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Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Federal Compassionateless Release by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell For thousands of federal prisoners who have filed for compassionate release after the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) expanded eligibility criteria in 2013, the response has been a familiar and consistent refrain: “Denied.” Over the following four years, just six percent of …
Publication • August 1, 2018
The Changing State of Recidivism: Fewer People Going Back to Prison, PEW Research Center, 2018 METHODOLOGYI The Changing State of Recidivism: Fewer People Going Back to Prison Data show the number returning 3 years later is down by nearly a quarter Trends in recidivism were analyzed using the National Corrections …
Publication • August 1, 2018
Parole Preparation Project, New York State Parole Board: Failures in Staffing and Performance, 2018 New York State Parole Board: Failures A Report and in by the Staffing and Performance Parole Preparation Project The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign AUGUST 2018 New York State Parole Board: Failures in A Report …
Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Ex-cons Turn Prison Workouts into Real Jobs, Transform Lives by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell When criminal defense attorney William Kroger visited his clients in California prisons, he noticed that just a few months behind bars seemed to whip many of them into shape. Because the state had removed all …
Settlement in Federal Suit Over Treatment of Disabled Detainees in Northern California Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A class-action lawsuit brought by disabled prisoners held at the Shasta County Jail in California has settled, subject to judicial approval. The case was originally filed by Everett Joseph Jewett, a …
The Impact of Proposition 47 on Crime and Recidivism, Public Policy Institute of California, 2018 The Impact of Proposition 47 on Crime and Recidivism JUNE 2018 Mia Bird, Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Steven Raphael, and Viet Nguyen with research support from Justin Goss PPIC.ORG © 2018 Public Policy Institute of …
NYC Board of Correction: Second Assessment of the New York City Department of Correction Inmate Grievance System, 2018 Second Assessment of the New York City Department of Correction Inmate Grievance System June 2018 Table of Contents I. Background ..................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Summary of Findings .................................................................................................................... 5 III. Recommendations for Improving …
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Everywhere and Nowhere -- Compassionate Release in the States, 2018 Everywhere and Nowhere Compassionate Release in the States By Mary Price June 2018 1 About the Author Mary Price is general counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM). She directs the FAMM Litigation Project and advocates …
Publication • May 11, 2018
U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons' Transgender Offender Manual, 2018 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons CHANGE OPI: NUMBER: DATE: NOTICE RSD/WSP 5200.04 CN-1 May 11, 2018 Transgender Offender Manual Approved: Mark S. Inch Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons This Change Notice (CN) implements the following …
Article • May 9, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Justice Department Failing to Assess Prison Population Reduction, Clemency and Reentry Programs by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In a statement made to members of Congress on December 13, 2017, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on the failure of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to properly implement recommendations …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Massachusetts: State Court Officers May Not Enforce Immigration Detainers by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 24, 2017, a Massachusetts court held that state law provides no authority for court officers to arrest and hold an individual, solely on the basis of a federal civil immigration detainer, beyond the …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
New York Law Gives Reformed Offenders an Opportunity to Seal Convictions by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A 2017 New York law, CPL 160.59, gives certain nonviolent offenders an opportunity to have their state convictions sealed, according to attorneys Ed Kratt and Frank Rothman. One of their clients, Joel Figueroa, …
Publication • May 1, 2018
Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council - The High Cost of Recidivism, 2018 Summer 2018 Council Members Hon. Warren Wolfson (Ret.), Vice-Chair First District Appellate Court Sen. Kwame Raoul, Vice-Chair Illinois State Senate Stephen Baker Office of the Cook County Public Defender Sen. Jason Barickman Illinois State Senate Kathryn Bocanegra Institute …
Brief • April 10, 2018
All of Us or None-LA v. Logan, CA, Felon Disenfranchisement, Complaint, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IO 11 12 13. Joshua E. Kim (SBN 257260) Stephanie Lin (SBN 293696) A NEW WAY OF LIFE RE-ENTRY PROJECT 9512 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles, California 90002 Ph: (323) …
USP Lewisburg Special Management Unit Report with BOP Response 2018 Source: bop.gov USP Lewisburg Special Management Unit District of Columbia Corrections Information Council April 6, 2018 District of Columbia Corrections Information Council Charles Thornton, Board Chair Phylisa Carter, Board Member Katharine A. Huffman, Board Member Calvin Woodland Jr., Board Member …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Education, Money/Property
New York to Spend $7.3 Million on College Programs for Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has long advocated for more higher education programs in New York state prisons. His plans have drawn criticism from conservatives who take issue with the use of public funds …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Computers, Telephone Access
Tablets and E-messaging Services Expand in Prisons and Jails, as do Fees by Matthew Clarke, Edward Lyon by Matt Clarke and Ed Lyon Global Tel*Link (GTL), one of the largest prison and jail phone service providers in the United States, has steadily expanded into other services that target corrections agencies. …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Fifth Circuit: Louisiana Must Allow Prisoner to Wear Dreadlocks by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s judgment dismissing a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who sought an injunction requiring the Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) to allow him to wear dreadlocks. …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Tennessee Sheriff Offered “Church Release” to Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Maury County, Tennessee Sheriff Bucky Rowland was elected to office in 2014 on a platform that promoted prisoner rehabilitation. While it is not unusual for an elected official to give lip service to the concept of rehabilitating …
The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition Women's Report Part 2 - An Unsupported Population, 2018 An Unsupported Population: The Treatment of Women in Texas’ Criminal Justice System APRIL 2018 The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition advances solutions that transform the adult and youth justice systems to support families and foster safe communities. …
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