More from this issue:

1. The Too-Many Prisoners Dilemma, by Dan Froomkin
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. Texas Judges Rarely Disciplined, Seldom Publicly, by Matthew Clarke
4. Habeas Hints: Staring Down the Two-Headed Monster: Richter-Pinholster, by Kent A. Russell
5. The Real Costs of Incarceration in the United States
6. Attorney Fees Not Exempt from Disclosure Under California Public Records Act
7. PLN Files Censorship Suit Against Nevada DOC
8. Traumatic Brain Injury Rate High Among Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
9. Debtors' Prisons Returning to America, by David Reutter
10. Hell on Earth: Sexual Victimization of the Criminally Insane, by David Rosen
11. China Vows to Finance Incarceration with Public Funds, Not Prison Profits
12. Oregon Considers Subsidizing Prison Medical Costs Through Medicaid
13. PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Tennessee Jail
14. Federal Justice Grants Favor Prosecution, Law Enforcement Over Indigent Defense
15. Texas Prison Population Drops but Savings Evaporate, by Matthew Clarke
16. Federal Prisoners Paid During Government Shutdown, but Not Prison Guards, by Derek Gilna
17. Minnesota Judge Condemns System that Jails Mentally Ill
18. GEO Group Pulls out of Mississippi Prisons, by David Reutter
19. Gun Found in Segregation Cell at Privately-operated Mississippi Prison
20. New York City Jail Chaplain Fined for Accepting Bribe, Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
21. New Exonerations Registry Catalogs Over 2,400 Wrongful Convictions
22. New Hampshire Supreme Court Revives Prisoner's Negligence Action
23. Prisoners in Texas Jail Providing Less Slave Labor
24. Book Review: Against Their Will: The Secret History of Medical Experimentation on Children in Cold War America, by Christopher Zoukis
25. Second Circuit: Bankruptcy Automatic Stay is No Excuse for Non-payment of Restitution, by Derek Gilna
26. Third Circuit Reverses More Stringent Conditions of Supervised Release, by Derek Gilna
27. Best Criminal Defense Pleading Ever!, by Alex Friedmann
28. Connecticut Supreme Court Reverses FOIA Disclosure of NCIC Printout
29. California: No-Gang-Contact Probation Condition Struck Down
30. Ninth Circuit: Adam Walsh Detention Doesn’t Toll Term of Supervised Release, by Derek Gilna
31. Four West Virginia Officials, including Circuit Court Judge, Face Federal Charges, by Christopher Zoukis
32. U.S. Department of Justice Reports Statistics on State Prosecutors, by Matthew Clarke
33. Eighth Circuit Upholds North Dakota Transient’s Failure-to-Register Conviction
34. California: Enhanced Presentence Conduct Credits Not Available to Defendants Who Committed Crimes Before Statute’s Effective Date
35. California: State Not Liable for Failure to Provide Needed Treatment so Long as Medical Care is Summoned
36. Philippines Prison Suspends Thriller Dancers
37. ICE Directive May Limit Solitary Confinement of Immigrant Detainees, by Derek Gilna
38. Denial of Contraceptive Pill to Prisoner States Cause of Action
39. Montana Jail Fresh Air/Exercise Lawsuit Certified as Class Action, Then Settles
40. Anonymous PREA Hotlines Not So Anonymous
41. D.C. Circuit Clears Terrorism Suspect after 11-Year Ordeal, by Derek Gilna
42. Audit Reveals Federal Prison Industries Faces Declining Revenue, Job Losses, by Derek Gilna
43. Fifth Circuit: No Right to RDAP for Non-citizen Federal Prisoner
44. Prison Sentence Imposed for Sole Purpose of Drug Treatment Vacated by Eighth Circuit, by Derek Gilna
45. Court Baffled by BOP's Steel-toe Boot Requirement for Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
46. 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:

• Washington Governor Fires Independent Prison Watchdog, May 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Atlanta Jail Boasts Improvements Since Consent Decree, Reports from Monitor and ACLU Are More Critical, May 1, 2026. Staffing, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Consent Decrees, Bail/Pretrial Release.
• New York Juvenile Detention Officials Sued for Abusing Adolescents with Solitary Confinement, May 1, 2026. Sanitation, Lockdowns, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Juvenile Prisons, Confinement in Segregated Housing.
• Idaho DOC Director Denies Verified Report of Rampant Sexual Abuse of Women Prisoners by Staff, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliatory Segregation, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• “Like the Walking Dead”: Smuggled Drugs Fuel Chaos Inside Ohio Prisons, May 1, 2026. Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Drug Overdose, Security Systems, Drugs - Determination of.
• NaphCare Pays $875,000 to Settle New York License Violations, Banned from State for Five Years, May 1, 2026. Naphcare, Contractor Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
• $1.25 Million Paid for Special Needs Teen’s Fatal Beating in Houston Jail, May 1, 2026. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• Watchdog Finds Barely 1 in 10 Complaints Against California Prison Staff Handled Adequately, May 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Evidence, Staff Training, Statutes of Limitation and Laches.
• Six Maryland Guards Convicted in Prisoner’s Beating, Cover-up; § 1983 Suit Filed, May 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Obstruction of Justice, Wrongful Use of Force, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of.
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Liability but Reverses Damages in Lawsuit Over Illinois Warden and Investigator Using Prisoner as Bait to Catch Staff Member Raping Her, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Damages, Evidentiary Ruling, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.