More from this issue:

1. Mass Torture in America: Notes from the Supermax Prisons, by Lance Tapley
2. From the Editor
3. Study: CIA Doctors ‘Gave Green Light to Torture’, by Muriel Kane
4. Florida Woman Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Officers for $67,500 After Arrest While in Premature Labor
5. Illinois Supermax Placement Procedures Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
6. Is Operation Streamline a Billion Dollar Give-away to the Private Prison Industry?, by Bob Libal
7. Habeas Hints: The Year in Review, by Kent A. Russell
8. California: State May Be Liable for Delaying Medical Care to Prisoner’s Infant Child
9. Blind Texas Prisoner Dies after Confrontation with Guards
10. New U.S. Marshals Director Confirmed Despite Conflict of Interest with Private Prison Companies
11. 1,295 Prisoners Scam Government for $9.1 Million
12. Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Parole Revocation Witness Denial Violated Due Process
13. Physicians for Human Rights: CIA Performed Illegal Medical Experiments While Torturing Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
14. Seventh Circuit Holds That A Prisoner’s Verbal Complaints About Racist Guards May Be Protected Speech
15. Mississippi DOC Closes Unit 32
16. The Habeas Citebook: lneffective Assistance of Counsel, by Brandon Sample, Prison Legal News Publishing, 2010, pp.212 $49.95, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
17. Florida Guard’s Conviction for Falsifying Use-of-Force Report Affirmed, by David Reutter
18. Denial of Qualified Immunity Reversed in Michigan Prison Wage Suit
19. Ninth Circuit Upholds Arizona Teenage Detainee Suicide Claim Dismissal
20. $450,000 Award in New York Prisoner’s Negligence Claim
21. Washington State Sheriff’s Classification of Sex Offender Violates Separation of Powers
22. Kenyan Prisoners Allowed to Vote in Constitutional Referendum
23. Eleventh Circuit Affirms Injunction in Florida DOC Mental Health Conditions Pepper Spray Case, by David Reutter
24. 9th Circuit: Prisoner Need Not Succumb to Threats in Order to Prevail on First Amendment Retaliation Claim, by Michael Brodheim
25. Georgia: Flurry of Judicial Resignations Highlights Secrecy Behind Investigations, by David Reutter
26. Homeland Security Inspector General’s Report Finds Additional Controls Needed to Ensure Prisoners’ Access to Phones at ICE Facilities
27. Report: New Jersey DOC Should Upgrade Prisoner Reentry Programs, by Derek Gilna
28. Texas Pays for Geriatric Prisoners, Rarely Grants Medical Parole, by Matthew Clarke
29. $42,000 Verdict in Iowa Jail Excessive Force Case
30. Federal Prisoner’s Death at FCI Pekin Triggers FBI Investigation, by Derek Gilna
31. Disability Rights Vermont Report Faults Staff for Disabled Prisoner’s Death
32. Onerous Ohio Sex Offender Restrictions Drive Some Underground, by Matthew Clarke
33. California Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit Settled for $7.95 Million
34. New Epidemic: Contraband Cell Phones in Prison Cells, by Mark Wilson
35. Abuse and Assaults Continue at Pennsylvania Jail, by David Reutter
36. Feds Indict Two in Florida Prison Canteen Kickback Scheme
37. Fourth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment on RLUIPA Haircut Claim, but Case Dismissed on Remand
38. Head of Ohio Juvenile Facility Fired Following Complaints of Sexual Harassment
39. Virginia Prisoner Kills Cellmate, Requests Death Sentence, by Mark Wilson
40. Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six, by Jordan Flaherty, Haymarket Books, 2010; $16.00, 292 pages, by Lewis Wallace
41. $240,001 Verdict in Boston Jail Beating Suit, by Brandon Sample
42. New York City Pays $9.9 Million to Settle Wrongful Conviction Suit
43. Study Finds Discriminatory Jury Selection in Southern States, by Derek Gilna
44. $33 Million Settlement in New York City Jails Strip Search Class-Action, by Matthew Clarke
45. Michigan Prison Doctor Liable for Late Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
46. Texas Supreme Court Rules Typed Copy of Grievance Decision Satisfies Chapter 14
47. News In Brief:

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:

• “Large Fight” Broke Out at Alaska Prison After Downsizing Effort, April 1, 2026. Transfers, Cost of Prison Systems, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding.
• 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.
• 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.
• Five Prisoners in Georgia Injured in Fight, Two Months After Three Prisoners Were Killed, April 1, 2026. Prison/Jail Murders, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing.
• Leaked Video Footage Shows California Prison Guards Engaged in Retaliatory Assault, March 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• U.S. Sentencing Commission Report Breaks Down Federal Contraband Sentences, March 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Mechanical Searches/Scanners, Statistics/Trends, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
• 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.
• “Devil in the Ozarks” Gets 13 More Years for Escape, March 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Escapes, Security Systems, Authentication/Identification.
• Georgia Grand Jury Scolds Augusta Jail for Overcrowding Days Before Violent Detainee Assault, March 1, 2026. Private Contractors, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Staffing, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Washington State Guard’s Conviction Affirmed in Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Scheme, March 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, False Statements/Perjury, Possession or Use of Firearms, Abuse of Position of Trust.