More from this issue:

1. “To Get Stuff and Sell It for As Much As We Can Get”: Federal Prison Industries and Electronics Recycling, by Aaron Shuman
2. ARE YOU IN A PRISON WORK PROGRAM HANDLING TOXIC ELECTRONICS?
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Maryland Man Awarded $6.4 Million For False Imprisonment, Police Misconduct, by Michael Rigby
5. Joe Arpaio: America’s Toughest Sheriff or Most Corrupt?, by Alex Friedmann
6. California DOC Wage Audit: Guards Overcharged State $12 Million for Union Business Leave, by Marvin Mentor
7. Florida Warden Susceptible to Liability in Valdes’ Murder; Suit Settles for $1,169,923.42, by David Reutter
8. Prisoners Sell Art Through Prison Art Gallery, by Nancy Hochman
9. Hawaii Settles DOJ Suit Over Unconstitutional Juvenile Facility
10. Cunningham v. California: Who’s Covered and Who’s Not?, by Kent A. Russell
11. HIV in Prison Is Lower Than Believed, by Gary Hunter
12. China’s Death Penalty On Wheels, by Gary Hunter
13. Sheriff’s Deputies Charged in Prisoner’s Death; Both Get Prison Time, by Gary Hunter
14. Ninth Circuit: California Lifers Have A Liberty Interest In Parole, by Marvin Mentor
15. California DOC Federal Receiver Is Granted First Waiver of State Law, by John Dannenberg
16. North Carolina Enacts Innocence Inquiry Commission, by John Dannenberg
17. Three Work-Release Van Drivers Escape from Arkansas Prison; Practice Discontinued, by Gary Hunter
18. PHS Loses $707 Million FDOC Contract Rebid; State Adopts Hybrid Model of Prison Health Care, by John Dannenberg
19. California Inspector General Assesses DOC’s Compliance With Past Audit Recommendations, by John Dannenberg
20. Hawaii Juvenile Gay Bashing Enjoined
21. Bernard Kerik Pleads Guilty; Has Name Removed From New York City Jail, by Gary Hunter
22. Alabama Spends $500,000 to Vaccinate State Prisoners, by Gary Hunter
23. Maricopa County, Arizona, Abandons Restraint Chairs Following Deaths, Multimillion Dollar Payouts, by Michael Rigby
24. Vermont, the Last State to Pass Sex Abuse Laws, by Gary Hunter
25. New York HCV Treatment Suit Not Mooted by Equivocal DOC Concession; Class Certification Granted, by John Dannenberg
26. Georgia County Pays $5.1 Million for Community Service Turned Deadly, by Michael Rigby
27. Many U.S. Prisoners Mentally Ill, Few Receive Treatment, by Michael Rigby
28. Federal Court Restrains Los Angeles County Jail Overcrowding, by John Dannenberg
29. New Jersey Phone Rates Out of Control, by Gary Hunter
30. $205,000 Settlement in Massachusetts Strip Search Suit
31. US Settles Prisoner’s UNICOR Whistleblower Suit for $6,000
32. Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment of Washington Phone Suit
33. Pennsylvania Work-Release Program Criticized, by Gary Hunter
34. Fahrenheit 451 on Cell Block D, by John Dannenberg
35. California DOC Ordered to Comply with Overdue Suicide Prevention Measures, by Marvin Mentor
36. Texas Prisoners Face Mandatory Testing For HIV, by Gary Hunter
37. $275,000 Paid In Excessive-Force Michigan Jail Death Lawsuit, by John Dannenberg
38. Grievances Must Identify Defendants Later Sued
39. Colorado Prisoners Caging Prisoners, by Gary Hunter
40. News in Brief:
41. Wyoming Federal Court Awards Attorney $18,000 for Compliance Monitoring, by Michael Rigby

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.
• Atlanta Jail Boasts Improvements Since Consent Decree, Reports from Monitor and ACLU Are More Critical, May 1, 2026. Staffing, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Consent Decrees, Bail/Pretrial Release.
• 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.
• Idaho DOC Director Denies Verified Report of Rampant Sexual Abuse of Women Prisoners by Staff, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliatory Segregation, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• “Like the Walking Dead”: Smuggled Drugs Fuel Chaos Inside Ohio Prisons, May 1, 2026. Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Drug Overdose, Security Systems, Drugs - Determination of.
• Oklahoma DOC Paid Prison Guards $35.5 Million in Overtime in 2025, May 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Cost of Prison Systems, Totality of Conditions, Staffing, Staff Training.
• Monitor Says Massachusetts Prisons Will Not Meet Settlement Deadline for Mental Health Reforms, May 1, 2026. Private Prisons, DOC/BOP misconduct, Consent Decrees, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Watchdog Finds Barely 1 in 10 Complaints Against California Prison Staff Handled Adequately, May 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Evidence, Staff Training, Statutes of Limitation and Laches.
• Six Maryland Guards Convicted in Prisoner’s Beating, Cover-up; § 1983 Suit Filed, May 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Obstruction of Justice, Wrongful Use of Force, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of.
• Connecticut Correction Ombuds Finds DOC in “Sustained Institutional Failure”, May 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Totality of Conditions, Lockdowns, Prisoner Legal Assistance.