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 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:

• Washington Governor Fires Independent Prison Watchdog, May 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Spike in Massachusetts Prisoner Suicides Blamed on Isolation, K-2 and Spotty Mental Healthcare, May 1, 2026. DOJ CRIPA Actions, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Confinement in Segregated Housing, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
• Atlanta Jail Boasts Improvements Since Consent Decree, Reports from Monitor and ACLU Are More Critical, May 1, 2026. Staffing, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Consent Decrees, Bail/Pretrial Release.
• $9.8 Million in Settlements Reached with South Carolina County and Wellpath in Gruesome Jail Death, May 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Sanitation, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• $2.135 Million Partial Settlement Reached in Schizophrenic Detainee’s Death from “Gross Medical Neglect” at South Carolina Jail, May 1, 2026. Prison Health Services, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
• Faced with Record-Breaking Jail Deaths, L.A. County Supervisors Tell Sheriff’s Department to Improve Access to Naloxone, Camera Monitoring, and Security Checks at California Jail, May 1, 2026. Drug Overdose, Overcrowding, Sanitation, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
• Taser Use Doubled After Grand Jury Report on Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Death, May 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Stun Guns/Tasers, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Staff Training.
• Federal Court Places Medical Care in Arizona Prisons Under Receivership, May 1, 2026. Naphcare, Systemic Medical Neglect, Injunctions, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
• Nearly 50 People Have Died in ICE Custody Since Trump’s Return to White House, May 1, 2026. LaSalle Management Company, Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Suicides, Immigration Detention.
• $1.25 Million Paid for Special Needs Teen’s Fatal Beating in Houston Jail, May 1, 2026. Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Cruel and Unusual Punishment.