More from this issue:

1. Scandal Rocks Texas Youth Commission; Youths Molested by School Supervisors, by Gary Hunter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Oregon Parole Officer’s Molestation Victim’s Suicide Claims Settled for $210,000
4. Overdetention: When Completing a Prison Sentence Just Isn’t Enough, by David Reutter
5. Arizona Prison Guard Awarded $750,000 for False Sexual Misconduct Allegations
6. Colorado Farms Out Prisoners to Replace Immigrant Farm Workers
7. Death Sentence: The Feds Throw the Book at King County'sJail as Prisoner Fatalities Skyrocket, by Rick Anderson
8. Washington State: No Restoration of Felon Voting Rights Until Fines and Restitution are Paid
9. Los Angeles Settles County Jail Murder Suit For $1 Million, by John Dannenberg
10. Louisiana Work-Release Prisoners Used by Sheriff in Chop Shop, by Gary Hunter
11. Non-Convicted Michigan Sex Offenders Required to Register
12. Independent Monitor Issues First Report on Delaware Health Care
13. "Let Freedom Ring" -- Cellphones Abound In California Prisons
14. Privately Run Seal Beach, California Jail Closed Following Checkered Past, by John Dannenberg
15. New York Prisoner Awarded $4,250 for Knee Injury While Shackled
16. $90,000 Awarded to New York Prisoner for Delay of Surgery
17. Nevada Jail Strip Searches Before Release on Own Recognizance Unconstitutional
18. Alabama Judge Resigns Amid Prisoner Spanking Allegations and Judicial Improprieties
19. Lawsuit Exposes Jail Limbo for Mentally Incompetent Defendants in Texas, by Matthew Clarke
20. BOP Removes Religious Books; Capitulates After Public Outrage, Lawsuit
21. BOP Must Provide Prisoner's FOIA Request in Electronic Format
22. Missouri Ordered to Pay Prisoner's $250,000 Judgment Plus Fees and Costs for Sexual Assaults by Work Supervisor, by John Dannenberg
23. Second Circuit Rejects New York’s Interlocutory Appeal of Prisoner's $7.65 Million Failure-to-Protect Jury Verdict, by John Dannenberg
24. Transsexuals Treated Poorly in New York Prisons, by David Reutter
25. WA Prisoners Entitled to Minimal Due Process Before Risk Level Demotion
26. Broward County, FL Sheriff Resigns, Pleads Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges, by David Reutter
27. Study Finds Federal Defenders Outperform CJA Attorneys
28. New York Pays State Prisoner $1,100 for Disregarding Work Restrictions
29. Ninth Circuit Holds Washington DOC Immune From Suit for Denial of Community Custody Early Release, by John Dannenberg
30. Spectrum Health Systems Pays Massachusetts $7.5 Million for Fraud in Concert with Civigenics
31. Florida's Parole Commission Slows Restoration of Felons' Civil Rights, by David Reutter
32. Alabama Prisons Sell Land to Finance Prison Building, Repair
33. Federal Suit Over Wisconsin Suicide Attempt Settles for Millions, by Michael Rigby
34. $100,000 Settlement in Missouri Jail Prisoner’s Methamphetamine Overdose Death
35. PLN Sues CDCR Over Failure to Produce Public Records
36. News in Brief:
37. New Jersey "Anthrax" Legal Mail Policy Unconstitutional; Count Condemns Opening Outside Prisoner's Presence

More from these topics:

• Six Years of the First Step Act: Federal Prison Data Reveal Treatment Gains, Persistent Disparities, and Unanswered Questions, April 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Systemic Medical Neglect, First Step Act, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Confinement in Segregated Housing.
• New Jersey Governor’s Order Allows People with Prior Felony Convictions to Serve on Jury Duty, March 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, State Legislation, Restrictions, discrimination, Jury Selection.
• Texas Prisoner Declared Innocent 70 Years After Execution, March 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Death Penalty, False Confessions, Eyewitness Identification, Prosecutorial Misconduct.
• Minnesota Study Shows Disproportionate Rate of Health and Mental Problems for Recently Incarcerated, March 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Medical, Statistics/Trends, Mental Health, Health care.
• 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.
• Federal Court Strikes Much of Virginia’s Felony Voting Restriction, Feb. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Restrictions, discrimination, Voting Rights, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
• The New York Prison System’s Culture of Cruelty and Impunity, Feb. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• How AI Integration Used by Law Enforcement Fails the Public, Feb. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, False Arrest, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of.
• Report on “Pay-­to-­Stay” Fees Makes Strong Case for Their Repeal, Jan. 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Medical Expenses, Cost of Prison Systems, housing, Ability to Pay.
• 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.