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Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Jails: Time to Wake Up to Mass Incarceration in Your Neighborhood by James Kilgore By James Kilgore, Truthout Jails admit nearly 12 million people every year. Yet they are largely off the radar of critics of mass incarceration. However, as a new report by Vera Institute and actions by activists around …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson Utah Sex Offender Prison Population Grows under Harsher Laws while Treatment Programs Lag by Mark Wilson and Christopher Zoukis Fueled by the notion “once a predator, always a predator,” harsher laws have flooded Utah …
Article • October 23, 2015
Filed under: Overcrowding, Overdetention
Courts in Bengal Now Come to Prison by Courts in Bengal Now Come to Prison Starting September 5 of this year, courts in India's state of Bengal will set up shop inside prisons one day a week to conduct bail hearings for pretrial detainees. The move comes after India's Apex …
Article • October 14, 2015
Oregon Jail Overcrowding Emergency Releases Skyrocket 3,552 Percent by Mark Wilson Oregon Jail Overcrowding Emergency Releases Skyrocket 3,552 Percent by Mark Wilson The number of emergency early releases by Oregon’s largest jail system, Multnomah County, has spiked an eye-popping 3,552 percent, up from 25 releases in 2010 to 913 releases …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse? by Jennifer R. Zelnick Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse? by Jennifer R. Zelnick, MSW, ScD Over the past several years there has been a lot of buzz about Social Impact Bonds (SIBs). More …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: Prison Reform, Overcrowding
ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration by Christopher Zoukis ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration by Christopher Zoukis On November 7, 2014, the American Civil Liberties Union announced it had received the largest grant in the organization’s history: $50 million from George Soros’ Open …
Brief • August 28, 2015
Filed under: Food, Overcrowding, Sanitation
Does v. Johnson, AZ, Motion for Sanctions, Conditions of Confinement-Border Patrol Stations, 2015 Case 4:15-cv-00250-DCB Document 56 Filed 08/28/15 Page 1 of 19 1 6 Harold J. McElhinny* Kevin M. Coles* Elizabeth Balassone* MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105-2482 Telephone: (415) 268-7000 Facsimile: (415) 268-7522 …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court held on November 4, 2014 that medical care contractor Corizon Health has to produce mortality and sentinel event reviews …
Castro v County of LA, CA, Appellee Brief, sobering cell inmate assault, 2015 Case: 12-56829, 07/17/2015, ID: 9614558, DktEntry: 48, Page 1 of 15 No. 12-56829 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JONATHAN MICHAEL CASTRO, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES …
Article • June 12, 2015
California: Commission Recommends Reforms for Jail Overcrowding, Sentencing by Michael Brodheim California: Commission Recommends Reforms for Jail Overcrowding, Sentencing by Michael Brodheim In a May 2013 letter to the Governor and to members of the state legislature, Jonathan Shapiro, Chairman of the Little Hoover Commission, addressed problems of jail overcrowding …
New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison by New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison Prisoner-on-staff assaults at the Toledo Correctional Institution (TOCI) in Ohio continued to rise in fiscal year 2014, but a recent report from a state inspection team indicates the facility has made improvements in …
Publication • May 10, 2015
Ombudsman's Report - The Mother's Day Riot at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, 2015
Riley v Walsh IL Settlement 2015 04/08/2015 From ~ 15:52 # 24 6 FULL AND FINAL REL~ASE OF ALL CLAIMS TO INCLUDE COUNSEL'S FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR THE SOLE AND ONLY CONSIDERATION of a total of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) paid by and on behalf of Defendants …
Third Prisoner Dies at Illinois’ Overcrowded Menard Prison by Third Prisoner Dies at Illinois’ Overcrowded Menard Prison   by Derek Gilna   One of the jobs of prison officials in any department of corrections is not only to protect the public from possibly dangerous individuals, but also protect the older …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matthew Clarke Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matt Clarke In spite of a three-year downward trend, Texas continues to lead the nation with the largest state prison population. At the same time, the state has pursued a …
Controversy, Criticism Plague Brooklyn Halfway House by Derek Gilna Controversy, Criticism Plague Brooklyn Halfway House by Derek Gilna Community First Services, Inc., established by Jack A. Brown III in 2005 to provide transitional services for prisoners returning to New York City, has come under scrutiny following news reports that cast …
Semelbauer v. Muskegon County, MI, Complaint, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-01245 Doc #1 Filed 12/04/14 Page 1 of 42 Page ID#1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MICHELLE SEMELBAUER, PAULETTE BOSCH, DENISE VOS, CRISA BROWN, LATRECE BAKER, TAMMY SPEERS, LONDORA KITCHENS, and STASHIA COLLINS, …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matthew Clarke Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matt Clarke In spite of a three-year downward trend, Texas continues to lead the nation with the largest state prison population. At the same time, the state has pursued a …
Brief • November 19, 2014
Salazar v Dorsey, NM, Order Approving Settlement Agreement, DOC policy inmate space, 2014 Case 1:11-cv-00254-MCA-GBW Document 157 Filed 11/19/14 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO J.O. and ROBERT SALAZAR on behalf of themselves and a Class of similarly situated individuals, …
Inspection Finds Improvements at CCA-Owned Ohio Facility Following Rocky Start by Inspection Finds Improvements at CCA-Owned Ohio Facility Following Rocky Start A September 2013 re-inspection report cited improvements in conditions at a privately-owned prison near Cleveland, Ohio compared to an inspection performed a year earlier, when state auditors identified numerous …
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