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:

• Federal Court Grants HRDC Preliminary Injunction Against Mail Censorship at New Mexico Jail, May 1, 2026
• 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
• Federal Court Places Medical Care in Arizona Prisons Under Receivership, May 1, 2026
• Seventh Circuit Upholds Liability but Reverses Damages in Lawsuit Over Illinois Warden and Investigator Using Prisoner as Bait to Catch Staff Member Raping Her, May 1, 2026
• Texas Moves to Restrict Cashless Bond and Reverse Federal Court-Ordered Misdemeanor Bail Reform, May 1, 2026
• In Texas, Harris County Commissioners Approve $1.2 Million for Fourth Study of Jail Since 2020 After Dozens of Abuse Allegations, April 1, 2026
• Texas Attorney General Clarifies Scope of Statute Requiring Outside Agency Investigation of Jail Deaths, April 1, 2026
• D.C. Judge Blocks Transfer of Biden-Commuted Federal Death Row Prisoners to “Supermax,” Citing Lack of Meaningful Due Process, April 1, 2026
• Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Iowa Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026
• Groundbreaking Statistical Study of Pregnant Texas Jail Detainees Finds Over 400 Monthly, April 1, 2026

More from these topics:

• 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.
• $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.
• $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.
• Monitor Says Massachusetts Prisons Will Not Meet Settlement Deadline for Mental Health Reforms, May 1, 2026. Private Prisons, DOC/BOP misconduct, Consent Decrees, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.
• California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons, April 1, 2026. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Totality of Conditions, Parole, Life without Parole (LWOP), Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Over Iowa Jail Detainee’s Suicide, April 1, 2026. Summary Judgment, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides.