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United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth Unveils Judicial and Prison Reform Shakeup by On May 18, 2016, Queen Elizabeth announced a plan – touted as the “biggest shakeup” in criminal justice reform since Victorian times – that will provide more self-governance to UK prisons and allow prisoners greater access to technology. The …
German Prisoners Form Union, Seek Minimum Wage and Pension by Joe Watson A group of prisoners in Germany has accomplished what American prisoners have long been prohibited from doing: They formed a labor union for incarcerated workers, to advocate for minimum wage pay so they can earn enough for a …
Criminal Defendants Shortchanged by Justice System that Favors Prosecutors by Derek Gilna Since the landmark Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright in 1963, criminal defendants who face incarceration have been guaranteed representation by an attorney if they cannot afford one. Gideon spurred most states and the federal government to …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Prison Conferences to be Held in Ohio, California by A conference described as “a Midwest convergence in support of prisoners’ struggles” is scheduled to be held in Columbus, Ohio from August 26-29. Titled “Bend the Bars 2016,” the event will consist of a series of workshops and discussions on issues …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Prison Policy Initiative Report Says Money Bail System Keeps Poor in Jail by Derek Gilna Of the more than 2.3 million people locked up in the United States at any given time, around 646,000 are held in county jails. Of that population, seven in ten are pretrial detainees who have …
Restraint Chair Deaths, Abuses Prompt Questions, Criticism and Lawsuits by Joe Watson Like another jail detainee more than seven years before him, Joshua Grose died while strapped into a restraint chair at the York County Detention Center in South Carolina. In the early morning hours of October 12, 2013, following …
Advocates Want Private Prisons Subject to Open Records Laws by Joe Watson Government accountability advocates have called for private prison companies like Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and the GEO Group to be subject to open records laws – including the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) – to ensure …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
New York Federal Judge Challenges Collateral Consequences by In a move The New York Times called “striking,” and Gabriel J. Chin, a professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law said was “groundbreaking,” U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block sentenced a young woman in a drug case to …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
The Mirage of Justice by by Chris Hedges, Truthdig If you are poor, you will almost never go to trial – instead you will be forced to accept a plea deal offered by government prosecutors. If you are poor, the word of the police, who are not averse to fabricating or …
Article • August 1, 2016
New York’s Parole System in Need of Repair by New York’s Parole System in Need of Repair by Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP RAPPCampaign.com “For the courts of this state to repeatedly entertain petitions and issue decisions ordering de novo hearings because the [Parole] Board fails to follow a clear …
Publication • July 29, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
Smart on Crime - Recommendations for the Administration and Congress, Smart on Crime Coalition, 2011 Recommendations for the Administration and Congress S T §CRIME Recommendations for the Administration and Congress The Smart on Crime Coalition The efforts of the Smart on Crime Coalition*1are coordinated by the Constitution Project. The Constitution …
Publication • July 29, 2016
Filed under: Prison Reform, Sentencing
Future of Sentencing in NY - State Recommendations for Reform, NY State Commission on Sentencing Reform, 2009 The Future of Sentencing in New York State: Recommendations for Reform New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform January 30, 2009 Table of Contents Page Commission Members ......................................................................... iv Commission Staff...................................................................................v Acknowledgements .............................................................................. …
Publication • July 29, 2016
Inalienable Rights – Applying International Human Rights Standards to the U.S. Criminal Justice System, AFSC, 2009 INALIENABLE RIGHTS Applying international human rights standards to the U.S. criminal justice system www.afsc.org AFSC New York Metropolitan Regional Office (NYMRO) Criminal Justice Program, Prison Watch Project 972 Broad Street, 6th Floor Newark, NJ …
Publication • July 26, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
Unlocking Justice - Community Protection and Smart Spending, Hawaii Conference, 2009 UNLOCKING JUSTICE Community Protection & Smart Spending Conference Proceedings October 17, 2009 Honolulu, Hawai`i Ching Conference Center Chaminade University of Honolulu Conference Co-Sponsors Alpha Phi Sigma, Iota Gamma Chapter – Chaminade University Criminal Justice Honor Society The College of …
Publication • July 26, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
Feasibility Study for the Closure of State Institutional Facilities, Christopher Murray & Associates, 2009 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE CLOSURE OF STATE INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES FINAL REPORT November 1, 2009 Christopher Murray & Associates Davis Deshaies LLC Berk & Associates Ambia – Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS STUDY OVERVIEW Report Organization......................................................................................................................... i Study …
Publication • July 12, 2016
Follow-Up Report on Suicide Prevention Pracitices within MA DOC, Hayes, 2011
Publication • July 12, 2016
Electronic Monitoring Is Not the Answer - Critical reflections on a flawed alternative, Kilgore, 2015 JAMES KILGORE 0 Electronic Monitoring Is Not the Answer Critical reflections on a flawed alternative James Kilgore October 2015 Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center A part of the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net) JAMES KILGORE 1 …
Publication • July 12, 2016
Federal Indigent Defense 2015 - The Independence Imperative, NACDL, 2015 FEDERAL INDIGENT DEFENSE 2015: THE INDEPENDENCE IMPERATIVE A Report by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers PUBLIC LAW 88-455 AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE BY PROVIDING FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF DEFENDANTS WHO ARE FINANCIALLY UNABLE …
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Filed under: Prison Reform, Education
Court Issues New Injunction Mandating Education for NYC Prisoners at Rikers Island by Derek Gilna Prisoners’ rights advocates know that education is a key element of reducing recidivism, and the federal Bureau of Prisons and most state departments of corrections agree. However, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District …
Courts Divided on Confidentiality of Attorney-Prisoner Email by Derek Gilna The fact that prosecutors and corrections officials read emails between prisoners and their lawyers comes as no surprise to most defense attorneys, many of whom find it ironic that the very public officials paid to enforce the laws do not …
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