More from this issue:

1. States Scramble to Find Lethal Injection Drugs, by David Reutter
2. Three Fulton County, Georgia Jail Guards Sentenced in Prisoner Abuse Investigation
3. Blind Virginia Prisoner Settles Suit to Accommodate Disability
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Wexford Enters Into Confidential Settlement in New Mexico Prisoner’s Death, by David Reutter
6. Fire at Overcrowded Chilean Prison Kills Over 80 Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
7. Savings from North Carolina Prisoner Slave Labor Result in Additional Prison Beds, by David Reutter
8. Uncollected Court Debts Piling Up in Tennessee
9. New York Jury Awards Wrongfully Convicted Man $18.5 Million, but Court Grants Motion to Set Aside Verdict
10. Ninth Circuit Upholds Washington’s “Two Strikes Law” for Repeat Sex Offenders
11. Washington Prisoner Discovers Good Time Error; County Officials Admit and Correct Mistake, by David Reutter
12. PHS and NY Jail Employees Have Conflict of Interest with Legal Representation
13. Louisiana Sheriff Cages Suicidal Prisoners in Space Smaller than Required for Dogs
14. $149,500 Settlement for Hawaiian Prisoner Denied Medical Care After Transport Accident
15. Washington: Pierce County Jail Suit Ends After 15 Years
16. Federal Courts Reject Leniency Pleas from Politically-Connected Defendants, by David Reutter
17. Hopes Dashed for Criminal Defendants Facing Deportation in Virginia, by Derek Gilna
18. Releasees from Rural Michigan Jail Frighten Neighbors on Long Walk Home
19. Family of California Immigration Prisoner Who Died Due to Untreated Cancer Gets $3.68 Million, by Brandon Sample
20. Uproar Over Background Checks for BP Oil Spill Workers Following Rape Allegation Against Sex Offender, by David Reutter
21. Dozens of Israeli Prison Guards Die in Fire
22. Fifth Circuit Holds Mississippi Felons May Not Vote in Presidential Elections
23. Six Florida Jail Staff Arrested in Contraband Smuggling Probe, by David Reutter
24. The Incarceration Capital of the U.S., by Jordan Flaherty
25. U.S. Admits Infecting Prisoners, Mentally Ill Patients in Guatemala in 1940s, by Derek Gilna
26. Los Angeles County Approves $444,000 in Settlements for Sexual Assaults by County Employees
27. Controversy Involving North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab, by Matthew Clarke
28. Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to BOP’s Implementation of Second Chance Act
29. Federal Cell Phone Ban Becomes Law; California Bill Vetoed, then Re-Introduced, by Brandon Sample
30. Sanctions Against Prisoner for Alleged “Frivolous” Habeas Petition Improper, Tenth Circuit Decides
31. Texas Prison System Must Accommodate Hearing-Impaired Visitors, by Matthew Clarke
32. Ohio: Mixed Verdicts Against Guards Involved in Prisoner’s Death, by Brandon Sample
33. Wisconsin County Jail Administrator Charged with Stealing Jail Funds
34. Tenth Circuit Reverses Lawsuit on Hygiene Versus Court Access for Second Time, by Bob Williams
35. Remembering the High Point of Prisoner Rights, by David Hudson
36. Department of Justice Reports on Sexual Victimization in U.S. Prisons and Jails, by Matthew Clarke
37. Ex-BOP Pharmacist Sentenced for Stealing Drugs
38. No Time Limit for Defendants to Raise a PLRA Defense, by David Reutter
39. U.S. Deportations Set Record in 2010, by Derek Gilna
40. Anarchists Claim Attack on NC Department of Correction
41. ACLU Investigates Prisoners’ Deaths at Puerto Rican Prison, by Derek Gilna
42. First Circuit Reverses Finding that Sexual Interest in Adolescents Not Disorder Warranting Civil Commitment, by Brandon Sample
43. Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity for Guards Accused of Deliberate Indifference; $5.2 Million Verdict, $450,000 Settlement on Remand, by Brandon Sample
44. Virginia DOC Settles Censorship Suit Over The Final Call
45. New York Ex-Jail Doctor Charged With Selling Prescription Painkillers
46. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Insider Makes Misconduct Allegations; Resignations Result, by Matthew Clarke
47. News In Brief:

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:

• Texas Officials Testify That Cost to Air Condition Prisons Tops $1.5 Billion, May 1, 2026. Eighth Amendment, Exposure to Heat, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Deliberate Indifference, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
• Ohio Supreme Court Awards Prisoner $1,000 for Denied Records Request, April 1, 2026. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Damages, Public Records, Public Records Act.
• 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. Limitations, Habeas Corpus, AEDPA, Appealable Issues/Orders, Failure to Address/Advise Defendant.
• Eleventh Circuit: District Court Erred in Dismissing BOP Prisoner’s Medical Claim, Finds Prison Officials Made Administrative Remedies Unavailable, March 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Deliberate Indifference.
• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Six Female Alabama Jail Detainees’ Sexual Assault Suit, Jan. 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Summary Judgment, Limitations, Municipal Liability, Criminal Sexual Abuse.
• U.S. District Court in Arizona Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Prisoner Denial of Forms for Challenging 455 Days of Solitary, Jan. 1, 2026. Totality of Conditions, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Chemical Spraying of Mentally Ill Inmates, Deliberate Indifference.
• Ninth Circuit Grants Equitable Tolling Under AEDPA Where Attorney Abandoned Prisoner by Failing to Communicate for Nine Months and Prison Officials Delayed Processing Filing Documents, Dec. 15, 2025. Attorney Misconduct, Legal Materials, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Limitations, AEDPA.
• Second Circuit Vacates Finding that Prisoner Failed to Exhaust Administrative Remedies; Remands Conditions of Confinement and Due Process Claims, Dec. 1, 2025. Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Municipal Liability, Ad-Seg Hearings.
• Eighth Circuit: Former Prisoner’s Amended Complaint Filed After Release Not Subject to PLRA Exhaustion Requirement, Dec. 1, 2025. Failure to Treat, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Complaints, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Deliberate Indifference.
• Wisconsin Prisoner Wins in Seventh Circuit Review of Exhaustive Remedies Case, Dec. 1, 2025. Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances, Jury Trial.