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Publication • 2021
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Vera Institute of Justice, People in Jail and Prison in Spring 2021 People in Jail and Prison in Spring 2021 Jacob Kang-Brown, Chase Montagnet, and Jasmine Heiss June 2021 Summary When the COVID-19 pandemic was first detected Figure 1 in the United States, it was clear that the virus The …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Crime/Demographics
Law & Policy, Understanding the Place of Punishment, Disadvantage, Politics, and the Geography of Imprisonment in 21st Century America, 2021 1') Check for updates DOI: 10.1111/lapo.12161 WILEY ORIGINAL ARTICLE Understanding the place of punishment: Disadvantage, politics, and the geography of imprisonment in 21st century America Katherine Beckett1 | Lindsey Beach2 …
Publication • 2021
The PEW Charitable Trusts, Local Spending on Jails Tops $25 Billion, 2021 Chartbook Jan 2021 Getty Images Local Spending on Jails Tops $25 Billion in Latest Nationwide Data Costs increased despite falling crime and fewer people being admitted to jail The Pew Charitable Trusts Michael Caudell-Feagan, executive vice president and …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Databases
How Best to Mitigate Prison Gerrymandering 1 How Best to do Prison Population Data Reallocation, i.e., How Best to Mitigate Prison Gerrymandering?* Bernard Grofman Distinguished Professor of Political Science University of California, Irvine Bgrofman@uci.edu August 10, 2021 KEY WORDS: prison gerrymandering; one person, one vote; apportionment; redistricting * Grofman is …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Crime/Demographics
Does Being Left Behind in Childhood Lead to Criminality in Adulthood - Evidence From Data on Rural-Urban Migrants and Prison Inmates in China Does being “left–behind” in childhood lead to criminality in adulthood? Evidence from data on rural-urban migrants and prison inmates in China∗ Lisa Cameron† Xin Meng‡ Dandan Zhang§ …
Publication • 2021
Mortality in Local Jails 2000-2019 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics December 2021, NCJ 301368 E. Ann Carson, Ph.D., BJS Statistician A total of 1,200 persons died in local jails in 2019, a more than 5% increase from 2018 (1,138 deaths) and a 33% …
Report: Border Patrol Misappropriated Funds and Failed to Provide Proper Medical Care to Accurately Report Migrant Deaths by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney As a surge in migrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border made headlines in March 2020, the federal agency in charge was still trying to address deficiencies uncovered …
Brief • April 27, 2021
Ziegler v. Ivey, AL, Complaint, Private Prison Contracts, 2021 DOCUMENT 2 ELECTRONICALLY FILED 4/27/2021 4:53 PM 03-CV-2021-900447.00 CIRCUIT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA GINA J. ISHMAN, CLERK IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA JIM ZEIGLER JOHN W. ROGERS LESLIE OGBURN KENNY GLASGOW ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, …
Article • April 21, 2021
COVID-19 Responses Differ Between Prison Systems by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon   Early in 2020, health and penology experts warned that prisons would become hot spots for COVID-19 contagion, primarily because of overcrowding that effectively prevents the ability to socially distance among many other factors. Some prison systems have …
Article • April 21, 2021
New Research on Texas Diversionary Programs Shows Lower Crime Rates by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso   A new study using data from the Houston, Texas area shows that the use of diversionary programs results in overall lower crime, including among high-risk demographic groups. The study, “Diversion in the …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
Study Shows Misaligned Economic Incentives Fuel Mass Incarceration by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An academic study by a University of Pennsylvania professor published in November 2020 shows that mismatched economic incentives — local governments making sentencing decisions while the state government pays the costs of incarceration — are an …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Oklahoma Prisoners Call for Better Nutrition by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) was accused of not providing nutritionally fit meals in an article published October 24, 2020. Prisoners say portions are too small to be of value, there are little to no vegetables, and …
Article • February 26, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Statistics/Trends
Pennsylvania: Flawed COVID Data by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins  For the millions of Americans with loved ones behind bars, information posted online by the prison systems often provides the only inkling of what is happening inside the walls on a day­to-day basis. Never has this been more true than …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
No-Show Prison Workers Cost Mississippi Taxpayers Millions by Joseph Neff, Alysia Santo Prisoners, guards face danger from chronic understaffing by MTC by Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project This article was published in partnership with The Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi Today and The Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. When Darrell …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Sixth Circuit Affirms Tennessee DOC’s Hepatitis C Treatment Due to Lack of Funds by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s grant of judgment for prison officials in a class action that alleged that the Tennessee Department of Corrections’ (TDOC) Hepatitis …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Victims, Juveniles
Child Sexual Abuse: It’s Never Too Late to Speak Out by Darrell Cochran by Darrell Cochran According to the Prison Policy Initiative, nearly 2.3 million people are incarcerated in the United States right now, the largest per capita prison population in the world. But how do people get there? There …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Charges Finally Announced 32 Months After South Carolina Prison Riot by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Shortly after the deadliest prison riot in 25 years, officials launched an investigation into the events surrounding the April 25, 2018, incident at South Carolina’s Lee Correctional Institution (LCI). After more than two …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
As Millions Suffer, Congress Awards BOP $356 Million for New Kansas Prison by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson As millions of Americans suffer economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic, it’s business as usual for fat cat lawmakers who continue to reveal how out of touch and indifferent they are to …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
The Role of Prosecutors in Mass Incarceration by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Mass incarceration has long been recognized as a serious and abiding problem in the American social landscape. Historically, mass incarceration has been attributed to a combination of the war on drugs, politically driven harsh sentencing, and the …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Privatized Food Service Problems at Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Jail by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A recent audit at an Allegheny county jail revealed a series of shortcomings by a food service contractor tasked with providing meals to prisoners. Florida-based contractor Trinity Services Group was paid $3.5 million to provide …
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