More from this issue:

1. Still More Murder and Mayhem in Maryland, by Michael Rigby
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Confronting Confinement, A Report On Safety and Abuse In America’s Prisons, Vera Justice Institute (2006), 118 pp., by John Dannenberg
4. Sacramento Jail Rampant with Excessive Force and Brutality, by Gary Hunter
5. Bureau of Prisons Begins Certifying Sexually Dangerous Persons, by David Beneman
6. New York’s Prison System Infested With Drugs, by David Reutter
7. High Ranking Louisiana Prison Official Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges, by Gary Hunter
8. California Habeas Handbook, Expanded 5th Edition, by Attorney Kent Russell, Sept. 2006, 114 pages plus appendix, soft cover, by John Dannenberg
9. 5-Point Restraints = Excessive Force + Due Process Violation Results in $25,000 Virginia Damage Award
10. Correct Rx a New Major Player in the Prison Drug Industry, by Gary Hunter
11. The Warehousing of New Hampshire’s Mentally Ill, by David Reutter
12. Seizure of Washington Prisoners’ Cash at Jail Booking Unconstitutional, by Michael Rigby
13. Prison TB 10 Times Higher Than Non-Prison Cases
14. Fulton County Reinstates Deputies Fired in Killing Rampage
15. $400,000 Wrongful Death Settlement After San Diego Jailers Hog-Tied Prisoner, by John Dannenberg
16. 1997 Changes in Pennsylvania Commutation Law Held Ex Post Facto, by John Dannenberg
17. Summary Judgement Reversed on Illinois Outgoing Mail Ban
18. Federal Court Compels Activation of California DOC Mental Health Crisis Beds; Approves New $111 Million Mental Care Hospital, by John Dannenberg
19. North Carolina Jail Prisoner Killed During Court Appearance, by Gary Hunter
20. Cleaning up Mississippi’s Supermax: Conditions Suit Settled, by David Reutter
21. Prison Deaths: A National Shame, by Ira P. Robbins
22. California DOC Medical Receiver’s Initial On-The-Job Impression: “Conditions Disgraceful”, by John Dannenberg
23. California Governor Vetoes Open Records, Prisoner Condoms and Media Access Bills, by John Dannenberg
24. U.S. Spends Record $185 Billion on Justice System is 2003, by Matthew Clarke
25. New York’s Governor Vetoes New Treatment Facilities For Mentally Ill Prisoners, by John Dannenberg
26. Mississippi DOC Guts TB Program
27. Colorado Parolee’s Disenfranchisement Upheld
28. PLN Awarded $48,709 In Attorney Fees After Successful FOIA Suit Against BOP
29. Family of Texas Prisoner Murdered in Geo-Operated Prison Awarded $47.5 Million, by Michael Rigby
30. 9th Circuit Holds § 1997e(a) Applies to Private Prisons; Magazine Confiscation Is a “Prison Condition”
31. $255 Awarded For Destruction of Prisoner’s Property
32. New Jersey Prison Commissioner’s Complete Ban On Media Lifted, by Gary Hunter
33. Michigan Jail Prisoners Pay For Incarceration, by Gary Hunter
34. Sixth Circuit Extends Abela Ruling to Parole Denial Habeas Petitions
35. Virginia Prison Minister Indicted on Sex Charges; Ministries Under Fire, by Gary Hunter
36. Garnishment of Ohio Prisoner’s Account Permitted to Pay Court Costs
37. $2.5 Million Settlement for Illegal Strip Searches in Connecticut Jail
38. New Jersey Sex Offenders Must Be Protected and Segregated During Transports
39. MO Jail Guards Denying Seizure Medication amd Assigning Prisoner to Top Bunk May Violate 8th Amendment
40. Nebraska UA Procedures Do Not Violate Due Process
41. Illinois Jail’s Strip Search Policy Unconstitutional, by Michael Rigby
42. Native American Entitled to Prayer Feather
43. BOP Halfway House Walkaway Is Not Federal “Crime of Violence”, by John Dannenberg
44. New Hampshire Prisoner’s ADA Claim Survives Summary Judgment
45. News in Brief:
46. No Qualified Immunity for Michigan Prisoner’s Heat-Dehydration Death

More from John Dannenberg:

• Disciplinary Self-Help Litigation Manual, 2d Ed., by Dan Manville, March 5, 2015
• Systemic Changes Follow Murder of Colorado Prison Director, July 10, 2014
• The Redbook – A Manual on Legal Style, April 15, 2014
• Arrest-Proof Yourself, by Dale Carson and Wes Denham, March 15, 2014
• Arrested: What to do When Your Loved One’s in Jail, by Wes Denham, Feb. 15, 2014
• California Parole Board Agrees to Implement Policy to Fix Terms at Lifers’ Initial Hearings, Jan. 15, 2014
• FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry, Dec. 15, 2013
• Federal Court Orders California to Release 9,600 More Prisoners, Aug. 15, 2013
• Valley Fever Declared a Public Health Emergency at Two California Prisons; Court Orders Prisoner Transfers, July 15, 2013
• Plata and Coleman Showdown in California, June 15, 2013

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.
• 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.
• SCOTUS Sides with Federal Prisoner in Habeas Review Case, March 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Predicate Acts/Offenses.
• SCOTUS Announces Federal Prisoners May Seek Certiorari Review of Authorization Denials Under § 2255(h) and Are Not Subject to § 2244(b)(1)’s Bar on Previously Presented Claims, Feb. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Appealable Issues/Orders, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• California Court of Appeal: Trial Courts Have Inherent Authority to Correct Unauthorized Sentences at Any Time Without Habeas Petition, Jan. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, Possession or Use of Firearms, Sentences - Authorized, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Effect of Vacatur.
• First Circuit Announces Modification of Juvenile’s Life-­Without-­Parole Sentence to Parole-­Eligible Life Term Constitutes “New Judgment” Under AEDPA, Exempting Second-­in-­Time Habeas Petition From Gatekeeping Requirements, Jan. 1, 2026. Parole, Habeas Corpus, Life without Parole (LWOP), AEDPA, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
• Supreme Court of Maryland Announces Division of Correction Must Immediately Apply Time-Served Credit Against Valid Sentences When Convictions Are Vacated and May Not Toll Execution Pending Reprosecution; New Sentences Arising From New Convictions Take, Jan. 1, 2026. Habeas Corpus, Overdetention, Effect of Vacatur, Credits, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences.
• Alabama Supreme Court Denies DOC’s Improper Venue Objection, Jan. 1, 2026. Defenses, Good Time, Habeas Corpus, Failure to Object, Authority and Jurisdiction.
• DOJ Leaves Louisiana Over-Detention Suit on Life Support, Two Others Granted Class-Action Status, Dec. 1, 2025. Class Certification, Habeas Corpus, Overdetention, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Unlawful Detention.
• Ex-Wife of Minnesota DOC Commissioner Sentenced for Poisoning Attempt on Son, Dec. 1, 2025. Out of State Transfers, Sentencing, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Confessions and Statements of Defendant, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.