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 these topics:

• Idaho Prisons Are Full. Costs for Incarcerating Inmates in Jails and Out of State Are Skyrocketing, Feb. 1, 2026. Out of State Transfers, Statistics/Trends, Cost of Prison Systems, Overcrowding.
• Study Finds Parole Hearings and Grants Continue to Fall, Jan. 1, 2026. Parole Board Misconduct, Statistics/Trends, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• Exonerated Former Prisoner Wins Election for Chief Record Keeper in New Orleans, Jan. 1, 2026. Prisoner Legal Assistance, Juries, Public Records, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment.
• Chicago Pays Exonerated Prisoners $7.5 Million, Bringing Total to $33.75 Million for Wrongful Convictions, Jan. 1, 2026. Wrongful Conviction, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Fabrication of Evidence, Withholding of Exculpatory Evidence, Withdrawal.
• Wisconsin DOC Is Not Tracking Work Release Data, Jan. 1, 2026. Work Release, Prison Labor, Statistics/Trends, Fair Labor Standards Act.
• New York State Closes Yet Another Prison, Dec. 1, 2025. Transfers, Work Strikes, Statistics/Trends, Staffing, Reduction of Prison Population.
• Prisoners and Detainees in the Gulf Coast Are Particularly at Risk from Natural Disasters, Dec. 1, 2025. Statistics/Trends, Shelter, Exposure to Heat, Hurricane Katrina, Immigration Detention.
• Ex-Wife of Minnesota DOC Commissioner Sentenced for Poisoning Attempt on Son, Dec. 1, 2025. Out of State Transfers, Sentencing, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Confessions and Statements of Defendant, Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• Washington Prisoners Gain Access to Crisis Hotline, Nov. 1, 2025. Statistics/Trends, Failure to Protect (General), Suicides, Deliberate Indifference, Compassionate Release.
• SCOTUS Overturns Oklahoma Prisoner’s Death Sentence After More than 25 Years on Death Row, Nov. 1, 2025. Ex Post Facto, Good Time, Wrongful Conviction, Habeas Corpus, Wrongful Imprisonment, Pardons/Clemency, First Step Act, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (CAFRA), Specific Offenses, Controlled Substances, Weapons, Accuracy of Information, Depraved Indifference Murder, Evidence - Circumstantial, Theft, Failure to Disclose, Perjury/Perjured Testimony, Evidence - Failure to Disclose, New Trial - Motions for, Pleas Linked to Cooperation, Evidence - Destruction/Fabrication/Manipulation of, Selective Prosecution/Enforcement, Improper Comments, Official Report, Withholding of Exculpatory Evidence, Exculpatory Evidence - Disclosure Obligations.