1, 2026. Court Access, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Counsel - Right to, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions.
• Retroactive Guideline Amendments: The Narrow Path to a Federal Sentence Reduction, July 1, 2026. Appointment of Counsel, Career Offenders, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), Guideline Amendment/Variances and Retroactivity.
• 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.
• Constitutional Challenge to Louisiana Prison “Farm Line” Granted Class Certification, March 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Exposure to Heat, Injunctions (PLRA), Class Certification, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• 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.
• 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.
• Delaware Supreme Court Announces Trial Courts Must First Resolve Defense Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw Before Addressing Defendant’s Plea-­Withdrawal Request, Holding Failure to Do So Violates Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel, Jan. 1, 2026. Appointment of Counsel, Sixth Amendment, Counsel - Constructive denial of, Self-representation, Withdrawal.
• 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.