More from this issue:

1. Private Prison Companies Behind the Scenes of Arizona’s Immigration Law, by Beau Hodai
2. Controversial Report Criticizes Director of Idaho Parole Commission, by Matthew Clarke
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Suit Filed Against Use of Rapiscan on Detention Facility Visitor, by David Reutter
5. Oregon: Prosecutors, Victims Kill Money-Saving Increased Sentence Reduction Law, by Mark Wilson
6. Child Porn Investigations May Snare the Innocent, by Michael Rigby
7. $2 Million Award in Maryland Prisoner’s Work Crew Death
8. Sex Scandal Rocks Oregon’s “Camp Cupcake” Women’s Prison – Again, by Mark Wilson
9. Investigation Reveals Montana Prisoner Had Relationships with Five Female Staff
10. Wish You Were Here! Jails Adopt Postcard-Only Mail Policies
11. Reach Out and Defraud Someone: Oregon Jail Prisoners Commit Phone Scams, by Mark Wilson
12. New York Prison Official Nets $500,000 in Fraudulent Scheme; Audit Finds 17 Years of Unchecked Corruption, by Mark Wilson
13. “Grill” Removal Results in $95,000 Settlement by Tennessee Jail
14. Feds Decline to Pursue Charges in Florida Boot Camp Death
15. Privacy Concerns Raised Over New Law Enforcement Data Mining Technology, by David Reutter
16. Former Florida Judge Profiting from Probation Classes that State Offers for Free
17. Did Haitian Police Murder Over a Dozen Unarmed Prisoners?, by Matthew Clarke
18. That’s a Lot of Honeybuns: Texas Prison Commissaries a $95 Million-a-Year Business, by Matthew Clarke
19. Washington State Prisoner Who Requested Public Records Entitled to Joinder in Non-Disclosure Injunctive Action
20. Washington State Pays $6.4 Million for Failure to Supervise Parolee
21. PLN Sues South Carolina Jail that Bans All Reading Material Except Bibles
22. Native American Firms Reap Large Profits from Immigrant Detention Contracts, by Derek Gilna
23. California Supreme Court Restricts Remedies in Remands for New Parole Board Hearings, by John Dannenberg
24. Fifth Circuit Delineates Process Due Before Imposition of Sex Offender Parole Conditions, by Matthew Clarke
25. Texas Democrat Politicians Keep Private Prison Consulting in the Family, by Matthew Clarke
26. Post-Katrina Circumstances Excuse Holding Prisoner Beyond Indictment Deadline
27. Washington State: Settlement Requires Pierce County to Provide Educational Opportunities to Jailed Youths
28. Audit Finds Oregon Victims Denied Restitution; Prosecutors Largely to Blame
29. Prisoner Deaths Continue at King County Jail Despite DOJ Intervention, by Mark Wilson
30. PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Virginia DOC for $125,250
31. $2.16 Million Judgment for Prisoner Raped by BOP Guard
32. North Carolina Lacks Control and Overpays for Prisoner Health Care, by David Reutter
33. Ninth Circuit Rebuffs California’s Attempt to Terminate CDCR Medical Receivership, by Michael Brodheim
34. News In Brief:

More from John Dannenberg:

• Disciplinary Self-Help Litigation Manual, 2d Ed., by Dan Manville, March 5, 2015
• Systemic Changes Follow Murder of Colorado Prison Director, July 10, 2014
• The Redbook – A Manual on Legal Style, April 15, 2014
• Arrest-Proof Yourself, by Dale Carson and Wes Denham, March 15, 2014
• Arrested: What to do When Your Loved One’s in Jail, by Wes Denham, Feb. 15, 2014
• California Parole Board Agrees to Implement Policy to Fix Terms at Lifers’ Initial Hearings, Jan. 15, 2014
• FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry, Dec. 15, 2013
• Federal Court Orders California to Release 9,600 More Prisoners, Aug. 15, 2013
• Valley Fever Declared a Public Health Emergency at Two California Prisons; Court Orders Prisoner Transfers, July 15, 2013
• Plata and Coleman Showdown in California, June 15, 2013

More from these topics:

• California Supreme Court Limits Money Bail for Nonviolent Charges, July 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Due Process, Constitutional Challenges/Law, Pretrial Detention and Detainees.
• Oregon Supreme Court: Jail Credit Statute Focuses Upon Legal Custody Not Physical Custody Location, July 1, 2026. Civil Procedure, Sentencing, Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction, Criminal Justice, Statutory Construction/Interpretation.
• Louisiana’s Atavistic Approach to Criminal Sentencing and Parole Demonstrates Politicians’ Failure to Learn from Past Mistakes, July 1, 2026. Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Sentencing, Parole, Prisoners' Rights.
• California Appeals Court Sustains Amendments to CDCR that Narrow Youth Parole Eligibility Rules, July 1, 2026. Parole, Equal Protection Clause/Claims, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Credits, Prison Regulations.
• Two More Guards Face Prison Time for Messiah Nantwi Killing, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Sentencing, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Sixth Circuit Rules Prisoner Held After Parole Board Ordered Release on Parole Could Not State a Rights Violation Claim, June 1, 2026. Parole, Overdetention, Qualified Immunity, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
• California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons, April 1, 2026. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Totality of Conditions, Parole, Life without Parole (LWOP), Americans with Disabilities Act.
• SCOTUS Announces Sentencing Reform Act Does Not Authorize Automatic Extension of Supervised Release When Defendant Absconds, Resolving Circuit Split, April 1, 2026. Sentencing, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• Colorado Law Intended to Reduce Prison Population Hasn’t Improved Conditions, March 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Parole, halfway houses, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Maine Was the First State to Abolish Parole. Incarcerated Mainers, Advocates Hope to Bring it Back., March 1, 2026. Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, De Facto Life Sentence.