More from this issue:

1. When Prison is Not Enough: The Rise (and Perhaps the Fall) of the Supermax Prison
2. Local Jails Increasingly Refuse to Comply with ICE Detainers, by Joe Watson
3. Maryland DOC Suspends Volunteer, Drops Literature Program
4. Oregon “Incorrigible Masturbator’s” Life Sentence Unconstitutionally Disproportionate, by Mark Wilson
5. Ohio Federal Court Dismisses Suit Against Doctor Over Prisoner’s Suicide
6. Maryland Prisoner’s Death Occurs Under Unusual Circumstances
7. Rare Corporate Prosecution: West Virginia’s “King of Coal” Sentenced for Conspiracy in Mine Deaths
8. Alabama Prisoner Exonerated after Serving 30 Years on Death Row
9. Former Pennsylvania Prison Doctor Sentenced for Fraud; Accomplices Convicted
10. Mold-infested Prisons Sicken Guards and Prisoners
11. Nevada Attorney General Investigates Shooting of Two Handcuffed Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
12. Company Offers Educational Tablets to Prisoners, with Mixed Results, by Matthew Clarke
13. United Kingdom: Prison Book Ban Overturned, by Derek Gilna
14. Full Senate Report on CIA Torture Remains Classified, Largely Unread, by Matthew Clarke
15. Corrections Corporation of America, Rocked by Setbacks, Changes its Name, by Derek Gilna
16. CDCR Drug-sniffing Dog Trainer Resigns Over Switch to “Passive” Dogs, by Joe Watson
17. Colorado’s “Make My Day” Law No Longer Applies to Prisoners, by David Reutter
18. Canadian Solitary Confinement Deaths Result in Rare Lawsuits, Eventual Reforms, by Mark Wilson
19. Pennsylvania: Former Cop Indefinitely Jailed for Failure to Supply Passwords
20. Justice Policy Institute Report Challenges Reformers to Focus on Violent Crimes, by Derek Gilna
21. Arkansas Secretary of State Issues Faulty Felon Data, Thousands Purged from Electoral Rolls
22. Federal Judge Sanctions Idaho DOC for Misleading Special Master in Balla Case, by Matthew Clarke
23. Illinois Jail Detainee’s Inadequate Food and Contaminated Water Claims Survive Initial Dismissal
24. Preliminary Injunction Granted in Class-action Suit Challenging Private Probation Services in Tennessee, by David Reutter
25. Eleventh Circuit Reverses Finding that Seizure of Prisoner’s Legal Mail Stated Claim
26. Wisconsin: Prison Hunger Strike Reaches Crisis Point
27. Settlement Comprehensively Overhauls Solitary Confinement in New York Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
28. Inquisitorial Telephonic Hearing to Screen Civil Rights Case Deemed Unlawful
29. The Rape Victims Silenced by Their Prison Cells
30. Arkansas Court of Appeals Upholds Civil Forfeiture Ruling
31. Southern Health Partners to Face Liability in Kentucky Pre-trial Detainee’s MRSA Death
32. Challenge to Ohio Private Prison Confinement Not Cognizable in Habeas Corpus, by Mark Wilson
33. Fifth Circuit Holds Four Decades in Solitary Confinement Implicates Liberty Interest; Last Angola 3 Member Finally Released, by Matthew Clarke
34. Book Review: Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy
35. Federal Prisoner Tells President “No Thanks” to Offer of Clemency with RDAP Condition, by Derek Gilna
36. Tenth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Official Capacity Claims, by Mark Wilson
37. Allocation of Fault Required in Verdict Regarding Alaska Detainee’s Suicide; Case Settles for $900,000
38. Federal Court Upholds New York Prison System’s Denial of Motorized Wheelchairs; Second Circuit Reverses, by Matthew Clarke
39. Oregon Parole Board Incorrectly Prohibited Legal Assistant from Speaking at Parole Hearing, by Mark Wilson
40. ACLU Sues California as Incompetent Defendants Wait in Jail for Mental Health Treatment, by Joe Watson
41. Collecting Unpaid Booking Fees in Colorado may be Illegal, Experts Say, by Joe Watson
42. Alaska Prisons and Jails Filled with Mentally Ill Prisoners, by David Reutter
43. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Moratorium, by David Reutter
44. Indiana Federal Court Certifies Habeas Corpus Class of Prisoners Disciplined for Refusing to Admit Guilt in Sex Offender Program, by Matthew Clarke
45. Hunger Strikes by Immigrant Detainees Expose Abuses by ICE, Private Detention Centers, by Joe Watson
46. Federal Judge Orders Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Provide Safe Water to Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
47. Oregon Prison Parenting Program Dramatically Reduces Recidivism, by Mark Wilson
48. Class-action Certified in Challenge to Treatment of Mentally Ill Mississippi Prisoners, by David Reutter
49. Supervised Release Term Does Not Limit Prison Sentence Upon Violation
50. Wayward Prosecutors Go Unpunished as Prison Time for Victims Piles Up
51. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
52. News in Brief

More from these topics:

• U.S. Sentencing Commission: 2026 Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, June 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Alternative Sentencing, Sentence Enhancements/Departures, Multiple/Multiplicious Counts, Drug Quantity.
• Two More Guards Face Prison Time for Messiah Nantwi Killing, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Sentencing, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Plea Agreements/Guilty Pleas.
• First Circuit Vacates Drug Courier’s Sentence, Holding District Court Erred by Failing to Conduct Proper Comparative Culpability Analysis Under § 3B1.2 When It Excluded Other Participants in Drug Shipment From Universe of Comparators, May 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Mitigating Role/Circumstances/Evidence, Appellate Jurisdiction/Review, Sentencing Findings, Relevant Conduct.
• Sixth Circuit Announces Federal Coercion and Enticement Statute Requires Knowledge of Victim’s Minor Status, Deepening Circuit Split, May 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Sentence, Miscalculation of the Guidelines Sentencing Range.
• Tenth Circuit Holds Prior California Child Pornography Conviction Does Not Trigger Federal Mandatory Minimum Because State Statute Encompasses Conduct Beyond Federal Definition Under Categorical Approach, April 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Qualifying Offenses, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Child Pornography.
• SCOTUS Announces Sentencing Reform Act Does Not Authorize Automatic Extension of Supervised Release When Defendant Absconds, Resolving Circuit Split, April 1, 2026. Sentencing, Revocation/Modification of Probation, etc., Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
• U.S. Sentencing Commission Report Breaks Down Federal Contraband Sentences, March 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Mechanical Searches/Scanners, Statistics/Trends, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
• Acquitted Conduct Sentencing: Not Guilty – But Punished Anyway, March 1, 2026. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Federal Legislation, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Acquitted Conduct/Uncharged Crimes/Dismissed Counts.
• Missouri Prisoners Forced to Shovel Snow in Subzero Temperatures, Feb. 1, 2026. Retaliatory Segregation, Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Exposure to Cold, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• First Circuit Clarifies Mitigating Role Analysis – Sentencing Courts Must Consider All Identifiable Participants in Drug Shipment, Not Just Crew Members, and Use § 3B1.2 Factors to Assess Relative Culpability, Not Guilt, Dec. 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Mitigating Role/Circumstances/Evidence, Miscalculation of the Guidelines Sentencing Range.