More from this issue:

1. Life Without Parole, by Beth Schwartzapfel
2. News in Brief
3. Legislation Removes Secrecy from Georgia Parole Board’s Proceedings, Decisions, by David Reutter
4. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
5. Delaware: Drop in Prison Phone Rates Called a “Drop in the Bucket”, by Derek Gilna
6. Is Texas Poisoning Prisoners with Contaminated Water?, by Panagioti Tsolkas
7. Texas County Pays Prisoner’s Family $214,500 for Wrongful Death
8. Mandamus Improper Remedy to Challenge Illinois DOC’s “Violating at the Door” Policy, by David Reutter
9. Prisoners Pay Millions to Call Loved Ones Every Year. Now this Company Wants Even More, by Ben Walsh
10. Jails in Trouble as IRS Investigates Tax-Exempt Bonds, by Matthew Clarke
11. Nevada: Federal Suit over Shackling of Pregnant Prisoner Settles for $130,000 and Policy Changes, by Matthew Clarke
12. BOP Ordered to Pay Prisoner’s Attorneys $41,703 for Discovery Abuses, by Derek Gilna
13. British Banking Giant Fined for Laundering Mexican Drug Money Through U.S. Banks, by Matthew Clarke
14. Two Reports Find at Least 54 Countries Complicit in Secret CIA Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
15. Alabama: Settlement to Integrate HIV-Positive Prisoners Finalized, by David Reutter
16. Former New York Prisoner Receives $3,375,000 Settlement for Wrongful Conviction, by Derek Gilna
17. $290,000 Judgment for Failure to Treat Ruptured Appendix Affirmed, by David Reutter
18. Mental Health Care in South Carolina Prisons Found Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
19. Ninth Circuit Orders New Trial in “Pink Underwear” Lawsuit; Case Settles for $240,000, by Mark Wilson
20. Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse?, by Jennifer R. Zelnick
21. Oregon Workgroup Recommends Strategies to Deal with Prison Medical Care Costs, by Mark Wilson
22. Federal Court Orders Cameras to Cover Blind Spots at North Carolina Prison, by David Reutter
23. Rejecting Foreign Language Letters after Interpretation May Violate Prisoner’s Rights, by David Reutter
24. $400,000 Settlement in New Jersey Juvenile Solitary Confinement Suit, by Derek Gilna
25. Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Supervised Release Period Despite Sentencing Omission, by Derek Gilna
26. Vermont Newspaper Defends Hiring Reporter with Sex Offense Conviction, by Matthew Clarke
27. Former Illinois Drug Court Judge Gets Prison Time Following Fellow Judge’s Fatal Overdose, by Joe Watson
28. How U.S. Prison Officials Rubberstamped a CIA Torture Chamber, by Carl Takei
29. Seventh Circuit Upholds Wisconsin Sex Offender Registration Fee, Names John Doe Plaintiffs, by Derek Gilna
30. Fourth Circuit Finds Strip Searches and Delousing of Arrestees Constitutional, by Lonnie Burton
31. Prison Legal News Wins FOIA Appeal Against BOP, by Derek Gilna
32. Washington Prisoner Granted Injunction Ordering Outside Orthopedic Evaluation, by Mark Wilson
33. Seventh Circuit: New Trial for Wrong Legal Standard in Jail Death Case, by Mark Wilson
34. Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated, by Matthew Clarke
35. Corporations You’ve Never Heard of are Making Millions from Mass Incarceration, by James Kilgore
36. Illinois University Faculty Member and PLN Contributor Fights for His Job after Opposing New County Jail, by Joe Watson
37. Vice President’s Son Discharged from Navy Due to Drug Use, by Christopher Zoukis
38. Michigan: Perjured Testimony at Trial Results in Habeas Relief, but Reversed on Appeal, by David Reutter
39. Court Denies Challenge to D.C. Sex Offender’s Website on Registry Officials
40. Terrorism Suspect Moves to Suppress Statements Made to FBI due to Torture Threats, by Matthew Clarke
41. Tennessee Jail Considers Charging for Toilet Paper, Underwear, by Christopher Zoukis
42. Automatic Placement of Death Row Prisoner in Segregation Does Not Violate Due Process, by David Reutter
43. ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration, by Christopher Zoukis
44. Seventh Circuit Reverses Verdict when Prisoner Not Allowed to Poll Jury, by Derek Gilna
45. Liability against Taser for Negligence Upheld but $5.5 Million Damages Award Reversed, by David Reutter

More from Matthew Clarke:

• Report Finds Bad Forensic Evidence Leads to More Wrongful Convictions and Establishes Forensic Errors Typology, May 15, 2024
• Maine Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Ineffective for Opening Door to Otherwise Inadmissible Evidence of Bad Character, April 15, 2024
• Condemned Texas Prisoner Ruled Too Mentally Ill to Execute, April 1, 2024
• $9,000 Settlement in Wisconsin Prisoner’s Heat-­Related Illness Suit, April 1, 2024
• Oklahoma Jail Withholds Death Records, Fails to Report Five Since 2018, April 1, 2024
• North Carolina Court of Appeals Reinstates Parolee’s Parental Rights, Says Parole Conditions Barred Him from Visiting Minor Daughter, April 1, 2024
• Federal Prisoners Released Under First Step Act Show 37% Reduction in Recidivism, April 1, 2024
• Arizona Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Corizon Health in State Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Diabetes, April 1, 2024
• Nebraska Supreme Court Announces Probation Search Unlawful When Conducted After Original Term Expired and Before Hearing on Extending Term, March 15, 2024
• California Court of Appeal Reverses Denial of Full Resentencing Under SB 483, March 15, 2024

More from these topics:

• Shocking Video Footage Reveals Rampant Violence and Neglect in Los Angeles County Jails, April 26, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific.
• $19.3 Million Awarded to Former Illinois Prisoner Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted by Prison Counselor, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Whistleblowing.
• Ninth Circuit Says Federal Prisoner in California May Have Bivens Claim for Delays in Medical Care Allegedly to Cover Up Assault by BOP Guard, April 1, 2024. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Dismissal, Medical Treatment/Expenses.
• Sixth Circuit Refuses Michigan Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim Despite Guard’s Conviction for Battery, April 1, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, State Law Claims, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• At BOP California “Rape Club” Prison: Historic Ruling, FBI Raid, Warden Removed, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Whistleblowing, Retaliatory Searches, Retaliatory Segregation, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Staffing, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Special Masters, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Special Master.
• Eighth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Missouri Prison Chief in Sexual Abuse Claims Against Former Guard, April 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• Four Dead in One Month in San Bernardino County Jails, $3,232,500 in Settlements Paid So Far, March 1, 2024. Liberty Behavioral Health Corp., Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• Alabama Prisons Facing Third Class-Action Lawsuit, March 1, 2024. Parole Board Misconduct, Prison Labor, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Assaults on Staff.
• BOP Pays $40,000 to Prisoner Sexually Assaulted at Florida Lockup by Guard, Who Must Pay Her $1 Million, March 1, 2024. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
• Four TDCJ Guards Resign, Seven Suspended for Beating Handcuffed Prisoner Into Coma, March 1, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings.