More from this issue:

1. Arizona Prison System Plagued by Politics, Privatization and Prisoner Deaths, by Joe Watson
2. Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Ex Post Facto Challenge in Sex Offender Supervision Case, by Derek Gilna
3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
4. Italian Prison Program Trains Female Prisoners in Fashion Industry, by Derek Gilna
5. Pennsylvania DOC's Hepatitis C Protocol Challenged in Class-action Lawsuit, by Greg Dober
6. Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Suit Due to Non-Exhaustion and Statute of Limitations
7. Sixth Circuit: Failed Cancer Diagnosis Not Deliberately Indifferent
8. Sixth Circuit Orders Judgment Against Three Defendants in Prisoner's Retaliation Case
9. A Prolonged Stay: The Reasons Behind the Slow Pace of Executions, by Raymond Bonner
10. Seventh Circuit: Summary Judgment Partially Reversed in Jail Death Caused by Medication Withdrawal
11. Oregon: Post-Escape Conduct Justifies Enhanced Escape Sentence
12. Oklahoma Prison Employees Disciplined, by Matthew Clarke
13. Valley Fever Declared a Public Health Emergency at Two California Prisons; Court Orders Prisoner Transfers, by John Dannenberg
14. Congress Amends PLRA Physical Injury Requirement for Sexual Abuse Cases, by John Boston
15. Tennessee Judge Convicted Following Drug and Sex Scandal
16. $737,500 Settlement after Seventh Circuit Finds No Qualified Immunity for Prisoner's Suicide
17. Prisoners Respond to Call for Prison Phone Justice; SCI-Huntingdon Delivers!, by Mel Motel
18. Ninth Circuit: Enemy Combatant Detention/Torture Not Clearly Established
19. Illinois: Conditions Lawsuit Filed by Civilly Confined Sex Offenders Dismissed, by Derek Gilna
20. Tenth Circuit: No Section 2241 Jurisdiction for BOP Supermax Challenge; Claims Must be Brought as Bivens Action
21. Arkansas: Sentencing Court Cannot Order Prison Treatment
22. CCA Loses Four Private Prison Contracts in One Month
23. California: Eastern District Jury Pool Alleged to be Biased Against Prisoners
24. Seventeen Years Pending Re-trial Fails to State Speedy Trial Violation under § 1983
25. Collateral Consequences Weighed for Corporations, Not for Individuals, by Russell Mokhiber
26. Re-incarceration Not Grounds to Dismiss Wisconsin Civil Commitment Petition
27. PLN Files Public Records Suit Against CCA in Vermont
28. Some Jails Turning to Video Visitation Only, by Matthew Clarke
29. Washington Sex Offender's Conviction for Failure to Report Reversed
30. Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Case Challenging Virginia DOC Grooming Policy
31. California: Probation Condition Cannot Prohibit Court Access
32. Three New Mexico Jail Guards Convicted of Assault, Obstruction of Justice
33. Ninth Circuit: Idaho Ordered to Allow Viewing of all Stages of Execution, by David Reutter
34. South Carolina Sex Offender Registration Amendment Requires Actual Notice
35. California Guard Fights Prisoner, Faces Charges for Falsifying Reports
36. Third Circuit: Prison Officials Liable for Failing to Protect Informant
37. Deadly Prison Fire Kills Hundreds in Honduras
38. Third Circuit Discusses FRCP 17(c) Guardian Appointment; Evidence of Incompetency Requires Sua Sponte Inquiry
39. Former Maryland Governor Acknowledges Politics Behind Life Means Life Policy
40. Former Mississippi Mayor Sent to Prison
41. Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Illinois Prisoner's Lawsuit Related to Shooting
42. South Dakota Non-profits Lose Cheap Prison Labor, by Derek Gilna
43. 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:

• Texas Prisoner Declared Innocent 70 Years After Execution, March 1, 2026. Racial Discrimination, Death Penalty, False Confessions, Eyewitness Identification, Prosecutorial Misconduct.
• Dissenter Excoriates SCOTUS for Denying Certiorari in Challenge to Constitutionality of Nitrogen Hypoxia Execution, Feb. 1, 2026. Death Penalty, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Capital Punishment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Method of Execution.
• 2025 Was a Deadly Year for Veterans Behind Bars, Jan. 1, 2026. Brain Injury, Death Penalty, Mental Health, Veterans, Mental Health Experts.
• Oklahoma Prisoner Found Unconscious in Cell Hours After Avoiding Execution, Dec. 1, 2025. Public Defenders, Pardons/Clemency, Life without Parole (LWOP), Death Penalty, Effective Assistance of Counsel.
• Missouri Blocks Spiritual Advisors from Prison Pastor’s Execution, Nov. 1, 2025. Pardons/Clemency, Death Penalty, Lethal Injection Method of Execution, Religious Freedom/Worship, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• Eleventh Circuit Overturns 1990 Alabama Death Sentence Over Racially Biased Jury Selection; ACLU Report Shows It Is Still Happening, Nov. 1, 2025. Racial Discrimination, Habeas Corpus, Death Penalty, Batson Claims, Racial Bias Exception.
• In the Killing Chamber, Oct. 1, 2025. Death Penalty, Death Row.
• Date of Firing Squad Execution Vacated for Utah Prisoner with Dementia, Oct. 1, 2025. Death Penalty/Death Row, Mental Health, Federal Death Penalty Act, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Oklahoma Prisoner’s Execution Was Expedited 
by the Trump Administration, Aug. 1, 2025. Death Penalty, Death Row, Lethal Injection.
• On Remand, Eleventh Circuit Clarifies, Affirms Grant 
of Habeas Relief to Death Row Prisoner, Aug. 1, 2025. Habeas Corpus, Death Penalty, Death Row.