More from this issue:

1. New York City Pays $41 Million for Wrongful Convictions in Central Park Jogger Rape Case, by Derek Gilna
2. Widespread Corruption in L.A. County Jails Leads to Federal Investigation, Indictments, by David Reutter
3. Wrongfully Convicted Members of “Beatrice Six” Entitled to Compensation Despite False Confessions; Eighth Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit, by Lonnie Burton
4. Federal Jury Awards $950,000 to Prisoners Beaten at L.A. County Jail, by Derek Gilna
5. Report Highlights Continuing Problems with Florida Department of Corrections, by Derek Gilna
6. Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Suit Filed by Widow of Workplace-Harassed Prison Guard, by Derek Gilna
7. Former Prisoner Appointed to New York City Board of Correction, by Gary Hunter
8. Exonerated Illinois Man Receives $7.6 Million Settlement, by David Reutter
9. Third Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Federal Prisoner’s Eighth Amendment Suit, by Derek Gilna
10. Settlement, Judgment End Postcard-only Policies at Two Kansas Jails, by David Reutter
11. Iowa Prisoner May Have Restitution Deductions from Prison Wages Increased
12. $250,000 Settlement in Ohio Detainee’s Jail Suicide , by David Reutter
13. Prison Populations Worldwide, by Jessica Jacobson
14. Tennessee: Theft, Misconduct Charges Pending Against Former Jail Supervisor, Son, by David Reutter
15. Jury Awards $40,000 to Transgender Prisoner Raped at Florida Jail
16. Federal Prisoner Wins $300,000 Judgment on Medical Negligence Claim, by Derek Gilna
17. $1,001 Default Judgment in Michigan - Prisoner’s Retaliation Suit
18. Eleventh Circuit: Expiration of Preliminary Injunction Moots Appeal, by David Reutter
19. Justice Department Report: Homicide Rate at Lowest Level Since 1963, by Derek Gilna
20. Arkansas Prisoner Prevails in Excessive Force Case, by David Reutter
21. Former California Jail Psychiatrist Placed on Probation, by Derek Gilna
22. Supreme Court: Retroactivity Ends Mandatory Juvenile LWOP Sentences, by Derek Gilna
23. Judge Orders Ohio County to Cap Jail Population, Release Prisoners, by Joe Watson
24. Last Member of “Angola 3” Released from Louisiana Prison after 44 Years, by David Reutter
25. Guidelines Issued to Safeguard Rights of Pregnant Canadian Prisoners and their Children, by Derek Gilna
26. Settlement Reached in California Psychiatric Disabilities Class-action Suit, by Matthew Clarke
27. D.C. Appellate Court Reverses $2.3 Million Wrongful Imprisonment Award, by Derek Gilna
28. PLN Obtains Confidential CCA Litigation Records in Tennessee, by David Reutter
29. Settlements in St. Louis Jail Detainee’s Heroin Withdrawal Death, by David Reutter
30. Texas County Jail, Beset by Prisoner Deaths, has Highest Suicide Rate, by Matthew Clarke
31. New Michigan Law Requires Sex Offenders to Pay $50 Annual Fee; Court Challenge Fails, by Derek Gilna
32. Prison Supply Chains Reveal Some Surprises , by Adeshina Emmanuel
33. Tennessee: Federal Court Orders Interim Medical Care in Prisoner’s Pro Se Suit
34. Sexual Harassment, Abuse Alleged at Oklahoma Halfway House for Women, by Joe Watson
35. $65,000 Settlement Plus Fees and Costs in New York City Jail Assault Suit
36. Kansas Sex Offender Civil Commitment Program Under Scrutiny, by Matthew Clarke
37. New Mexico Corrections Department Bans Prisoner Social Media, Pen Pal Postings, by Mark Wilson
38. Reproductive Health Care in Women’s Prisons “Painful” and “Traumatic”, by Victoria Law
39. Prison Policy Initiative Releases Report on Email Services for Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
40. Professor Urges Study of Unintended Consequences of Court-ordered Prison Reform, by Derek Gilna
41. U.S. Court of Claims Awards Federal Prisoner $172,465.75 for Wrongful Conviction , by Derek Gilna
42. Prison Ecology and the Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan, by Panagioti Tsolkas
43. Oklahoma DOC, Sheriffs Challenge FCC’s Prison Phone Reforms, by Carrie Wilkinson
44. Mississippi: More Contraband Found at Private Prisons
45. Suicides, Poor Conditions at D.C. Jail Remain Critical Issues Despite Progress, by Derek Gilna
46. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
47. News in Brief

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:

• $175,000 Awarded to Former California Detainee Whose Suit Prompted DOJ Investigation and Settlement Requiring Structural Changes at Jail, April 26, 2024. Disabled Prisoners, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, DOJ CRIPA Actions, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail, April 26, 2024. Private Contractors, Food, Water, Jail Specific, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Bail/Pretrial Release.
• Condemned Texas Prisoner Ruled Too Mentally Ill to Execute, April 1, 2024. Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty, Death Row, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Mental Health Experts, Post Ake v. Oklahoma, Judgment - Modification of.
• Third Circuit Revives Disabled New Jersey Prisoner’s Claim for Deprivation of Walking Cane, April 1, 2024. Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Eleventh Amendment Immunity, Deliberate Indifference.
• One Detainee Dying Every Week in L.A. County Jails, April 1, 2024. Systemic Medical Neglect, Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Class Actions.
• 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.
• Connecticut DOC Held Liable for Failure to Treat Transgender Prisoner’s Gender Dysphoria, April 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Transgender, Transgender Medical Procedures, Discrimination (Transgender).
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Wisconsin Prisoner’s ADA Claim for Untreated Knee Injury, March 1, 2024. Failure to Treat, Bedding, Complaints, Americans with Disabilities Act, Sufficiency of Pleadings, Deliberate Indifference.
• DOJ Finds ADA Violations in Arizona Prisons, Demands Improvements, March 1, 2024. Corrections Audits, Vision, DOJ CRIPA Actions, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• 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.