More from this issue:

1. No-show Cops and Dysfunctional Courts Keep Cook County Jail Prisoners Waiting Years for a Trial, by Spencer Woodman
2. Eighth Circuit Vacates Supervised Release Order Barring Wife from Contact with Husband, by Derek Gilna
3. Victim-centered Sexual Abuse Investigations Abandon Concept of Neutrality, by David Reutter
4. Study Shows “Ban-the-Box” Policies May Result in Racial Bias by Employers, by David Reutter
5. Eleventh Circuit: Florida Prisoners Must be Provided Kosher Meals, by David Reutter
6. Prisoner Labor Focus of Controversy in Texas, Alabama, by David Reutter
7. Louisiana Parish Jails Lack HIV Treatment and Services
8. Second Circuit: Ross Abrogates “Special Circumstances” Exhaustion Exception
9. Seventh Circuit Dissent: “A Dog Would Have Deserved Better Treatment”, by Derek Gilna
10. Prisoner Showed Good Cause for Extension of Time
11. Seventh Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit, Rejects District Court’s IFP Concerns, by Derek Gilna
12. Eleventh Circuit: Procedural Dismissals do Not Count as Strikes Under the PLRA, by David Reutter
13. Two Federal Courts Find Prison Gerrymandering Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
14. South Carolina Prisoners’ Wage Grievances Not Subject to 15-day Deadline
15. IRS Audit Prompts New Mexico County to Convert Bonds Used for ICE Facility, by Joe Watson
16. Georgia Teen’s Suicide from Neglect Results in $1.7 Million Settlement
17. Profiting Off Mass Incarceration: Detroit Pistons Owner Buys Private Prison Phone Company, by Brian Dolinar
18. Private Probation Company Agrees to End Drug Testing Absent Court Order , by David Reutter
19. Corizon Loses Indiana DOC Medical Contract Amid Lawsuits, by David Reutter
20. Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against County Jail in New York, by Derek Gilna
21. Seattle Council Approves Protections for Renters with Criminal Records, by Nathalie Graham
22. Louisiana Corrections Secretary: More Private Prisons Won’t Save Money
23. Court Decision Favoring BOP Whistleblower Critical of BOP and OIG , by Derek Gilna
24. State Closes Kentucky Jail for Failure to Properly Maintain Facility, by Derek Gilna
25. Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Failure to Protect Claim, by Christopher Zoukis
26. Seventh Circuit Upholds Jury Award for Illinois Prisoner Beaten by Guards , by Derek Gilna
27. Eighth Circuit Greenlights Jail Detainee’s Excessive Force Claim, but Loss at Trial Affirmed on Appeal, by Christopher Zoukis
28. $60,000 Settlement in GEO Group Employee’s Sexual Harassment Case
29. $200,000 Settlement for Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner after Ninth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment
30. Virginia Governor Grants Full Pardons to the “Norfolk Four”, by Christopher Zoukis
31. Prisons, Jails Combat Smuggling by Shredding Mail, Requiring Fresh Underwear, by Christopher Zoukis
32. Waging War on the Poor: Unpaid Fines Lead to Jail, by Christopher Zoukis
33. TV Production Company has Friends in Low Places, by Christopher Zoukis
34. Parole Remains Elusive for Virginia Prisoners, by David Reutter
35. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Massachusetts Not Easily Obtained, by Christopher Zoukis
36. HRDC Lawsuit: Kentucky DOC Guilty of Censorship, Violations of Due Process and Equal Protection
37. DOJ Audit Rips Privately-operated Federal Facility; Trump Administration Presses Forward, by Derek Gilna
38. Environmental Protection Agency Finally Recognizes Prisons in Screening Tool, by Panagioti Tsolkas
39. Seventh Circuit: Rodent Infestation Claims Survive Summary Judgment
40. Vermont Supreme Court Invalidates Sex Offender Probation Conditions
41. Correctional Health Report Suppressed by Bush Administration Finally Released
42. Electronic Monitoring Becomes More Widespread, but Problems Persist, by Derek Gilna
43. Florida Lawmaker Visits Prisons, Audits Private Prison Contracts, by David Reutter
44. Kansas Supreme Court: Four Years of Pretrial Detention too Long
45. Misdemeanor Trespassing Arrest Leads to Permanent Impairment, by Christopher Zoukis
46. Tattoo Recognition: Law Enforcement’s Newest Identification Tool, by David Reutter
47. Former Mississippi DOC Commissioner, Co-defendants Sentenced in Massive Bribery Scheme
48. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
49. News in Brief

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:

• Class Certification Granted to Suit Challenging Suspension of HALT Act in New York Prisons, April 1, 2026. Injunctions, Class Certification, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Guard Unions, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Constitutional Challenge to Louisiana Prison “Farm Line” Granted Class Certification, March 1, 2026. Prison Labor, Exposure to Heat, Injunctions (PLRA), Class Certification, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• $300,000 Class-Action Settlement at California Jail Includes Policy Changes; Agreements with Aramark and Wellpath Reached Confidentially, March 1, 2026. Food, Sanitation, Settlements, Class Certification, Monell Liability.
• South Dakota Sobriety Program Participants Will No Longer Be Jailed for Non-Payment of Fees, March 1, 2026. Settlements, Class Certification, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Unlawful Detention, Ability to Pay.
• Class Certified in Challenge to Mailed Book Ban at Indianapolis Jail, Jan. 1, 2026. Class Certification, Publications/Books, Religious Practices, Protected Speech.
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Announces Duration of GPS Monitoring Must Be Considered in Individualized Reasonableness Determination and Resulting Monitoring Period May Be Shorter Than Probationary Term, Jan. 1, 2026. Parole/Probation Searches, Condition of Probation, GPS Tracking Device, State Constitutional Claims, Conditions of.
• $4 Million Settlement Reached in Class Action Challenge to Conditions at Shuttered St. Louis “Workhouse” Jail, Dec. 1, 2025. Totality of Conditions, Jail Specific, Settlements, Class Certification.
• DOJ Leaves Louisiana Over-Detention Suit on Life Support, Two Others Granted Class-Action Status, Dec. 1, 2025. Class Certification, Habeas Corpus, Overdetention, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Unlawful Detention.
• Suit by Mentally Disabled Detainees at South Carolina Jail Secures Class Certification; No Action on Damning DOJ Report, Dec. 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), DOJ CRIPA Actions, Class Certification, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• 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.