More from this issue:

1. Crime Labs in Crisis: Shoddy Forensics Used to Secure Convictions, by Matthew Clarke
2. Prisoners of the Census in New York: Democracy on the March!, by Eric Lotke
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. New York Prisons Avoid Budget Axe, by David Reutter
5. Are Doctors Complicit in Prison Torture? The Maine Medical Community Looks at Solitary Confinement, by Lance Tapley
6. State Auditor Issues Report on Washington Department of Corrections
7. $13 Million Settlement in DC Mass Arrest of Protestors, by David Reutter
8. Settlement Allows North Carolina Prisoners to Receive Compensation for Writings, by David Reutter
9. Expanded Eligibility for New York Medical Parole Has Little Effect, by Matthew Clarke
10. Ex-Cons Face Tougher Job Market in Great Recession, by David Reutter
11. Governing Through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear, by Jonathan Simon (Oxford University Press 2007), 344 pages, by Ian Head
12. New York Prison Chaplain Accused of Smuggling Weapons
13. Prisoners’ Self-Help Litigation Manual, 4th Edition, by John Boston and Daniel Manville, Oxford University Press, 960 Pages, $39.95, by Paul Wright
14. Former President of Florida Sheriff’s Association Enters Plea in Kickback Scheme, by David Reutter
15. $3.125 Million in Settlements in Oregon Prisoner’s Beating Death
16. Tennessee Judge Facing Misconduct Charges Tries to Depose Disciplinary Counsel, by Matthew Clarke
17. Pennsylvania Prisoner Awarded $185,000 in Civil Rights Claim; Harassment Continues, by David Reutter
18. Ninth Circuit Says Qualified Immunity Warranted for Comb-Binding Denial, by Mark Wilson
19. Washington Prisoners Need Not Show Prima Facie Case Upon Challenging Prison Discipline, by David Reutter
20. Virginia Issues Report on Monitoring of Sex Offenders Subject to Registration
21. Georgia Ends Contact Visits for Death Row Prisoners, by David Reutter
22. Texas Controversy: Governor Guts Forensic Science Commission, by Matthew Clarke
23. For Lease: Never-Used 525-Bed Oregon Jail, $45 Million or Best Offer, by Mark Wilson
24. Seventh Circuit Upholds Ban on Dungeons & Dragons, by Brandon Sample
25. New York Prison Superintendents Live in Lap of Luxury on Taxpayer Subsidy
26. Third Circuit Reverses $642,398.57 Attorney Fee Award for RFRA Claim by Immigration Prisoner
27. U.S. Supreme Court: No Bivens Remedy Available Against PHS Staff, by Brandon Sample
28. Fraudsters Sentenced in Cornell Prison Construction Scheme, by Brandon Sample
29. Successful Appellate Ruling Invalidating Statute Creates Prevailing Party for Attorney Fee Award, by David Reutter
30. Exhaustion Excused Where Warden Misled Prisoner During Grievance Process, by Brandon Sample
31. Ninth Circuit: Los Angeles County Not Liable for Occasional Over-Detentions, by Michael Brodheim
32. Female Assistant Attorney General Pleads Guilty in Wife-Beating Case, by Mark Wilson
33. Sexual Abuse of Youths at Tennessee Juvenile Facility Widespread, by David Reutter
34. Fake Rape Claim Puts Woman in Prison, by Brandon Sample
35. News in Brief:
36. Limitations Period in Suit Over Delay in Providing Surgery Begins When Prisoner is Recommended for Surgery, by Brandon Sample

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:

• New York Juvenile Detention Officials Sued for Abusing Adolescents with Solitary Confinement, May 1, 2026. Sanitation, Lockdowns, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Juvenile Prisons, Confinement in Segregated Housing.
• Idaho DOC Director Denies Verified Report of Rampant Sexual Abuse of Women Prisoners by Staff, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliatory Segregation, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Liability but Reverses Damages in Lawsuit Over Illinois Warden and Investigator Using Prisoner as Bait to Catch Staff Member Raping Her, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Damages, Evidentiary Ruling, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Nevada Non-Profit Founder Under Investigation for Misconduct, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Contractor Misconduct, Complaints, Restrictions, discrimination.
• Idaho Struggles to Respond to Devasting Report of Widespread Prisoner Sex Abuse, April 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act, State Legislation, Public Records Act.
• Eighth Circuit Revives Case Against Guards Who Failed to Intervene As Chaplain Sexually Assaulted Arkansas Prisoner, March 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Prison Rape Elimination Act, Qualified Immunity, Failure to Train/Supervise.
• Private Prison Firm GEO Group Reports Record $254 Million Profit After New ICE Contracts, March 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Systemic Medical Neglect, Immigration Detention.
• Washington Appellate Court Uses Personal Restraint Petitions Mooted by Prisoners’ Transfers to Order Remedial Measures at Troubled Juvenile Lockup, March 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Staffing, Plumbing, Lockdowns, Juvenile Prisons.
• New York State Moves to Dismiss Hundreds of Prison Sexual Assault Lawsuits, Feb. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Authority and Jurisdiction, Access To Courts.
• Hawaii Prison Warden Reinstated After Being Fired in 2014 for Sexual Harassment, Dec. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Supervisor-Staff Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Employee Litigation.