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When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems
Loaded on Jan. 10, 2015
by Derek Gilna
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2015, page 1
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Work Release,
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Prisoner-Prisoner Assault,
Community Education Centers,
Contractor Misconduct,
Prison Rebellion,
Escapes,
Failure to Protect (General),
Rehabilitation/Recidivism,
Alternative Sentencing.
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When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems
by Derek Gilna
A recent interest among government officials in reducing prison populations as a way to cut costs, stemming from the 2008 Great Recession that resulted in significant budget deficits, has placed renewed emphasis on the importance of halfway houses. As more prisoners ...
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- California Parole Term Not Shortened by Improper Parole Denial, by Mark Wilson
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- Consent Decree and Remedial Plan End Lawsuit Challenging Conditions in Illinois Juvenile Facilities, by Matthew Clarke
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- Admission of Jail Disciplinary Records at Criminal Trial May Violate Confrontation Clause, by David Reutter
- Oklahoma Supreme Court Remands Consolidated Sex Offender Registration Case, by Shepherd Litsey
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