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Article • October 3, 2014
Report Links Recidivism Decline to Investments in Treatment, Training and Housing by Report Links Recidivism Decline to Investments in Treatment, Training and Housing   A study brief from the Council on State Governments (CSG) revealed that the states with the greatest reductions in recidivism in recent years have done so, …
Article • October 3, 2014
Private Probation Firms Costing Georgia Taxpayers by Private Probation Firms Costing Georgia Taxpayers   After several probation companies operating in Georgia were sued last year, a TV news investigation on private probation yielded some persuasive perspectives.   Some probationers explained to WSB-TV that private probation firms–which account for about 40% …
Article • October 3, 2014
Pew Center Report Finds Increasing Incarceration Expensive and Ineffective by Matthew Clarke Pew Center Report Finds Increasing Incarceration Expensive and Ineffective   by Matthew Clarke   On June 6 2012, the Pew Center on the States issued a report on the consequences of the trend toward longer terms of imprisonment …
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers
Oklahoma Jail Guard Sentenced to 18 Months for Maliciously Tasering Detainee by Oklahoma Jail Guard Sentenced to 18 Months for Maliciously Tasering Detainee   A former guard at Oklahoma’s Bryant Count Jail (BCJ) has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for assaulting a detainee.   During a May …
Article • October 3, 2014
Ohio Jailer's Federal Criminal Conviction Related to Prisoner Death Upheld by Ohio Jailer's Federal Criminal Conviction Related to Prisoner Death Upheld   On August 31, 2012, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the criminal conviction of a former Ohio jailer on charges related to the homicide of a prisoner. …
Article • October 3, 2014
No Panacea, but Obamacare Could Help Reduce Prison Population, Report Says by No Panacea, but Obamacare Could Help Reduce Prison Population, Report Says   Even before the presidential election secured the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as "Obamacare,” many prisoner advocates were championing the …
Article • October 3, 2014
New York City Pays $2 Million in Juvenile’s Death by Jail Gang by New York City Pays $2 Million in Juvenile’s Death by Jail Gang   The City of New York paid $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the mother of Christopher Robinson, who was killed by a …
Nebraska Prison Officials Settle before Prisoner Pagan Religion Lawsuit by Derek Gilna Nebraska Prison Officials Settle before Prisoner Pagan Religion Lawsuit   by Derek Gilna   The Nebraska Department of Corrections (NDOC) has settled a lawsuit brought by two state prisoners seeking to hold religious services at Nebraska State Penitentiary …
Medical Neglect Killing Prisoners at CCA-Run Texas Prison? by Matthew Clarke Medical Neglect Killing Prisoners at CCA-Run Texas Prison?   by Matthew Clarke   Family members and former Dawson State Jail prisoners are alleging medical neglect led to the recent deaths of two prisoners at the Corrections Corporation of America …
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: OB/GYN, Stun Guns/Tasers
La Porte, Indiana Prisoner Loses Baby after Being Tasered by Derek Gilna La Porte, Indiana Prisoner Loses Baby after Being Tasered   by Derek Gilna   In an incident certain to reignite the controversy over the use of Tasers, a pregnant La Porte County jail prisoner was tasered during an …
Article • October 3, 2014
Justice System Disregards Families of Youth Offenders, Report Says by Justice System Disregards Families of Youth Offenders, Report Says   A collaborative report from an alliance of grassroots organizations proclaims that families of juvenile offenders are part of the solution to youth crime, not the problem.   According to Justice …
Article • October 3, 2014
Florida Governor Eliminates Innocence Commission by  Florida Governor Eliminates Innocence Commission   Faced with the dubious honor of 23 death row prisoner being exonerated since 1973 and 12 exonerations via DNA evidence since 2001, the Florida Supreme Court created the Florida Innocence Commission. With the stroke of his veto pen, …
Article • October 3, 2014
California Officials Deny Amnesty International’s Findings on Isolation Units by California Officials Deny Amnesty International’s Findings on Isolation Units   California corrections officials are proving—simply by opening their mouths—that long-term exposure to a cruel and dysfunctional prison system causes a detachment from reality.   In response to Amnesty International's (AI) …
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: Media, Access to Media
California's Governor Vetoes Bill Granting Journalists Access to Prisoners by California's Governor Vetoes Bill Granting Journalists Access to Prisoners   On September 30, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown of California vetoed a bill which would have restored media access in the California prison system (CDCR) to the level it was at …
Article • October 3, 2014
California: Federal Judge Temporarily Enjoins One Provision of Simi Valley's Halloween Ordinance by California: Federal Judge Temporarily Enjoins One Provision of Simi Valley's Halloween Ordinance   In October 2012, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order enjoining City of Simi Valley officials from enforcing a provision of the City's …
California: CDCR Agrees to Pay $7,500 to Settle Pro Se Prisoner's § 1983 Retaliation Lawsuit by California: CDCR Agrees to Pay $7,500 to Settle Pro Se Prisoner's § 1983 Retaliation Lawsuit   In June 2012, after five years of litigation, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) entered into …
Article • October 3, 2014
California Prisoners Forced to Deal with Threat of Valley Fever by California Prisoners Forced to Deal with Threat of Valley Fever   The best way to avoid catching valley fever is to, naturally, stay out of the valley. But in central California's San Joaquin Valley, where the fungus that causes …
Article • October 3, 2014
Arizona Fines Wexford $10,000 for Neglect, Hepatitis C Exposure by Arizona Fines Wexford $10,000 for Neglect, Hepatitis C Exposure   The Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) disciplined its former prison healthcare provider like a parent who banishes a teenager to the cozy confines of his bedroom.   Wexford Health Sources, …
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: Media
Depiction of Prisoner's Wife as Drug Smuggler Actionable by Depiction of Prisoner's Wife as Drug Smuggler Actionable   A Tennessee federal court denied a motion to dismiss a defamation claim brought by a prisoner's wife who was portrayed as a drug smuggler in a television program.   An episode of …
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: Disabled Prisoners
$5,000 Settlement for Housing Discrimination Based on Disability by On January 28, 2010, Vermont Human Rights Commission (VHRC) found reasonable grounds that Dismas of Vermont, Inc., illegally discriminated against Finbar Patrick McGarry in housing based on his disability. McGarry had filed a housing complaint with VHRC and with U.S. Office …
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