More from this issue:

1. “Deep-Seated Culture of Violence” and Abysmal Medical Care at Rikers Island, by Gary Hunter
2. New Mexico Jail Pays $500,000 for Prisoner’s Death, by Derek Gilna
3. News in Brief
4. Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Standard for Pre-Trial Detainee Excessive Force Claims, by Derek Gilna
5. Whether Private Actors Entitled to Qualified Immunity Bypassed Due to Factual Dispute
6. Error for Florida Court to Find Action Moot Before Ruling on Motion to Supplement, by David Reutter
7. CDCR Adopts New Contraband Rules on Obscene, Gang-related Materials, by Michael Brodheim
8. Brits Alarmed to Learn Prisoners Work as Insurance Telemarketers, by Joe Watson
9. Arizona Department of Corrections Adopts Same-Sex Marriage Policy, by Michael Brodheim
10. Ninth Circuit: “Brutal” Cavity Search Violated Fourth Amendment, by Mark Wilson
11. Florida Home Confinement Program Criticized After Witness’ Murder
12. Ten Law Enforcement Groups Among Worst Charities in America, by Joe Watson
13. Strip Searches of Female Visitors on Their Menstrual Period Addressed at CCA Shareholder Meeting
14. Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit, by David Reutter
15. California Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Qualified Sign Language Interpreters for All Deaf Prisoners, by Michael Brodheim
16. Settlement Moots Appeal of Claims Denied by Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
17. $1.35 Million Total Settlement for South Carolina Detainee Beaten by Jail Guard, by David Reutter
18. Texas Prisoners Face Annual Shortage of Hygiene Items in Prison Commissaries, by Matthew Clarke
19. Alabama DOC Agrees to Protect Women Prisoners from Systemic Sexual Abuse, Harassment, by David Reutter
20. Harris County, Texas Jail Prisoner’s Death Results in Firings, Lawsuits
21. Companies Pitch Tablets for Prisoners to Maintain Family Ties, Aid in Reentry ... and Generate Profit, by Derek Gilna
22. Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials, by Darwin Bond-Graham
23. Georgia’s Privatized Probation Statute Facially Constitutional, but Problems with Administration, by David Reutter
24. New Jersey County Seeks New Jail Phone Contract, Increases Commission Rate, by Derek Gilna
25. Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail, by Gary Hunter
26. Chicago Systematically Denies Medical Care to Detainees; $1 Million Verdict, by David Reutter
27. Successful Defense of Consent Decree Merits Award of Untimely Attorney Fees, by David Reutter
28. Supreme Court Holds Equitable Tolling Excuses Missed Federal Tort Claim Filing Deadlines, by Derek Gilna
29. $400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect, by Matthew Clarke
30. Supreme Court Holds Juror’s Alleged Lies During Voir Dire Not Grounds for New Trial, by Derek Gilna
31. 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides, by Alex Friedmann
32. $6.2 Million Settlement Reached in D.C. Jail Strip Search, Overdetention Suit, by Derek Gilna
33. GEO Group’s Gulags Grasping for Green Approval, by Panagioti Tsolkas
34. Behind Bars and in Danger?, by Dana Difilippo
35. Explosion at Florida Jail Kills Two Prisoners as Officials Negotiate Reforms for Unconstitutional Conditions, by David Reutter
36. Ohio DOC Pays $2,000 to Prisoner Burned on Exposed Steam Pipe
37. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
38. Adolescent Prisoners at Rikers Island No Longer Placed in Solitary

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:

• Fourth Circuit Revives North Carolina Prisoner’s Suit Blaming Lazy Guards for Assault by Detainee, May 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Deliberate Indifference.
• $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.
• 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.
• “Large Fight” Broke Out at Alaska Prison After Downsizing Effort, April 1, 2026. Transfers, Cost of Prison Systems, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding.
• Five Prisoners in Georgia Injured in Fight, Two Months After Three Prisoners Were Killed, April 1, 2026. Prison/Jail Murders, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing.
• Eighth Circuit Revives Case Against Guards Who Failed to Intervene As Chaplain Sexually Assaulted Arkansas Prisoner, March 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Prison Rape Elimination Act, Qualified Immunity, Failure to Train/Supervise.
• Georgia Grand Jury Scolds Augusta Jail for Overcrowding Days Before Violent Detainee Assault, March 1, 2026. Private Contractors, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Staffing, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Maryland Prisons Reel from Growing Number of Prisoner Deaths, March 1, 2026. Prison/Jail Murders, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Deliberate Indifference.
• Southern Poverty Law Center Report Shows Culture of Abuse at Florida Prison, March 1, 2026. Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Staffing, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Three Prisoners Killed in Fight at Georgia Prison, Feb. 1, 2026. Prison/Jail Murders, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Staffing.