More from this issue:

1. An Interview with Noam Chomsky on Criminal Justice and Human Rights
2. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
3. $2.25 Million Jury Verdict against LCS in Texas Prisoner Death Suit, by Matthew Clarke
4. Ohio: Attorney General May Not Increase Sex Offender’s Registration Requirements
5. The Inadequacy of Prison Food Allergy Policies, by Jamie Longazel
6. Kitchen Supervisor Gets Prison Time for Sexually Abusing Two Prisoners
7. U.S. Supreme Court: District Courts Can Make Federal Sentences Consecutive or Concurrent to Future State Sentences
8. $15.5 Million Settlement for Mentally Ill Jail Detainee Held in Solitary Confinement
9. Colorado Prisoner who Murdered Guard Gets Life Without Parole
10. Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication, by Alex Friedmann
11. Iowa: Parole Agreement Does Not Constitute Voluntary Consent that Justifies Warrantless Search
12. Update on Missouri Incarceration Reimbursement Act Case
13. No Discipline for Oregon Prosecutor and Defense Counsel for Illegal Confinement of Mentally Ill Defendant
14. Arkansas Suing Prisoners for Incarceration Costs
15. Montana: Hospitalized Prisoner Entitled to Continuance in Divorce Case
16. Texas: False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution Result in $411,865.18 Recovery
17. California Supreme Court: Challenge to Booking Fee Order Forfeited Due to Failure to Object in Trial Court
18. Study: TASER Shocks May Cause Fatal Heart Attacks, by Matthew Clarke
19. Texas Court Holds CCA is a Governmental Body for Purposes of Public Records Law
20. Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie, by Peter Wagner
21. New York Prisoner Secures Court Order for Visitation with Child
22. GPS Monitoring System in Los Angeles Plagued by False Alerts, Ignored Alarms, by Christopher Zoukis
23. Placing Rival Gang Members in Same Cell Not Per Se Unconstitutional
24. No Death Penalty for Maine Prisoner, by Lance Tapley
25. Qualified Immunity Denied to Michigan Guard for Improper Strip Search of Amputee Prisoner
26. The Redbook – A Manual on Legal Style, by John Dannenberg
27. Oregon Appellate Court Declines to Correct Unpreserved Sentencing Error Related to Restitution, by Mark Wilson
28. Court Awards $802,176 in Fees, Costs in PLN Censorship Suit Against Oregon County
29. New York Prison Officials Can Force-Feed Hunger Striking Prisoner
30. Ninth Circuit: Delay in Providing Dental Care May Constitute Deliberate Indifference
31. Burden-Shifting Jury Instruction Requires New Trial in Prisoner's Lawsuit
32. Eighth Circuit: Federal Sentence Consecutive to Later-Imposed State Sentence, by Mark Wilson
33. Sexual Abuse by Oregon Jail Guard Nets Probation; Defense Attorney Blames Victim
34. Federal Court Must Give Reasons for Special Conditions of Supervised Release, by David Reutter
35. Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Section 1983 Claims in Jail Suicide Case, by Mark Wilson
36. Washington PRA Violations Result in Costs and Penalties, by Mark Wilson
37. Prisoner Organ Transplants, Donations Create Controversy
38. Oklahoma Jailers Not Immune from Excessive Force Claims
39. News in Brief

More from David Reutter:

• Eight Circuit Reverses Denial of Partial Qualified Immunity in Detainee’s Pepper Ball Claim, Remands Excessive Force Claims, Sept. 1, 2026
• Nevada Prisoners, Families Call Out Predatory Tablet Program, Sept. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit: Error in Granting Judgment Prior to Adjudging Spoliation Motion, Sept. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity in Strip Searches Resulting from Anonymous Tips, Sept. 1, 2026
• Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026
• Michigan Appeals Court: Witnesses Cannot be Forced to Wear Jail Clothes at Trial, Aug. 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026
• Fourth Circuit Revives Disabled Prisoner’s Claim for Denial of Out-of-Cell Exercise Time, Aug. 1, 2026
• 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

More from these topics:

• Conviction Tossed for Former Alabama Prisoner Paroled After 42 Years, July 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Wrongful Conviction, Forensic Sciences, Eyewitness Identification, Brady Rule violations.
• Michigan Supreme Court Announces Betts Decision Invalidating 2011 SORA as Ex Post Facto Punishment Applies Retroactively to Defendants on Collateral Review, July 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Retroactivity, Ex Post Facto, Constitution, state, Constitutional Challenges/Law.
• One in 10 Prison Admissions Is Now for Technical Parole Violation, March 1, 2026. Parole Conditions, State Legislation, Restrictions, discrimination, Revocation Proceedings.
• Montana Supreme Court: Due Process Prohibits Courts From Relying on Unproven Charging Allegations When Imposing Sex Offender Registration Duty, Announces First-Impression Rule Limiting Review to Elements of Conviction, March 1, 2026. Sex Offender Registration, Administrative Exhaustion, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Qualifying Offenses, Acquitted Conduct/Uncharged Crimes/Dismissed Counts.
• Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Civilly Committed Texan, Dec. 1, 2025. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Conditions of Confinement, Complaints, Grievances, Civil Commitment.
• Florida Appeals Court Finds Rationale for “Sexual Predator” Label on Former Prisoner’s Drivers License, Oct. 1, 2025. Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Sexually Dangerous Persons/Sexual Violent Predators, Prisoners' Rights.
• Nebraska Supreme Court Announces ‘Working Days’ for Purposes of ‘Temporary Domicile’ SORA Reporting Requirement Means Weekdays, Excluding Legal Holidays, and Reverses Conviction for Failure to Register, March 15, 2025. Sex Offender Registration, Wrongful Conviction.
• Washington Prisoner Sues Jail Where Assault Left Him Comatose, DOC Guard Who Then Sexually Abused Him, March 1, 2025. Prisoner-Staff Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Sex Offender Registration, Failure to Protect (General).
• Incompetent Louisiana Sex Offender’s Challenge to Registration Requirements Proceeds, Dec. 15, 2024. Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offense Registration Act (SORNA).
• Minnesota’s $100 Million-Per-Year Civil Commitment Program Has No “Discernible Impact” on Sex Crimes, Oct. 15, 2024. Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Databases, Civil Commitment.