More from this issue:

1. Greenwashing Washington State’s Prison System in a River of Sewage, by Rick Anderson
2. Inside the Shadowy Business of Prison Phone Calls, by Eric Markowitz
3. Tennessee Prisoners Suing Private Prisons Not Required to File in Local Venue, by David Reutter
4. News in Brief
5. CA: Persons on Community Supervision Eligible to Seek Transfer to Another State, by Lonnie Burton
6. Final Class-Action Settlement Pending in “Kids for Cash” Scandal
7. Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them, by Mark Wilson
8. Investigation Forces Arizona Clemency Board Chairman to Resign, by Joe Watson
9. Kentucky Jail Prisoners Make Mattresses, by David Reutter
10. Notorious Psych Ward at Miami-Dade Jail Finally Shuttered, by David Reutter
11. Ninth Circuit Finds Graham v. Florida Retroactive; 254-Year Sentence Unconstitutional, by Mark Wilson
12. Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform?, by Joe Watson
13. Nebraska Law Unconstitutionally Forfeits Good Time for Refusal to Submit DNA Sample, by David Reutter
14. Three Strikes Litigant Required to Show Ongoing “Imminent Danger” to Proceed on Appeal, by Lonnie Burton
15. Failure to State Rationale in Denying Appointment of Counsel was Abuse of Discretion
16. Vermont: Retaliatory Furlough Denial Reviewable on Rule 75 Motion, by Mark Wilson
17. Ninth Circuit Finds that ICE Detention After Indictment Counts Against Sentence, by Derek Gilna
18. Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Short Beard for Muslim Prisoner, by Derek Gilna
19. Alaska High Court Reaffirms Negligence Standard to Protect Prisoners from Harm, by David Reutter
20. Controversy Surrounds Shackling of Dying and Comatose Prisoners in UK, by Matthew Clarke
21. Who Owns Private Prison Stock?, by Alex Friedmann
22. Tenth Circuit: Ignoring Prisoner’s Severe Pain Precludes Qualified Immunity, by Mark Wilson
23. Supreme Court Rules Qualified Immunity Shields Prison Officials from Suicide Claim, by Derek Gilna
24. Report Finds Two-Thirds of Private Prison Contracts Include “Lockup Quotas”, by Joe Watson
25. $1.15 Million for Florida Pretrial Detainee’s Death, by David Reutter
26. Virginia Must Improve Prison Medical Care Under Proposed Class-action Settlement, by David Reutter
27. Jury Awards $12,000 to Connecticut Prisoner for Unsanitary Mattress, by David Reutter
28. UN Commission Approves Mandela Rules on Treatment of Prisoners, by David Fathi
29. North Carolina Prisoner, Victim of Sexual Assault, Awarded One Dollar in Damages
30. Two Names Added to Monument Memorializing Slain Prosecutors, by Matthew Clarke
31. Pell Grants for Prisoners: New Bill Restores Hope of Reinstating College Programs, by Christopher Zoukis
32. Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit, by David Reutter
33. Supreme Court Voids ACCA’s Residual Clause in Landmark Decision, by Derek Gilna
34. San Diego Deputies Faulted for Jail Death, by Christopher Zoukis
35. Nebraska Returns Ex-Offenders to Prison after Sentence Miscalculation Scandal, by Matthew Clarke
36. $3,000 Jury Award to Arizona Prisoner Denied Prostate Care, by David Reutter
37. Second Circuit Unseals Jail Conditions Settlement Compliance Reports; Public Has First Amendment Right of Access, by Mark Wilson
38. Alabama Courts Must Review Substance of Claim Despite Pleading’s Title, by David Reutter
39. $750,000 Settlement in New Mexico “Controlled Seating” Lawsuit, by Matthew Clarke
40. West Virginia City Settles Suit over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $460,000, by Matthew Clarke
41. Minnesota DOC Sued Over Failure to Provide New Hepatitis C Treatment Protocol, by Greg Dober
42. UK Prison Cook Awarded $160,000 for Back Injury, by Derek Gilna
43. Michigan: $8 Million Settlement after Prisoner’s Baby Born with Brain Damage, by Shepherd Litsey
44. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
45. Persistent, Ongoing Environmental Violations at Washington’s Walla Walla Prison, by Panagioti Tsolkas

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:

• ACLU Threatens New Lawsuit After Indiana County’s Repeated Failures to Abide by 17-Year-Old Settlement Agreement, May 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Exercise, Sanitation, Bedding, Settlements.
• Disabled Prisoner Who Won $1.85 Million After Fall in Chicago Jail Secures Class Certification for Separate ADA Challenge to Jail Conditions, Dec. 1, 2025. Disabled Prisoners, Bedding, Class Certification, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act.
• Arrests by Trump-Backed Task Force Make Tennessee Jail Conditions Worse, Dec. 1, 2025. Transfers, Jail Misconduct, Overcrowding, Bedding, Jail Specific.
• Federal Injunction Bars ICE from Crowding Detainees in Unsanitary “Hold” Rooms in New York City Office, Nov. 1, 2025. Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Totality of Conditions, Food, Overcrowding, Plumbing, Sanitation, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Legal Materials, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Summary Judgment, Injunctions, Class Certification, Immigration Detention.
• Nebraska Considers Curbing Double-Bunking 
in Restrictive Housing, Aug. 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Bedding.
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Wisconsin Prisoner’s ADA Claim for Untreated Knee Injury, March 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Bedding, Complaints, Americans with Disabilities Act, Sufficiency of Pleadings, Deliberate Indifference.
• $7.75 Million Paid by San Diego County After Jail Detainee Severely Injured in Fall from Top Bunk, Jan. 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Medication, Seizures, Failure to Treat, Bedding, Jail Specific, Disclosure of Records, Public Records.
• Texas Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Reaction to Prison Blankets Moves Forward, July 2, 2019. Allergy, Conditions of Confinement, Bedding.
• California: Denial of Bed During Jail Disturbances Not a Constitutional Violation, July 2, 2019. Conditions of Confinement, Bedding.
• California Prisoner Moved to Formerly Condemned Facility with No Bed Settles Civil Rights Suit, July 26, 2018. Pain, Failure to Treat, Totality of Conditions, Eighth Amendment, Bedding, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.