More from this issue:

1. The Poisoned Pen of Fort Lyon Prison, by Alan Prendergast
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Food Deprivation & Pink Clothing Imposed for Violating South Carolina Prison Rules, by David Reutter
4. Largest Oregon Jail a Cesspool of Misconduct and Mismanagement, Report Finds; Sheriff Faulted and Under Fire, by Mark Wilson
5. Retired Canadian Football-Star-Turned-Prison-Official Faulted, by Gary Hunter
6. Texas Prisoners May Have Right to Extra Storage Space for Religious Materials, by Matthew Clarke
7. Audit Reveals Continuing “State of Chaos” at Hawaii Youth Prison
8. As New Regulations Limit Organ Transplants from Executed Chinese Prisoners; South Carolina Allows Organ Donations by Prisoners
9. Utah Prisoner Kills Guard During Escape While on Medical Transport, by David Reutter
10. Oklahoma Jail Dodges $700,000 in Fines, by Gary Hunter
11. CCA-Run Immigrant Family Detention Center in Texas Violates Settlement Conditions, by Matthew Clarke
12. $195,000 Paid to Family of Slain Florida Prison Guard, by David Reutter
13. Los Angeles Jail Canteen Audit: Contractor Rakes In $640,213 Excess Profits, by John Dannenberg
14. Alabama Corrections Commissioner’s Contempt Order Upheld
15. California Prison Guards Lose Unlimited “Time Bank” For On-The Job Union Business, by Marvin Mentor
16. Lawsuit Against WI Supermax Settled for $475,000; General Population Prisoners Fill Beds
17. No Criminal Wrongdoing Found in Overpayments to Florida Private Prisons, by David Reutter
18. Prisoner Crashes Jet Ski into Dock in Camden County, Georgia
19. Most Serious Sex Offenders in Boston Living in Homeless Shelters
20. New York City Settles Prisoner-On-Prisoner Assault for $180,000
21. Iowa Faith-Based Program Held Unconstitutional by 8th Circuit; Continues with Private Funding
22. Hawaii Youth Prison Financial Audit Finds Excessive Overtime/Leave Abuses
23. Eighth Circuit Upholds Arkansas Jailer’s 78-Month Sentence for Brutalizing Prisoners
24. Self-Defense: A New Jersey Prisoner’s Right
25. Wrongful Death Suit Against LA County Jail Settles For $750,000
26. Eighth Circuit Holds State Funding of Iowa Faith-Based Prison Unconstitutional, by Michael Rigby
27. California Jail Settles Gender-Identity-Disorder Discrimination Suit, by John Dannenberg
28. $35,000 Jury Award in Massachusetts Prisoner’s Assault by Guards
29. BOP Byline Prohibition Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
30. Washington Pays $665,000 to Prisoner Injured In Racially Motivated Attack
31. Connecticut Prisons Begin 10% Deductions of Prisoner Monies
32. Vermont DOC: Nations Biggest Prison Dispenser of Psychotropic Medication
33. United States Sentencing Commission Approves Crack Reform For Federal Prisoners
34. Eleventh Circuit Condemns One-Sentence Qualified Immunity Denial Order
35. $25,000 Settlement in Miami False Arrest, Strip Search Suit
36. Seventh Circuit Rejects Federal Prisoner’s Necessity Defense
37. Some Australian Prisoners Entitled to Vote
38. Fourth Circuit Finds Virginia Prisoner’s Religious Exercise Claim Meritorious, by Michael Rigby
39. Summary Dismissal of Court Access Claim Reversed
40. California: 1st Degree Occupied Burglary Doesn’t Bar Working in Licensed
41. Michigan Anti-Civil Rights Amendment Declared Unconstitutional, by John Dannenberg
42. Prisoner’s Oral Complaints Worthy of First Amendment Protection;
43. News in Brief:
44. Bivens Action Inapplicable to Private Prison Employees

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:

• Wisconsin Bans Recording of Prison Phone Calls with Journalists, July 1, 2026. Access to Media, Censorship, First Amendment, First Amendment, rights, Recorded Calls.
• Illinois Jail Reprimanded for Denying Detainees Mail Based on Media Content, P.O. Box Return Address, Settles Detainees’ Suit with $111,825 Payment of Legal Fees, May 1, 2026. Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Tulsa Jail Withholds Records Related to Detainee Deaths, April 1, 2026. Private Prisons, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Access to Media, Public Records Act.
• Like Prisoners, Most Jail Detainees Now Banned from Receiving Physical Mail, March 1, 2026. Jail Specific, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, Censorship, Digital Devices, Private Phone Contractors.
• 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.
• Alaska Prisoner’s Discipline for Violating Invalidated Rule Tossed, March 1, 2026. Disciplinary Hearings, Access to Media, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Authority and Jurisdiction, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Mail Went Digital in Alabama Prisons. Families Are Saying Their Mail Isn’t Being Delivered, March 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, First Amendment, rights, Access To Courts, Access to Computers.
• Incarcerated Women Featured in True Crime Media Face Flood of Sexual Harassment, March 1, 2026. Sexual Harassment, Prison Labor, Hygiene Supplies, Mail, TV/Movies.
• Number of Narcan Doses Raises Drug Concerns at New Jersey Prisons, March 1, 2026. Drug Overdose, Mail Regulations, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Most U.S. Prisoners Now Barred from Directly Receiving Physical Mail, Feb. 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail, Censorship, Warrantless Searches, Electronic Surveillance.