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 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.