More from this issue:

1. Texas Prisoners Still Dying in Houston Jails, Among Other Problems, by Gary Hunter
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Fifth Circuit: Special Parole Review Request Doesn’t Toll AEDPA Limitations
4. Megan’s Law Preempts Local New Jersey Sex Offender Ordinances
5. “Habeas Hints”, by Kent A. Russell
6. Perpetrators and Enablers of Torture in the US, by Corey Weinstein
7. Maine Prison in Turmoil, by Lance Tapley
8. Obama Promises Guantanamo Will Close and Torture Will End ... but When?, by Matthew Clarke
9. Human Rights Watch Report Calls to Reform PLRA, by David Reutter
10. Florida Prison Guards Fired, Suspended for Shocking Children with Stun Guns, by David Reutter
11. Problems at Washington’s Civil Commitment Center Continue, by Matthew Clarke
12. Southern California Jails Addicted to ICE Money, by Matthew Clarke
13. CA Prison Medical Care Receiver: Three Top Officials Ousted, Controversial Building Plan Opposed, by Matthew Clarke
14. California Sheriffs Appropriate Rehabilitation Funds for Security Needs, by Michael Brodheim
15. Sacramento County Jail Settles Excessive Force Suit For $260,000
16. Nebraska Prison Officials Must Pay Attorney’s Fees in Kosher Diet Case; Found in Contempt After Excrement Discovered in Prisoner’s Food, by Brandon Sample
17. PLN Files Public Records Suit Against San Francisco County, Sheriff’s Office
18. Columbia Jail Journal: The Compelling, Exclusive Inside Story of the Columbia Three, by James Monaghan, Brandon Press, 277 pages, by David Preston
19. Florida DOC and Keefe Gouge Prisoners on Commissary Sales, by David Reutter
20. $1.8 Million Settlement in Beating of Florida Jail Prisoner
21. Pennsylvania Jail Mired in Scandal ... Again
22. Montana, Michigan Towns Vie to Fill Prisons with Guantanamo Detainees
23. $4.7 Million Settlement for Brain Damage Caused by Washington Jail Negligence
24. Michigan Changes Overtime Rules; $4 Million Savings on Prison Budget
25. Glomar Response to Prisoner’s FOIA Request Insufficient
26. Texas Parole Board’s Hearing on Imposition of Sex Offender Conditions Inadequate, by Matthew Clarke
27. PLN Prevails in Motion to Unseal Settlement in CCA Class Action FLSA Case
28. $6 Million Settlement in Beating Death of California Detainee
29. $500,000 Settlement for Fatal Beating of Phoenix Jail Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
30. Los Angeles County Agrees to Pay $7,000,000 to Beaten Juvenile Prisoner
31. Ohio County Jail Agrees to Pay $75,000 For Locking Up Poor
32. Small Amounts of Marijuana Not “Dangerous Contraband” Under New York Law, Court Rules
33. Audit Finds California Parolees Sometimes Slip Through Bureaucratic Cracks
34. Maryland Prisoners Make Flags
35. Mississippi Prisoners Make Collect Call for Jesus
36. Clerk Erred in Refusing to File Unsigned 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Motion
37. Aramark Discontinues, Loses Prison Food Service Contracts, by David Reutter
38. Injunction Against Missouri Sex Offender Halloween Restrictions Issued, Then Vacated, by Matthew Clarke
39. Mentally Ill NC Prisoners Injured in Separate Incidents, by Gary Hunter
40. $145,000 Settlement in Iowa Prisoner’s Self-Mutilation Mental Health Claim, by David Reutter
41. Missouri DOC Permits Gift Books in Response to PLN Demand Letter
42. Hawaii to Remove Prisoners from CCA Facility Over Abuse Charges, by Ian Urbina
43. Military Psychologist Implicated in Abusive Interrogations, by David Reutter
44. Indigent Connecticut Prisoners Entitled to Copies of Records Under FOIA Without Charge
45. Duration of Confinement in Segregation Affects Due Process Inquiry
46. Second Circuit Reinstates New York Jail Guard’s Excessive Force Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
47. California: City Liable for $237,000 Hospital Bill for Prisoner’s Medical Care
48. Oakland, CA Police Policy of In-Field Public Strip Searches Without Arrest or Warrant Found Unconstitutional
49. Florida: For Sentence Calculation Purposes, Civil Commitment Detention Same as Jail Confinement
50. District Court Erred in Sua Sponte Dismissal of Prisoner’s Challenge to Conditions of Confinement
51. Florida Gain Time Law Application Violates Ex Post Facto Clause
52. Ninth Circuit: Refusal to Allow Cross-Examination of Lab Technician Violates Due Process, by Brandon Sample
53. Ohio Jail Officials Face Federal Charges, Investigation, by Brandon Sample
54. BOP Warden Does Not Have Authority to Reduce Prisoner’s Sentence Under Rule 35(b), by Brandon Sample
55. News in Brief:
56. Oregon Illegal Detention Suit Settled for $30,000
57. Sixth Circuit: Dismissal of Due Process and Equal Protection Claims Upheld; Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Issue Remanded

More from David Reutter:

• 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
• Fourth Circuit Revives Deliberate Indifference Claim for Baltimore Detainee Served Rotten Food, March 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Clarifies Revocation Appeal Provides “Procedurally Appropriate Mechanism” for Raising Rogers Challenge to Unannounced Supervised Release Conditions, Vacates Revocation Judgment Based on Null Standard Conditions, March 1, 2026
• Eleventh Circuit: District Court Erred in Dismissing BOP Prisoner’s Medical Claim, Finds Prison Officials Made Administrative Remedies Unavailable, March 1, 2026
• Tenth Circuit Affirmed Denial of Guards Qualified Immunity in Disabled Detainee’s Fourteenth Amendment Claim, March 1, 2026
• The Malleable Mind in the Courtroom: Why Confident Eyewitnesses Often Provide the Least Reliable Evidence, Oct. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Sixth Circuit Revives Michigan Prisoner’s Challenge to Guard Tackle That Broke His Foot, March 1, 2026. Evidentiary Ruling (Disciplinary Hearings), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity, Wrongful Use of Force.
• Differing Judicial Outcomes for the New York Guards Who Killed Robert Brooks, Feb. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Pending Appeal/Sentencing.
• 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).
• $404,000 Verdict for Ohio Prisoner Brutalized by Trio of Guards, Kept in Solitary for Two Years, Jan. 1, 2026. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Segregation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity for Michigan Jailer Accused of Retaliatory Assault, Jan. 1, 2026. Retaliation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
• One Guard Pleads Guilty, Another Receives Light Sentence in New York Prisoner’s Killing, Dec. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Obstruction of Justice, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Record $42.75 Million Verdict in Louisiana Detainee’s Death in LaSalle Jail, Dec. 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Contractor Liability, Failure to Train/Supervise, Deliberate Indifference.
• New Jersey Breaks Ground on New $330 Million Women’s Prison After Raid at Old Facility, Dec. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• California’s Attorney General Is Suing Los Angeles County Jails Over “Inhumane Conditions”, Nov. 1, 2025. Jail Misconduct, Totality of Conditions, Food, Overcrowding, Exposure to Cold, Plumbing, Sewage, Sanitation, Hygiene Supplies, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Complaints, Consent Decrees, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• $950,000 Awarded to Trans Maryland Prisoner Dropped on Her Face by Guards, Nov. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliation for Organizing, Retaliatory Segregation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender), Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Damages - Compensatory, Wrongful Use of Force.