More from this issue:

1. Economic Crisis Prompts Prison Closures Nationwide, but Savings (and Reforms) are Elusive, by David Reutter
2. Illinois Governor Bases Prison Closure Decision on Politics, by Derick Limberg
3. Pennsylvania Prison Crowding, Parole Crisis Result in New Laws, Parole Suspension, by Matthew Clarke
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Prisons Flush Drugs, Contaminate Water Supply, by Mark Wilson
6. Prisoner Self Care: Hypertension, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
7. Releasing The Disease: Is Overcrowded Cook County Jail Responsible For The Rise Of MRSA On The Outside?, by Kelly Virella
8. Illinois Guards Protest Prison’s Failure to Treat Scabies Outbreak
9. Court Monitor Criticized Care to Michigan Dialysis Treatment Afforded Prisoners, by David Reutter
10. California Class-Action Suit Reinstates $1.5 Million Illegally Siphoned From County Jail Inmate Welfare Fund, by John Dannenberg
11. California Juvenile Parolees Entitled to Two-Step Revocation Process; Case Settles, by John Dannenberg
12. Texas Prison Authority OK’s Illegal Use of Prison Labor, but PIE Contract Not Renewed, by Gary Hunter
13. California Female Parole Supervisor Awarded $859,000 for Gender Discrimination by Female Superior
14. Let Freedom Ring: A Collection of Documents from the Movements to Free U.S. Political Prisoners, by Matt Meyer, by Ian Head
15. Minnesota Sex Offenders’ Requisite Disclosure in Treatment Can Violate Fifth Amendment
16. BJS Report Finds 53% of Prisoners Are Parents, by Mark Wilson
17. BJS Report Reveals Parole Supervision Characteristics, by Mark Wilson
18. CA Supreme Court Capitulates, Rewrites "Unworkable" 2005 Dannenberg Lifer Judicial Parole Review Standards
19. Federal Prisoner’s §2241 Petition Dismissed for Non-Exhaustion; Prisoner Sought Sentence Reduction for Revealing Weapons
20. This Valentine’s Lingerie Is Brought to You By the Prison Industrial Complex, by Beth Schwartzapfel
21. Numerous Prison Systems Sign Up for Free Christian TV Programming, by Matthew Clarke
22. Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Procedures Found Lacking, by David Reutter
23. Colorado: When Suing Private Prison under Common Law Tort, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Not Required
24. Bureau of Justice Report on Sexual Violence in Juvenile Prisons, by Gary Hunter
25. BOP Amends Policy On Shackling Of Pregnant Prisoners
26. Thousands Sought Pardons or Commutations from Bush, but Few Were Fortunate, by Brandon Sample
27. Indiana Law Requiring Former Prisoners to Consent to Search and Monitoring of Their Computers Held Unconstitutional, by Brandon Sample
28. $7.5 Million Fine Recommended in Florida Jail Phone Overcharges, by David Reutter
29. California: Restitution Fine Unlawful for Accessory to Murder
30. Elected Judges More Punitive Just Before Elections, by Gary Hunter
31. Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes, by Bob Williams
32. $100,000 Settlement In Death of Diabetic California Prisoner
33. Missouri Prisoner Wins $25,000 in Police Excessive Force Case; Attorney Fees Limited to $37,500 by PLRA
34. Felony Disenfranchisement Reforms Restore Voting Rights to 760,000, by Mark Wilson
35. Texas, New Jersey Prison Staff Prosecuted for Cell Phone Smuggling
36. North Carolina Audit Finds Deficiencies in 
State-Funded Youth Programs, by Derick Limberg
37. Oregon Prison Chief’s Pay Raise Revoked; He Must Survive on Only $14,500 a Month, by Brandon Sample
38. Taliban Break 870 Prisoners Out of Afghan Prison
39. Imprisoned Connecticut Politician Gets Special Privileges, by Matthew Clarke
40. Conditions on Federal Death Row “Horrendous,” ACLU Finds, by Brandon Sample
41. Cornell Defrauded of $13 Million in Prison Construction Scam
42. Suit Filed Over Minnesota Jail’s Secret Recording of Privileged Phone Calls, by Matthew Clarke
43. Arizona DOC Deporting Prisoners to Save Money, by Gary Hunter
44. North Carolina DOC Pays $750,000 for Sex Between Guard and Female Prisoner
45. News in Brief:
46. $1.5 Million Settlement for CA Jail Prisoner’s Broken Leg

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:

• Fifth Circuit Kills Louisiana Prison Medical and Mental Health Care Reform, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, PLRA, Immunity/Liability, Mental Health.
• $25,000 Paid to Former New York Jail Detainee Subjected to Delayed Healthcare and Denied Mental Healthcare— Despite Seven Suicide Attempts, July 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• Three Women Died at a Michigan Prison in Less than a Month, July 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• After Spoliation Sanction, CoreCivic Settles Suit Over Suicide in New Mexico ICE Lockup, July 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Discovery, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Study Shows That Suicide Intervention During and After Incarceration Reduces Suicide Attempts by 55%, June 1, 2026. Statistics/Trends, Suicides, Health care.
• Over $2 Million Paid by Otero County and VitalCore Health Strategies for New Mexico Jail Suicide, June 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Immunity - Sovereign/Municipal, Deliberate Indifference.
• Settlement Reached in Mental Health Care Class-Action at San Diego County Jails, June 1, 2026. Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Class Actions, Administrative Detention/Segregation, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
• $1 Million Settlement Reached in Jail Suicide of Maryland Detainee Whose Emergency Hospitalization Order Was Ignored, June 1, 2026. Qualified Immunity, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• $250,000 Paid by Maine to Former Prisoner Held in Solitary Confinement—Which the State DOC Says Doesn’t Exist, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Americans with Disabilities Act, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Spike in Massachusetts Prisoner Suicides Blamed on Isolation, K-2 and Spotty Mental Healthcare, May 1, 2026. DOJ CRIPA Actions, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Confinement in Segregated Housing, Administrative Detention/Segregation.