More from this issue:

1. How Victim Rights Shaped Spending, Laws and the Future of Punishment in Colorado, by Alan Prendergast
2. Survey Shows College Courses for Prisoners Reduce Recidivism, but Few Exist, by Matthew Clarke
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Georgia Jail Guards Charged in Prisoner Abuse Incident
5. Medical Parole Law Costs California Taxpayers Millions of Dollars
6. Workers’ Comp Claims by Illinois Prison Guards Under Investigation, by David Reutter
7. Offenders Cannot Sue Over Violations of Interstate Probation Transfer Compact
8. Exec with GEO Group, which Operates Immigration Detention Facilities, Intimidates Immigrant In-Law
9. 31,000 Criminal Cases Under Review After Detroit Crime Lab Closes
10. CCA Objects to Shareholder Resolution Filed by Former CCA Prisoner, PLN Associate Editor
11. $125,000 Settlement in New Jersey Jail Delayed MRSA Treatment Case
12. Electronic Monitoring: Some Causes for Concern, by James Kilgore
13. Pennsylvania Jail Guard Accused of Stealing from 93-Year-Old Widow
14. U.S. Department of Justice Releases Statistics on Jail Prisoners at Midyear 2010, by Matthew Clarke
15. Settlement in Alabama Prison Overcrowding and Violence Suit, by David Reutter
16. $10 Million Settlement in Suit Over Oklahoma Sheriff’s Sex Abuse Scandal, by David Reutter
17. Death Sentence Reversed Due to “Accidental” Perjury by Texas Prison Investigator, by Matthew Clarke
18. Forty Percent of Adult Offenders Return to Prison Within Three Years of Release
19. HRDC Files Suit on Behalf of Family of Hawaii Prisoner Murdered at CCA Facility
20. Texas Psychologist Who Approved Prisoners for Execution Receives Reprimand, by Matthew Clarke
21. Prisons in California, Indiana and New Mexico Go Solar
22. New Prison HIV Medication Rules Subject of Massachusetts Suit
23. California’s Race-Based Prison Lockdowns Targeted in Class-Action Lawsuit
24. Federal Halfway House Director Embezzles $213,787, by Mark Wilson
25. Maine Prison Warden’s Purchase of State Property Voided
26. Empty Jail Beds Bankrupting Minnesota Counties
27. Report Says Reentry Agencies Should Hire Former Prisoners, by Joe Watson
28. $105,000 Settlement for Pennsylvania Jail Prisoner Assaulted by Tobacco Gang
29. Former Oregon Prison Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
30. South Carolina Crime Stoppers Snitch Line Scammed, by Brandon Sample
31. $500,000 Jury Award for Rape of New York Pretrial Detainee Reinstated on Appeal
32. Two Charged with Scamming $2.6 Million from Prisoners and Prisoners’ Families
33. Supreme Court Boots Challenge to SORNA
34. Indiana Cuts Prison College Courses, by Matthew Clarke
35. Florida Jail to Discontinue Providing Underwear, by David Reutter
36. Report Criticizes Ohio Prison Doctor Who Resigned, by David Reutter
37. Texas Prison Employees Accused of Improper Relationships with Sex Offenders
38. Texas Prisoners Serve Average of 58% of Their Sentences, by Matthew Clarke
39. Idaho Jail Institutes Pay-to-Stay-Out Program
40. California Court of Appeal Upholds Attorney’s Fee Award in Excessive Force Case
41. $1 Million Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Prisoner Wrongful Death Suit, by Matthew Clarke
42. Los Angeles ADA Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle DUI Suit, by Michael Brodheim
43. California: CDCR Releases 2011 Recidivism Report
44. California: Orange County Settles Suit Over Jail Detainee’s Death for $2.1 Million, by Michael Brodheim
45. Missouri Federal Court Enjoins Denial of Housing Assistance to Sex Offender, by Matthew Clarke
46. Haitian Prison Conditions Deteriorate in Aftermath of Massive Earthquake, by Holly S. Cooper
47. Nebraska Judge Dismisses Charges Against Omaha Jailers, by Matthew Clarke
48. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• Texas Moves to Restrict Cashless Bond and Reverse Federal Court-Ordered Misdemeanor Bail Reform, May 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, Money/Property, Bail/Pretrial Release, Civil Rights Actions or Offenses/Bivens Actions, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• 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.
• 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.
• One in 10 Prison Admissions Is Now for Technical Parole Violation, March 1, 2026. Parole Conditions, State Legislation, Restrictions, discrimination, Revocation Proceedings.
• Colorado Lawmakers Approve Prison Bed Funding, Despite DOC Understaffing, March 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Staffing, Parole, Overdetention, Reduction of Prison Population.
• North Carolina Parole Commission Agrees to Stop “Moving Goalposts” for Prisoners Who Committed Crime as Juveniles, Feb. 1, 2026. Parole Board Misconduct, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• $450,000 Paid for Michigan Jail Detainee’s Fentanyl Death, Incarcerated Husband Prevails in Claim for Part of Payout, Feb. 1, 2026. Drug Overdose, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
• Study Finds Parole Hearings and Grants Continue to Fall, Jan. 1, 2026. Parole Board Misconduct, Statistics/Trends, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• First Circuit Announces Modification of Juvenile’s Life-­Without-­Parole Sentence to Parole-­Eligible Life Term Constitutes “New Judgment” Under AEDPA, Exempting Second-­in-­Time Habeas Petition From Gatekeeping Requirements, Jan. 1, 2026. Parole, Habeas Corpus, Life without Parole (LWOP), AEDPA, Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.