More from this issue:

1. “This Man Will Almost Certainly Die”
2. Missouri County Settles Suit Over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $260,000
3. Heck Satisfied if Ruling Fails to Address Issues but Reverses Conviction
4. Reforms at New Orleans Jail Slow to Materialize; Death Reporting Problematic, by David Reutter
5. Michigan Prison Guards Fired Following Suicide Bet
6. Pennsylvania: DA Apologizes for Undisclosed Gifts
7. Private Jail Contractor’s Insurance Excludes Coverage of Detainee’s Death
8. South African Prison Evacuated Due to Squalor; Two Prisoners Die from Rat-Borne Disease, by Christopher Zoukis
9. Photo of Prisoner Beaten by Georgia Gang Members Posted Online
10. Tennessee Sheriff’s Willful Denial of Public Records Merits PLN Attorney Fee Award
11. Wardens “Retire” from Two California Women’s Prisons
12. Ferguson, Missouri Under Fire for Revenue-based Criminal Justice System, by Christopher Zoukis
13. Tennessee District Attorney Ends Sterilization in Plea Bargains; Prosecutor Fired, by David Reutter
14. Another Appeal in New York Post-Release Supervision Case, by Matthew Clarke
15. Former Warden, Sheriff, Justice of the Peace Charged in Texas Corruption Scandal, by Matthew Clarke
16. Corrections Officials Stealing Prisoners’ Identities a Growing Problem, by Christopher Zoukis
17. Corizon Faces Suit for Failing to Administer Tube Feedings to Pennsylvania Prisoner
18. Tenth Circuit Rules on $3.38 Million Verdict in CCA Prison Sexual Abuse Case, by Derek Gilna
19. Corizon, CCA Settle Lawsuit Over Solitary Confinement of Elderly Woman, by Matthew Clarke
20. New Study Documents Lower Pre-arrest Incomes for Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
21. Are French Prisons Radicalizing Muslim Prisoners?, by Joe Watson
22. Prison Survival Guides Find Audience Beyond Soon-to-be Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
23. Merits Ruling on Procedurally Flawed Grievance Satisfies PLRA
24. Father of Four Dies in Privately-operated Texas Jail; Civil Suit Expected
25. Phoenix Fire Investigators and Insurance Company Implicated in Wrongful Prosecutions, by Joe Watson
26. Missouri: Habeas Corpus Granted to Prisoner Denied Jail Credit
27. If the Risk is Low, Let Them Go
28. California Prison Employees Reap Staggering Overtime Payments, by Christopher Zoukis
29. Attica Prison Guards Who Viciously Beat Prisoner Avoid Jail Time but Lose Jobs
30. Fifth Circuit Holds Louisiana Prisoner May Sue Over Failure to Credit Good Time , by Matthew Clarke
31. $500,000 in Settlements after Utah Prisoner Dies when Medical Technician Doesn’t Show up for Work, by Christopher Zoukis
32. Missouri Governor Doesn’t Have to Serve as Public Defender
33. More Suicides, Overdoses and Murders in California Prisons, According to Death Review Report, by Joe Watson
34. Ninth Circuit Declines to Enforce Procedural Bar When Prison Officials Waive Rule
35. Prison Rodeos: A Bunch of Bull?, by David Reutter
36. New Mexico County Officials Settle Jail Prisoner’s Suit for $750,000
37. Ninth Circuit Adopts Test to Excuse Exhaustion of Administration Remedies for Retaliatory Threats
38. Connecticut Prisoners File Suit Over Exposure to Radon Gas, by Panagioti Tsolkas
39. Prominent Texas Capital Defense Attorney Suspended for a Year
40. Potential Class-action Suit over Domestic Violence “Victim Fees” in Georgia
41. Widespread Failures at Crime Labs Continue to Plague Criminal Justice System , by Derek Gilna
42. Private Prison in Texas Closes after Riot Renders it Uninhabitable, by Matthew Clarke
43. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
44. News in Brief

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Dissenter Excoriates SCOTUS for Denying Certiorari in Challenge to Constitutionality of Nitrogen Hypoxia Execution, Feb. 1, 2026
• D.C. Federal Court Holds Blocking Prison Reform Advocate’s Access to Federal Prisoners May Violate First Amendment and Due Process, Feb. 1, 2026
• Eleventh Circuit Holds Estate Cannot Sue Jailers Who Followed Medical Personnel Advice That Led to Detainee’s Death, Feb. 1, 2026
• Sixth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Over Failure to Properly Classify Violent Prisoners at Kentucky Jail, Feb. 1, 2026
• Eleventh Circuit Holds Alabama County May Be Liable for Policy of Providing Inadequate Jail Medical Care, Feb. 1, 2026
• Tenth Circuit Reverses Summary Dismissal of Claim Over Prisoner’s Suicide in Oklahoma Jail, Feb. 1, 2026
• Deportation of Kenyan Priest Working as Texas Prison Guard Highlights TDCJ’s Dependence on Immigrant Staff, Feb. 1, 2026
• Ninth Circuit Reinstates Wheelchair-Bound Washington State Prisoner’s Suit Over Failure to Accommodate Disabilities During Transport, Feb. 1, 2026
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Presentence Confinement on Probation Detainer Must Be Credited to New Sentence Where Same Conduct Triggered Both Detainer and New Charges, Dec. 15, 2025
• Sixth Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes PLRA “Strike” and Reinstates Michigan Prisoner’s Lawsuit, Nov. 1, 2025

More from these topics:

• FCC Releases Final Version of Order Gutting 2024 Phone Cap Regulations, Feb. 1, 2026. Misconduct/Corruption, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates.
• Punished for Bleeding: How Periods in Prison Become a Trap, Feb. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Strip Searches, Hygiene Supplies, Discrimination (Transgender).
• Differing Judicial Outcomes for the New York Guards Who Killed Robert Brooks, Feb. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Pending Appeal/Sentencing.
• The New York Prison System’s Culture of Cruelty and Impunity, Feb. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• Mass Surveillance for Profit: Flock’s AI Reports “Suspicious” Movement to Police, Dec. 15, 2025. Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Protests, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance.
• $950,000 Awarded to Trans Maryland Prisoner Dropped on Her Face by Guards, Nov. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliation for Organizing, Retaliatory Segregation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender), Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Damages - Compensatory, Wrongful Use of Force.
• New York Jury Convicts Former Guard for Robert Brooks’ Taped Killing, Nov. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Criminal justice system reform, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Evidence - Admissibility.
• Now Under Federal Receivership, 
New York City’s Rikers Island Jails Still Have 
No Plan to Improve, No Firm Date to Close, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Eighth Amendment.
• Suit Filed Over Fatal Beating of New York Prisoner 
That Sparked Massive Guard Strike, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
• News in Brief, Aug. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft.