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Publication • February 11, 2016
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
The Burden of Criminal Justice Debt in Alabama, UAB TASC, 2014 The Burden of Criminal Justice Debt in Alabama 2014 Participant Self-Report Survey Foster Cook, Associate Professor and Director, UAB TASC For More Information Contact: Foster Cook 401 Beacon Parkway West Birmingham, Alabama 35209 fcook@uab.edu www.uab.edu/TASC Contents In this Report: …
Publication • February 11, 2016
Who Pays - The True Cost of Incarceration on Families, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, 2015 The True Cost of Incarceration on Families A national community-driven report led by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Forward Together, and Research Action Design September 2015 This work is licensed under …
Publication • February 11, 2016
FL's Aging Prisoner Problem, Florida Tax Watch, 2014 Florida’s Aging Prisoner Problem september 2014 September 9, 2014 Dear Fellow Taxpayer, Florida’s prison population is among the largest in the United States, and disproportionately large, given the state’s population. Furthermore, estimates show that the population will continue to grow much faster …
Publication • February 10, 2016
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
Prison Accountability and Performance Measures, Volokh Emory L. J. 2014 PRISON ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES Alexander Volokh* A few decades of comparative studies of public vs. private performance have failed to give a strong edge to either sector in terms of quality. That supposed market incentives haven’t delivered spectacular results …
Publication • February 9, 2016
Report on Obama Admin Budget, Justice Policy Institute, 2010 Justice Policy (INSTITUTE The Justice Policy Institute is dedicated to ending society’s reliance on incarceration and promoting effective and just solutions to social problems. The Obama Administration’s 2011 Budget: More Policing, Prisons, and Punitive Policies February 2010 Board of Directors David …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
In Past Three Years, Governors in Three States Declare Moratorium on Executions by Christopher Zoukis In Past Three Years, Governors in Three States Declare Moratorium on Executions by Christopher Zoukis Three states have imposed moratoriums on the death penalty since 2013, raising to 11 the number of states that still …
Brief • January 19, 2016
DWN and CCR v. ICE, NY, MOL in support of Plf Mot for PSJ, private contractor staffing and pricing, 2016 Case 1:14-cv-00583-LGS Document 96 Filed 01/19/16 Page 1 of 27 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DETENTION WATCH NETWORK, CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, DOCKET NO.: 14-CV-583 (LGS) …
Article • January 12, 2016
Obamacare, Universities Can Help Lower Prison Health Care Costs, Report Says by Joe Watson A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts recommends that states pursue Medicaid financing for prisoners' medical services through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as outsourcing such care to public university medical centers to …
Publication • January 1, 2016
Roadblock to Economic Independence - How Driver's License Suspension Policies in Indiana Impede Self-Sufficiency, Burden State Government & Tax Public Resources, HHRC, 2016 ROADBLOCK TO ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE: How Driver’s License Suspension Policies in Indiana Impede Self-Sufficiency, Burden State Government & Tax Public Resources Ryan T. Schwier Autumn James Health and …
Brief • December 22, 2015
DWN and CCR v. ICE, NY, MOL in support of Def Cross-Mot for SJ, private contractor staffing and pricing, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-00583-LGS Document 87 Filed 12/22/15 Page 1 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DETENTION WATCH NETWORK and CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, 14 Civ. 583 …
Article • November 10, 2015
GAO Report Faults BOP’s Lack of Budget Transparency by Derek Gilna GAO Report Faults BOP’s Lack of Budget Transparency by Derek Gilna A December 2013 General Accounting Office (GAO) report, faulting the lack of transparency in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) budget, shows that the agency spent $6.9 billion …
Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? by Baz Dreisinger Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? The U.S. incarceration problem is now the world’s to solve. by Baz Dreisinger Behind the bars of a prison in Brazil, the federal agent on duty sidled up to me. “You’re getting a good report, yes?” he …
Article • October 16, 2015
Study Finds Prison Education Beneficial to Utah Prisoners and Taxpayers by Joe Watson Study Finds Prison Education Beneficial to Utah Prisoners and Taxpayers by Joe Watson When Utah prisoners get an education behind bars that they can use to find work upon their release, good things happen, according to a …
Article • October 9, 2015
Urban Institute Report Backs Sweeping Reform of Federal Incarceration by Derek Gilna Urban Institute Report Backs Sweeping Reform of Federal Incarceration by Derek Gilna A new report published by the non-partisan Urban Institute calls for “sweeping reform” of the overcrowded and costly federal prison system. The document combines previously-reported data …
Untreated Drug Offenders Cost Oregon $21.6 Million by Mark Wilson Untreated Drug Offenders Cost Oregon $21.6 Million by Mark Wilson Failing to treat substance abuse addictions of nearly half of the highest risk Oregon offenders, released between 2008 and 2011, cost crime victims and the state an estimated $21.6 million, …
Article • October 6, 2015
$10 Million Budgeted to Oregon Counties for Criminal Justice Reforms by Mark Wilson $10 Million Budgetetd to Oregon Counties for Criminal Justice Reforms by Mark Wilson On August 1, 2013, the Oregon legislature passed a sentencing reform bill, designed to shift “low level” offenders from prison to community corrections. With …
Inside the Small California Town with a Lot of Prisons, but Not Much Opportunity by Matt Tinoco Inside the Small California Town with a Lot of Prisons, but Not Much Opportunity by Matt Tinoco Adelanto, California is a small high desert town just a two-hour drive northeast of Los Angeles, but …
Greenwashing Washington State’s Prison System in a River of Sewage by Rick Anderson Greenwashing Washington State’s Prison System in a River of Sewage by Rick Anderson Greenwashing: When an agency or company spends more on marketing and public relations to promote the perception they are environmentally conscious than they spend …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them by Mark Wilson Prisoners Released When Jails Can’t Feed Them by Mark Wilson "We didn’t have food for them and we don’t want to violate anyone’s rights when they are here,” said Wellston, Missouri Police Chief G. Thomas Walker, explaining why he released …
Report Finds Two-Thirds of Private Prison Contracts Include “Lockup Quotas” by Joe Watson Report Finds Two-Thirds of Private Prison Contracts Include “Lockup Quotas” by Joe Watson An analysis of private prison contracts from across the United States reveals that state and local governments commonly enter into agreements that require them …
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