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Article • June 4, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Filed under: Prison Reform
Former Wisconsin Governor Regrets Building Prisons by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Tommy G. Thompson, who served as governor of Wisconsin from 1987 to 2001, has recently said he regrets building so many prisons during his tenure.  In April 2018 he wrote an op-ed for the Journal Sentinel, stating he …
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Protests
Suffragist Prisoners and the Importance of Protecting Prisoner Protests, 2019 Akron Law Review Volume 53 Issue 2 Nineteenth Amendment Issue Article 1 2019 Suffragist Prisoners and the Importance of Protecting Prisoner Protests Nicole B. Godfrey Follow this and additional works at: https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/akronlawreview Q Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination …
Publication • 2019
A Call for New Criminal Justice Values, The Square One Project, 2019 EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE FUTURE OF JUSTICE POLICY JANUARY 2019 Arthur Rizer, R Street Institute A CALL FOR NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE VALUES The Square One Project aims to incubate new thinking on our response to crime, promote more …
Brief • May 23, 2019
Small v. New York City Department of Corrections, NY, Summary Judgment, Failure to Protect, 2019 Case 1:09-cv-01912-DAB-SDA Document 249 Filed 05/23/19 Page 1 of 22 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------X SAMUEL SMALL, Plaintiff, v. 09 Civ. 1912 (DAB) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT …
Toxic Treatment: The Abuse of Tear Gas Weapons in California Juvenile Detention, ACLU California, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Acknowledgements 3 Methodology 4 Executive Summary 6 Introduction: Mistreated in a Fragmented Juvenile Justice System 13 Impact: Using Tear Gas Weapons Against Youth is Harmful and Counterproductive 17 Findings: Public Records …
Brief • May 21, 2019
United States v. Yandell, et al., CA, affidavit in support of complaint, conspiracy to engage in a racketeer influenced corrupt organization, 2019
New Book Explores the Overlooked History of Feminist Anti-Prison Activism by Victoria Law, Rewire.News Connecting the fights against gendered violence and mass incarceration isn’t new. But you wouldn't know it from most writing on the subject. Marissa Alexander. Bresha Meadows. Cyntoia Brown. Cherelle Baldwin. All four are Black women or girls who were arrested and prosecuted …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Meek Mill and Michael Rubin Start Criminal Justice Reform Organization by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Robert Rihmeek Williams was 18 when he was arrested and convicted for possession of guns and drugs. Following his release he began a successful career as a hip-hop artist by the name …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Illinois Agrees to Sweeping Prison Health Care Reforms by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  In a consent decree filed in federal district court on January 3, 2019, Illinois agreed to overhaul medical care in its Department of Corrections (DOC). The resolution of the nine-year-old litigation was prompted by repeated reports …
Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Prison Reform
The Uphill Road to Prisoners’ Rights by F.T. Green by F.T. Green, The Crime Report In the fall of 2010, a 12-year-old was in a fight at her middle school in northern Mississippi. The police officer assigned to the school as a School Resource Officer arrested her for simple assault …
Human Rights Watch 2014 Report Set Goals to Reduce Human Costs of Excessive Incarceration by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna  The nonprofit Human Rights Watch in 2014 published a 21-page report, “Nation Behind Bars: A Human Rights Solution,” which outlined the problems caused by mass incarceration and offered suggestions on …
Urban Institute - Next Steps in Federal Corrections Reform, Implementing and Building on the First Step Act, 2019 JUSTICE POLICY CENTER Next Steps in Federal Corrections Reform IMPLEMENTING AND BUILDING ON THE FIRST STEP ACT Julie Samuels, Nancy La Vigne, and Chelsea Thomson May 2019 The topic of federal corrections …
Meet the Grown-Ups Keeping Kids Out of Prison by Ross Barkan The Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice will help guide towns, cities, and states on how to close youth prisons for good. by Ross Barkan, The Nation, April 8, 2019 One Saturday morning 13 years ago, Darryl Thompson went to …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Voting
Connecticut Sued to End Prison Gerrymandering by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer The NAACP and other plaintiffs have sued the State of Connecticut to put a stop to a “statewide practice of counting incarcerated people as residents of the legislative districts where they are held, rather than in their home districts.” This …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal in Prison Gang Assault Case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Illinois prisoner Kirk Horshaw paid an extremely high price for placing his trust in prison officials. He received a written note warning that he was going to be beaten because a prison gang leader felt …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Prison Reform
Minnesota Lawmakers Look at Prison Reforms by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Lawmakers in Minnesota are considering a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing the state’s prison population. Data from August 2018 indicate that the adult prison population was 9,849, and some legislators have expressed concerns about racial disparities in the …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Voting
For Years, Errors in Iowa’s Felon List Have Disenfranchised Eligible Voters by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Iowa’s electronic database of registered voters, I-VOTERS, contains the names of about 69,000 convicted felons who are barred from casting ballots. But in June 2016, Iowa’s Secretary of State found that 2,591 of …
2018 Awards for Activism, Advocacy Against the Private Prison Industry by On March 5, 2019, the Private Corrections Institute (PCI), a nonprofit citizen watchdog organization, announced its 2018 awardees for individual activism and organizational advocacy against the for-profit prison industry. PCI opposes the privatization of correctional services, including the operation …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Alabama DOC Stonewalling Federal Investigation; Eight Prisoners go on Hunger Strike by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On October 3, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a petition to enforce a subpoena naming Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), as the respondent. The …
Incorrigible: The First Step Act and the Carceral State by Marie Gottschalk by Marie Gottschalk With much fanfare, President Donald Trump signed the First Step Act into law in December 2018. New Jersey senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker hailed the legislation as a milestone that marked a “meaningful break …
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