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 David Reutter:

• Fifth Circuit: Sentence Enhancement for Maintaining Drug Premises Not Satisfied Solely by Defendant’s Single, Conclusory Statement That He ‘Maintained’ Premises When Record Shows Mere ‘Use’ of Premises, April 15, 2025
• Illinois Pretrial Incarceration Becomes Less Random A Year After Elimination of Cash Bail, April 1, 2025
• Philadelphia Agrees to $9.1 Million Settlement for Wrongful Murder Conviction, Feb. 15, 2025
• ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
• First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
• The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
• California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
• Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025
• Fourth Circuit: Baltimore County Prisoners May Qualify as Employees under FLSA, Jan. 15, 2025

More from these topics:

• Third Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Pennsylvania Guards Who Pepper-Sprayed Asthmatic Prisoner, Nov. 15, 2024. Guard Misconduct, Medical Experiments/Exploitation, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Qualified Immunity, Guards/Staff, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
• Missouri Muslim Prisoners Advance Suit Against Guards For Assault During Prayer, July 1, 2024. Religious Discrimination, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas.
• Lawsuit Over Mailroom Abuses by Washington DOC Leads to Policy Changes, June 1, 2024. Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Photos, Sexually Explicit Materials, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Legal Mail.
• Lawsuit Alleges Black ICE Detainee Subjected to Racial Slurs, Choked in Restraint Chair at Pennsylvania Jail, June 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Detention - Generally.
• 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.
• California Prisons Locked Down After Massive Riot Hospitalizes Prisoner, Eight Guards, April 1, 2024. Overcrowding, Lockdowns, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Assaults on Staff.
• BOP Slammed for Prisoner Abuse in Now-Shuttered Segregation Unit at USP-Thomson in Illinois, Feb. 1, 2024. Retaliation for Media Contact, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Segregation, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
• Misadventures in Mail Censorship, Jan. 1, 2024. Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Grievances, Mail, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Censorship, Prison Regulations.
• Eleventh Circuit Addresses First Amendment, Due Process Interests in Georgia Prisoner Emails, Jan. 1, 2024. Electronic Monitoring, Qualified Immunity, Due Process, First Amendment, rights, Attorney Misconduct/Disqualification, Email and IP Addresses, Prison Mail, Legitimate Penological Interests.
• Suit Against Delaware DOC Advances With 39 Prisoner Plaintiffs and 40 Defendants, Nov. 15, 2023. Lockdowns, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Class Actions.