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Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
New Mexico Riot Raises Questions About Private Prison Company’s Competence by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The police department in Clayton, New Mexico and the state police are investigating a September 23, 2017 incident at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility (NENMCF), which grew into the state’s most …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
The Second Step: Invest in Prison Education Programs, Reinstate Pell Grants by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis, MBA Aaron Kinzel is a professor of criminal justice at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Jose Bou is the manager of Equity, Family and Community Partnerships in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Sean Pica is the executive …
Gruver, et al. v. Barton, et al., FL, complaint, SB7066 unconstitutional voter disfranchisement, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-00121-MW-GRJ Document 1 Filed 06/28/19 Page 1 of 74 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Gainesville Division JEFF GRUVER, EMORY MARQUIS “MARQ” MITCHELL, BETTY RIDDLE, KRISTOPHER WRENCH, KEITH IVEY, …
FAMM, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, NACDL Launch Compassionate Release Clearinghouse by FAMM First Step Act paves the way for a massive pro bono effort to represent sick, dying, and elderly prisoners in court. The following is a press release from FAMM, June 19, 2019 WASHINGTON – Thousands of sick, dying, and …
Phillips v. State of Michigan, MI, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2019
San Francisco Joins National Push to Abolish Youth Prisons by Ella Fassler by Ella Fassler, Truthout, June 3, 2019 It’s happening in Minneapolis. New Jersey. Arkansas. Upstate New York. Durango, Colorado. One by one, juvenile prisons are closing, or are slated to close, in response to child abuse reports, sustained …
Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop by Aviva Stahl In a Colorado supermax facility, hunger-striking inmates have been force-fed and barred from sharing their ordeal with the outside world. A prisoner breaks his silence for the first time. By Aviva Stahl, The Nation, June 4, 2019 …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
President Trump Wants Focus on Hiring Ex-Prisoners, Hosts Them at White House by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On April 1, 2019, President Donald Trump hosted ex-federal prisoners at the White House for the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration. He said he wants to promote efforts …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
L.A. Sheriff Claims Jail Reforms Resulted in More Violence; Court Appointed Monitors Disagree by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Newly elected Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva held a press conference in late January 2019, claiming that court-ordered reforms in the county’s jail system had caused an increase in violence …
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 …
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