More from this issue:

1. Federal Sex Offender Civil Commitment Process Under Fire, by Derek Gilna
2. Ethics Complaint Against Former Oregon Prison Official Dismissed
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Maryland Women Prisoners Sew Commemorative 1812 Flags
5. Hawaii Audit Finds Offenders Rarely Pay Restitution Owed
6. Prisoner Lacked Standing to Challenge Georgia’s Failure to Send Absentee Ballot to Jail
7. Federal BOP to Let Prisoners Have MP3 Players
8. $975,000 Award to Former Prisoner Who Gave Birth in Seattle, Washington Jail
9. California Pays $295,000 to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit by Sikh Barred from Employment as Prison Guard
10. California Supreme Court Restricts Lifer Parole Challenges
11. CA Court of Appeal: Documents Identifying Suppliers of Execution Drug are Public Records
12. Florida Town Rallies to Stop CCA Immigration Detention Facility, by David Reutter
13. PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Sacramento County, California Jail
14. U.S. Supreme Court Holds AG Rules Required Before SORNA Sex Offender Law is Applied Retroactively, by Derek Gilna
15. New Mexico Sheriff Sentenced for Selling County Property on eBay
16. Former Florida Sheriff Cleared in Theft Investigation and PHS Contract Fraud Suit
17. Eleventh Circuit Upholds Florida DOC’s Ban on Pen Pal Solicitations, by David Reutter
18. $50 Million in Grants Targets HIV in the Criminal Justice System
19. Pro Se Virginia Prisoner Settles Religious Exercise Suit
20. $3.5 Million Settlement in Teen’s Death at New York Juvenile Facility
21. Texas Legislator Uses Prisoner-Made Goods as Gifts for Campaign Contributors, by Matthew Clarke
22. Texas: Helping HIV+ Prisoners Receive Post-Release Meds
23. BOP’s RDAP Program Unevenly Administered and Unnecessarily Costly, by Brandon Sample
24. Florida Reports Indicate Restoration of Civil Rights Reduces Recidivism, by David Reutter
25. Tenth Circuit Holds Sex Offenders Who Leave U.S. Must Still Register, by Derek Gilna
26. Tainted Chicken Sickens Hundreds of Prisoners, Staff at Pennsylvania BOP Facility
27. ACLU Challenges “Jail or Church” Program in Alabama
28. “Fusion Centers” Gather Intelligence on U.S. Citizens, by Derek Gilna
29. Kentucky Supreme Court Adopts Mailbox Rule Retrospectively
30. Termination from Drug Treatment Program Fails to State Liberty Interest Claim
31. California: ADA Protections Again Extended to Disabled State Prisoners Held in County Jails
32. State Awarded Statutory Attorney Fees, Costs for Dismissed Washington PRPs, by Mark Wilson
33. Fifth Circuit Rules on Prisoner’s ADA Claim; Issues Superseding Opinion
34. Fourth Circuit: Where Offer of Judgment is Silent as to Costs, Prevailing Party Entitled to Recover Attorney’s Fees
35. Ninth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to California Prison Officials for Denial of Outdoor Exercise During Lengthy Lock-down
36. Tenth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Oklahoma Jail Official Who Failed to Follow Prescribed Medical Instructions
37. First Circuit Holds that Delay in Treating HIV May Constitute Deliberate Indifference
38. New York Court of Appeals Holds Sex Offense Does Not Prove Parental Neglect
39. New Jersey Appellate Court Holds Attorneys for Female Prisoners Temporarily Transferred to All-Male Facility May be Entitled to Fees
40. Single Incident of Deliberate Indifference Insufficient to Establish Policy or Custom
41. Texas Teenager Killed at Private Juvenile Detention Center, by Matthew Clarke
42. No Good Time for Time Spent in State Custody before Imposition of Federal Sentence
43. Ninth Circuit Holds BOP Individual RDAP Determinations Not Subject to Judicial Review
44. Washington State Court of Appeals Holds Payments to Class II Prison Workers Are “Wages” for Time-Loss Compensation Calculations, by Matthew Clarke
45. Georgia Court Clerk Liable for Failure to Inform Prison Officials of Sentence Reduction
46. Florida Death Row Prisoners Cannot Challenge Sentence Pro Se
47. Former Mississippi Mayor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Prisoner
48. “Voluntary” Work Program in Private Detention Centers Pays Detained Immigrants $1 a Day, by Yana Kunichoff
49. Vermont DOC Disbands Citizens’ Advisory Group that Critics Called “Window Dressing” for Transparency, by Ken Picard
50. 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:

• Illinois Jail Reprimanded for Denying Detainees Mail Based on Media Content, P.O. Box Return Address, Settles Detainees’ Suit with $111,825 Payment of Legal Fees, May 1, 2026. Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Censorship, First Amendment, rights, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Like Prisoners, Most Jail Detainees Now Banned from Receiving Physical Mail, March 1, 2026. Jail Specific, Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, Censorship, Digital Devices, Private Phone Contractors.
• Mail Went Digital in Alabama Prisons. Families Are Saying Their Mail Isn’t Being Delivered, March 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Legal Mail, First Amendment, rights, Access To Courts, Access to Computers.
• Incarcerated Women Featured in True Crime Media Face Flood of Sexual Harassment, March 1, 2026. Sexual Harassment, Prison Labor, Hygiene Supplies, Mail, TV/Movies.
• Number of Narcan Doses Raises Drug Concerns at New Jersey Prisons, March 1, 2026. Drug Overdose, Mail Regulations, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Most U.S. Prisoners Now Barred from Directly Receiving Physical Mail, Feb. 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail, Censorship, Warrantless Searches, Electronic Surveillance.
• United States Postal Service Declares Postmarks Could Be Delayed, Feb. 1, 2026. Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail, Access To Courts.
• Sixth Circuit Holds Dismissal Not Automatic When Plaintiff Simultaneously Files Same Claims in State Court, Aug. 1, 2025. Retaliation, Court Access, Grievances, Mail.
• Smart Communications Files for Bankruptcy Protection, June 1, 2025. Telephones, Mail, Legal Mail, Private Phone Contractors.
• No Opened Envelopes: Hawai’i Prisons Get New Mail Scanning Technology, April 1, 2025. Mail Regulations, Police State-Surveillance, Antipsychotic Drugs/Forced Medication, Drug Laws/Offenses.