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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 …
The Next Step - Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes, 2019 The Next Step Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 sentencingproject.org twitter.com/sentencingproj facebook.com/thesentencingproject instagram.com/endlifeimprisonment This report was written by Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D., …
Publication • March 28, 2019
The Punishment Bureaucracy: How to Think About 'Criminal Justice Reform,' Alec Karakatsanis, 2019 ARTICLE: The Punishment Bureaucracy: How to Think About "Criminal Justice Reform" March 28, 2019 Reporter 128 Yale L.J. F. 848 * Length: 10381 words Author: Alec Karakatsanis 1 Highlight [W]e do not expect people to be deeply …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Filed under: Prison Reform, Education
Executive Order Prompts BOP to Expand Prison Apprenticeship Programs by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell An executive order issued by President Donald Trump has prompted the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to develop “National Standards of Apprenticeship” to expand apprenticeship programs for federal prisoners, …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
“Prisoner of Weed” Released, Sets Sights on Criminal Justice Reform by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The man dubbed a POW (“prisoner of weed”) by his supporters was finally released from a Louisiana prison in February 2018 following public outcry over his harsh 13-year sentence for possession of about two …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Prisoner Who Inspired First Step Act Is First Released by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Federal prisoner Matthew Charles, 52, was released in January 2019 after serving over 21 years of his 35-year sentence for selling crack cocaine in 1996. He was one of the catalysts for, and …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Voters Consider Criminal Justice-Related Issues in Midterm Elections by Steve Horn by Steve Horn The November 6, 2018 midterm elections saw a slew of criminal justice-related issues on the ballot in jurisdictions across the country.  In states ranging from Florida, Ohio and Colorado to Louisiana and Michigan, various criminal justice-oriented …
Article • March 5, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Filed under: Protests, Food
County Detainees Protest Food Served at New Hampshire Jail by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In mid-2018, prisoners at the Bristol County House of Correction (HOC) in Massachusetts participated in a hunger strike to protest inadequate food and medical care. Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson said those were the …
Article • February 20, 2019
Kamala Harris’ Disturbing Brand of Criminal Justice Reform by Marie Gottschalk By Marie Gottschalk, In These Times The sad reality is that Harris is in step with a troubling Washington consensus on criminal justice reform. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) released a new autobiography in January, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Print Media and Prisoner Activism by Stephen Wilson by Stephen Wilson Because America’s prisons are its most opaque institutions, prisoners and their allies have always employed strategies of visibility to create awareness and understanding of who is being held captive and the conditions of their captivity. Print media – books, …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Prison Reform, Sentencing
Report Outlines Eight Ways to Shorten Excessive Prison Sentences by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The United States is home to five percent of the world’s population and around 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. Our incarceration rate is 19 percent higher than Turkmenistan’s, 36 percent higher than Cuba’s and …
Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Protesters Rally Against Private Prison Contractor GEO Group by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Activists protesting President Trump’s immigration policies are also rallying against a company that profits from immigrant detention: The GEO Group. The activists have been protesting at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities as well …
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