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Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Racial Impact Statements: An Effort to Eliminate Legal Racism by Gary Hunter Racial Impact Statements: An Effort to Eliminate Legal Racism by Gary Hunter Barack Obama’s election to the White House has many citizens convinced our country is closing its racial divide. Perhaps we are. But the disproportionate number of …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
New Texas Prison Hospital Approved by On January 16, 2009, Texas lawmakers announced that the state will convert a dormant 59-year-old federal medical center into a prison hospital for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The five-story, 100-bed Thomas T. Connally Veterans Affairs Medical Center has not been used …
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
Billionaire-Funded California Voter Initiative Triples Lifer Parole Denial Intervals, Imposes Restrictions on Parole Violators by Billionaire-Funded California Voter Initiative Triples Lifer Parole Denial Intervals, Imposes Restrictions on Parole Violators In the November 2008 elections, California voters narrowly passed Proposition 9 by a 53 to 47% margin. Prop. 9 was a …
TYC Leaders Straining Public Coffers; Agency Still Problematic by Gary Hunter Administrators at the already-troubled Texas Youth Commission (TYC) have succeeded in creating a new scandal. Only 18 months ago, Texas citizens and lawmakers were rocked by revelations that two senior TYC officials, Ray Brookins and John Paul Hernandez, had …
California County’s 2005 Purchase of Private Prison Still Clouded in Conflict of Interest Questions by Marvin Mentor California County’s 2005 Purchase of Private Prison Still Clouded in Conflict of Interest Questions by Marvin Mentor Investigative journalism by the San Bernardino Daily Bulletin has revealed that the April 2005, $31.2 million …
Article • May 15, 2009
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Texas: 40% of Criminal Jurisprudence Bills Boost Criminal Penalties by Scott Henson 40% of Criminal Jurisprudence bills boost criminal penalties As has probably been the case every legislative session in living memory, bills boosting criminal penalties account for a lion's share of legislation coming out of the Texas House Criminal …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Pennsylvania Prison Crowding, Parole Crisis Result in New Laws, Parole Suspension by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 29, 2008, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell ordered a moratorium on paroles. Three weeks later he lifted the suspension of paroles for non-violent offenders, and the moratorium was completely withdrawn last December. …
Article • April 15, 2009
Florida Legislature Proposes Automatic Restoration of Felons’ Civil Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter “I believe in personal redemption, that people can learn from their mistakes, and that people who take those lessons to heart and apply them to their lives deserve a second chance," proclaims Florida Governor …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Texas Prison Authority OK’s Illegal Use of Prison Labor, but PIE Contract Not Renewed by Gary Hunter Texas Prison Authority OK’s Illegal Use of Prison Labor, but PIE Contract Not Renewed by Gary Hunter Even though a Texas legislator found the practice illegal, and even though it cost sixty people …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Oregon Prison Chief’s Pay Raise Revoked; He Must Survive on Only $14,500 a Month by Brandon Sample Oregon Prison Chief’s Pay Raise Revoked; He Must Survive on Only $14,500 a Month by Brandon Sample Crime pays well in Oregon. Just ask Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) Director Max Williams, who …
Entire Texas Prison System Locked Down to Search for Phones; Prison Cell Phone Problem is Pandemic by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 20, 2008, Texas Governor Rick Perry placed all 112 prisons and 155,000 prisoners in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) on lockdown to search for …
Federal Three-Judge Panel Issues Tentative Ruling To Reduce California’s Prison Population By Up To 57,000 In Three Years by John Dannenberg Federal Three-Judge Panel Issues Tentative Ruling To Reduce California’s Prison Population By Up To 57,000 In Three Years by John E. Dannenberg In a tentative ruling issued February 9, …
Article • March 15, 2009 • from PLN March, 2009
Report Finds Increase in Michigan Prison Population Attributable to Political Policy Changes, Not Crime Increase by David Reutter Report Finds Increase in Michigan Prison Population Attributable to Political Policy Changes, Not Crime Increase by David M. Reutter A report issued by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan (CRC) concludes that …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Deceased New York Prisoner Wins Barber/Cosmetology Licensing For Ex-Cons by Three years after his death, ex-con Marc LaCloche won his long-fought case to permit ex-cons in New York state the right to gain barber and cosmetology licenses. LaCloche, after an 11-year stint in New York prison, sought to make a …
Officials Agree To Cap Population at D.C. Jail by Michael Rigby After decades of fighting lawsuits, skirting court orders, and defying legislative decrees, the District of Columbia Mayor’s Office has finally agreed to a definitive population cap at the notoriously overcrowded and dangerous D.C. Jail. Under the terms of the …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Washington DOC Restarts Private Industry Prison Jobs Following State Constitutional Amendment by John Dannenberg Washington DOC Restarts Private Industry Prison Jobs Following State Constitutional Amendment by John E. Dannenberg After eliminating private industry prison work programs in response to a Washington State Supreme Court ruling declaring the underlying statute unconstitutional …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Texas Awards Prison Phone Contract by Matthew Clarke On August 14, 2008, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) awarded a phone service contract to two companies, Kansas-based Embarq Corp. and Dallas-based Securus Technologies, Inc. Prior to this historic event, the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) was the only …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Behavior Modification Training to Become Part of Washington State DOC by Behavior Modification Training to Become Part of Washington State DOC Governor Chris Gregoire signed Senate Bill 6400 into law on March 20, 2008. The bill enacts a revolutionary concept designed to correct what politicians perceive to be, the morally …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Ohio DNA Specimen Law Ruled Not Retroactive by The Ohio Supreme Court held that a state law requiring convicted felons and some misdemeanants to provide DNA specimens could not be applied retroactively to offenders placed on supervised release before the law’s May 2005 effective date. On August 6, 2002, Craig …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
115,000 Florida Ex-Felons Have Civil Rights Restored Under New Rules by Changes to Florida’s rules for restoration of civil rights were made in April 2007; since that time, 115,232 former felons have had their rights to vote, serve on juries, run for office, and obtain various business licenses restored. That …
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