More from this issue:

1. LaSalle Corrections: A Family-Run Prison Firm, by Matthew Clarke
2. Tenth Circuit: Terrorism Prisoners Lack Liberty Interest in Transfer to ADX, by Derek Gilna
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. The Battle to Open Prisons to Journalists, by Jessica Pupovac
5. Two Companies Acknowledge Exporting U.S. Prisoner-Made Goods to Canada, by David Reutter
6. Reintroducing the Private Prison Information Act: An Interview, by Mel Motel
7. GAO Examines How BOP Can Reduce Prisoners’ Time in Prison, by Derek Gilna
8. In Memory of Jon E. Yount (1938-2012), by Peter Wagner
9. Supreme Court Extends Qualified Immunity to Private Attorney
10. U.S. Imprisons the Most Women, Tops International List
11. Supreme Court Adopts Strickland Prejudice Standard for Rejected Plea Bargains, by Derek Gilna
12. NY Federal Judge Deals Rare SHU Placement Defeat to BOP, by Derek Gilna
13. Oregon Jail Guard Convicted of Assaulting Prisoner, Gets 30 Days in Jail
14. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Sets Aside Convictions Based on Actual Innocence, by Matthew Clarke
15. The Collapse of American Criminal Justice, by William J. Stuntz (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011). 432 pages, $35.00, by Derek Gilna
16. Illinois: Current Insurer Must Pay Wrongful Conviction Award after Exoneration
17. Pay-to-Stay Jail Programs Growing
18. Nevada DOC Audit: Doctors Work 5 Hours, Get Paid for 10
19. Idaho Supreme Court Affirms Firing of PHS Medical Director
20. Oregon Prosecutor’s Son Escapes Mandatory Prison Time for Sexual Assault
21. Life After Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption, by Nancy Mullane (Public Affairs Books, 2012). 384 pages, $26.99 (hard-cover), by John Dannenberg
22. Former California Prison Guard Resentenced Following Assault Conviction
23. Texas Supreme Court Rules Compensation Required in Schlup-type Innocence Cases, by Matthew Clarke
24. FBI Loses Prisoner’s Property but Sovereign Immunity Foils Recovery, by Derek Gilna
25. Supreme Court: No Bivens Actions for Federal Prisoners in Private Prison, by Matthew Clarke
26. Pregnant Woman Suffers Needless Death in Oklahoma Jail, by Matthew Clarke
27. Seventh Circuit Approves Illinois Prison’s Rejection of PDR and Drug Guide
28. Alabama Law Meant to Ensure Transparency in Judicial Elections Not Enforced for 16 Years, by Derek Gilna
29. Idaho DOC Settles 30-year-old Class-action Lawsuit
30. New York Jail Profits from TV Ads, by Joe Watson
31. Federal Prison Industries Contract Leads to Freeworld Job Losses
32. California: Denial of Kosher Diet to Messianic Jew Violates RLUIPA
33. New Hampshire: $450,000 Settlement in Suit Over Prisoner’s Opiate Detoxification Death
34. Ohio Supreme Court Sides with Defendant in Sex Offender Registration Case, by Derek Gilna
35. FCC Finally Moves on Wright Petition After Almost a Decade of Inaction
36. TASER Liability Verdict Upheld, but Remittitur Granted
37. New York Court Limits Costs to $.25 per Page for Prison Medical Records Requests
38. Johnny Cash and His Prison Reform Campaign, by Danny Robins
39. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• First Circuit Vacates Drug Courier’s Sentence, Holding District Court Erred by Failing to Conduct Proper Comparative Culpability Analysis Under § 3B1.2 When It Excluded Other Participants in Drug Shipment From Universe of Comparators, May 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Mitigating Role/Circumstances/Evidence, Appellate Jurisdiction/Review, Sentencing Findings, Relevant Conduct.
• Sixth Circuit Announces Federal Coercion and Enticement Statute Requires Knowledge of Victim’s Minor Status, Deepening Circuit Split, May 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Sentence, Miscalculation of the Guidelines Sentencing Range.
• Tenth Circuit Holds Prior California Child Pornography Conviction Does Not Trigger Federal Mandatory Minimum Because State Statute Encompasses Conduct Beyond Federal Definition Under Categorical Approach, April 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Qualifying Offenses, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Child Pornography.
• SCOTUS Announces Sentencing Reform Act Does Not Authorize Automatic Extension of Supervised Release When Defendant Absconds, Resolving Circuit Split, April 1, 2026. Sentencing, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• 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.
• Acquitted Conduct Sentencing: Not Guilty – But Punished Anyway, March 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Federal Legislation, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Acquitted Conduct/Uncharged Crimes/Dismissed Counts.
• 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.
• New York City Mayor’s Order Opening Rikers Island to ICE Declared Illegal, Jan. 1, 2026. Government Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Injunctions, Deportation/Removal/Exclusion, Enforcement of Immigration Laws.
• Utah Supreme Court Announces Framework for Analyzing Combined Brady and Napue Violations, Affirms Postconviction Relief in Capital Murder Case, Jan. 1, 2026. Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Perjury/Perjured Testimony, Constructive/Imputed/Presumed knowledge, Brady/Giglio/Jencks Act Issues.
• First Circuit Clarifies Mitigating Role Analysis – Sentencing Courts Must Consider All Identifiable Participants in Drug Shipment, Not Just Crew Members, and Use § 3B1.2 Factors to Assess Relative Culpability, Not Guilt, Dec. 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Mitigating Role/Circumstances/Evidence, Miscalculation of the Guidelines Sentencing Range.