More from this issue:

1. Deaths and Violence Mount at Overcrowded Alabama Prisons While Parole Rate Hits New Low, by Kevin Bliss, Jo Ellen Nott
2. Alabama Plan to Relieve Prison Overcrowding: Tap COVID-19 Funds to Build “Mega-Prisons”, by Jo Ellen Nott
3. Fourth Circuit Refuses to Reinstate Suit by NC Jail Detainee Alleging Denial of Access to Grievance System and Timely Medical Care Prisoner Didn’t Ask the Court to Extend Kingsley Protections, by Keith Sanders
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Death by Incarceration: Study Reveals High Death Rates Inside NY’s State Prisons, by Keith Sanders
6. John Boston, The PLRA Handbook: Law and Practice Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, by Michael Mushlin
7. Centurion Health Supplants Corizon in Missouri After Court Ruling, by Keith Sanders
8. Extreme Sentences for Women in the U.S.: An Overview, by Ashleigh Dye
9. Frozen in Place: How Winter Storms Push Texas Jails and Prisons to the Brink, by Tyler Hicks
10. Texas Rangers Often Lackadaisical in Prisoner Death Investigations, by Matthew Clarke
11. Federal Judge in Louisiana Issues Sweeping Opinion Finding Numerous Eighth Amendment, ADA and RA Violations at Angola, by Derek Gilna
12. ICE Settles Florida Detention Facility COVID-19 Class Action, All Detainees Offered Vaccination, by Mark Wilson
13. Massachusetts Appellate Court Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Food Substitution, by Matthew Clarke
14. $14.3 Million in Costs, Attorney Fees and Interest Awarded Against GEO Group in Suits for Not Paying Minimum Wage to Immigrant Detainee Workers in Washington, by Matthew Clarke
15. Prison Telecom Giant GTL Agrees to $67 Million Settlement in Class-Action Over Inactive Account Seizure Policy, by Anthony Accurso
16. After Two Detainee Deaths, CoreCivic Hit With $2,500 Daily Fine for Chronically Short-Staffed Florida Jail
17. Eighth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Private Companies Providing Missouri Prisoner’s Health Care, by Matthew Clarke
18. $1.65 Million Settlement Reached in Connecticut Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Lupus, by David Reutter
19. CFPB Report: ‘Criminal Justice Financial Ecosystem Exploits Families at Every Stage’: Finds ‘Products and Services Rife with Burdensome Fees and Lack of Choice’, by Chuck Sharman
20. $325,000 to Detainee Assaulted at East Texas Jail, 90 Days to Former Deputy Who Beat Him While Restrained in Wheelchair, by Jo Ellen Nott
21. No Charges So Far Against Former Arizona Corrections Director After Boozy Standoff with Police, by Jo Ellen Nott
22. $1.1 Million Colorado Initiative Set to Assist Prisoners With More Employment Opportunities Upon Release, by Keith Sanders
23. With $2.95 Million Settlement, San Diego County Jail Racks Up Over $15 Million in Wrongful Death Payments, by Jacob Barrett
24. $1.5 Million Awarded for Failure to Protect Rikers Jail Prisoner Who Was Attacked Repeatedly, by Kevin Bliss
25. California Supreme Court Reclassifies Clemency Records, No Longer Confidential, by Keith Sanders
26. Private Prison Firm Revenues Soar on “Tailwind” of Immigrant Detainees, by Chuck Sharman
27. Vermont Hep-C Settlement Agreement Provides Direct-Acting Antivirals to Infected Prisoners, by David Reutter
28. $170,000 Damages and Fees As New Jersey Prisons Settle Transgender Lawsuit With New Policy, by Jayson Hawkins
29. Ninth Circuit Overturns California Law Banning Private Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
30. Medical Paroles Revoked in California and Massachusetts, by Matthew Clarke
31. $170,000 in Attorney’s Fees, Solitary Confinement Reforms Achieved in Settlement of Maine Prisoner’s Lawsuits, by Matthew Clarke
32. $325,000 Paid by Colorado County to Jail Detainee Brutalized by Guards Equipped with Controversial Training, by Chuck Sharman
33. Third Circuit Says Mixed Dismissal of Civil Rights Action Not a Strike Under PLRA, by David Reutter
34. Federal Court Sanctions Wexford for Discovery Abuse in Illinois Prisoner’s Suit, by Matthew Clarke
35. Tenth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Colorado Prison Officials Who Shut Down Native American Religious Activities, by Jayson Hawkins
36. Advocating for Objective Standards in a Post-Kingsley World, by Megha Ram
37. $199,000 Awarded to California Detainee Assaulted by Santa Clara County Jail Guard, by Matthew Clarke
38. $781 Settlement Paid to Oregon Prisoner Over Censorship of ‘Sexually Explicit’ Text Message
39. Ninth Circuit: California Jail Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right Per Se to Outdoor Recreation and Direct Sunlight, by Matthew Clarke
40. $100,000 Paid by Pennsylvania DOC to Family of Pro Se Prisoner Litigant Who Committed Suicide, by Kevin Bliss
41. Settlement Relieves Death Row Isolation in Louisiana: Four Hours Daily Out of Cell, Five Hours Per Week in New Yard, by Jayson Hawkins
42. News In Brief
43. $1 Million Settlement in Inadequate Nutrition Class-Action Against New York Jail, by David Reutter

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:

• $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.
• Fourth Circuit Revives Deliberate Indifference Claim for Baltimore Detainee Served Rotten Food, March 1, 2026. Food, Denial of Religious Services, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified, Deliberate Indifference.
• Showers at St. Louis County Jail Riddled with Mold, Report Finds, March 1, 2026. Food, Overcrowding, Plumbing, Water, Sanitation.
• Report on Baltimore Jail Reveals Human Waste Dripped from Ceilings, Feb. 1, 2026. Totality of Conditions, Food, Plumbing, Sewage, Security Systems.
• $4,652 for Jewish Nevada Prisoner Denied Passover Meal, Jan. 1, 2026. Religious Discrimination, Food, Settlements, First Amendment, rights, Dismissal.
• Guards in Los Angeles County Now Wearing Body Cameras, Jan. 1, 2026. Totality of Conditions, Food, Water, Vermin, Security Systems.
• “We’re Broken”: As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving in Droves for ICE, Jan. 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, Food, Staffing, Hygiene Supplies, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• Wisconsin Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Detainee’s Jail Food Lawsuit, Jan. 1, 2026. Aramark, Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Food, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
• 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.
• California’s Attorney General Is Suing Los Angeles County Jails Over “Inhumane Conditions”, Nov. 1, 2025. Jail Misconduct, Totality of Conditions, Food, Overcrowding, Exposure to Cold, Plumbing, Sewage, Sanitation, Hygiene Supplies, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Complaints, Consent Decrees, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).