Skip navigation

Search

389 results
Page 16 of 20. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | Next »

Article • July 2, 2015
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
Waterbury, Vermont Loses Revenue in Prison Closure by Waterbury, Vermont Loses Revenue in Prison Closure The closure of a state prison in Waterbury, Vermont will cost Waterbury to lose an income of about $43,000 a year. That is a major item for a village with a projected 2013 annual budget …
Article • July 2, 2015
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
Cost to Jail Someone in New York City: $167,731 a Year by Joe Watson Cost to Jail Someone in New York City: $167,731 a Year by Joe Watson It turns out that getting an overpriced Manhattan address is as easy as going to jail. A study released in August 2013 …
Article • June 12, 2015
BOP Prisoner Count Increases Despite Continuing Drop in State Prisoners by Derek Gilna BOP Prisoner Count Increases Despite Continuing Drop in State Prisoners by Derek Gilna Showing once again that the federal government continues to be out of step with declining crime rates nationwide, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) …
Article • June 12, 2015
Model Immigrant Detention Center Dehumanizing and Wasteful by Model Immigrant Detention Center Dehumanizing and Wasteful Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) released a report that details the stories of persons detained at the Broward Transition Center (BTC) to exhibit how that facility needlessly detains immigrants in inhumane conditions, wasting millions …
Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation by Mark Wilson Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation by Mark Wilson In 2012, 6.98 million Americans were under some form of correctional supervision, with 2.2 million in prison or jail and another 4.8 million on probation or parole, according …
Article • June 12, 2015
Oregon Prison Staffing Audit Reveals Little to No Potential Cost-Savings by Mark Wilson Oregon Prison Staffing Audit Reveals Little to No Potential Cost-Savings by Mark Wilson As Oregon prison officials scramble to reduce a $1.4 billion bi-annual corrections budget, the Secretary of State released an audit concluding that they are …
Article • June 11, 2015
Texas, Amidst Budget Crisis, May Not Renew Some Private Prison Contracts by Matthew Clarke Texas, Amidst Budget Crisis, May Not Renew Some Private Prison Contracts By Matt Clarke John Whitmire, D-Houston, the chairman of the state Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee wants to cut the cost of incarcerating Texas prisoners and …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Arbitrator’s Award on Pay Raises for Prison Guards Costs Pennsylvania County $5 Million by David Reutter Arbitrator’s Award on Pay Raises for Prison Guards Costs Pennsylvania County $5 Million by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Commission has been forced to dip into its reserve funds to comply with an …
Paying the Price for Solitary Confinement, ACLU Factsheet, 2015 PAYING the PRICE for SOLITARY CONFINEMENT  Over the past few decades, United States corrections systems have increasingly relied on the use of solitary confinement as a tool to manage certain incarcerated populations. Prisoners in solitary confinement remain alone in their …
Publication • May 1, 2015
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
The Price of Jails: Taxpayer Cost of Local Incarceration, Vera Institute, 2015 The Price of Jails: Measuring the Taxpayer Cost of Local Incarceration CENTER ON SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS MAY 2015 Christian Henrichson • Joshua Rinaldi • Ruth Delaney FROM THE PRESIDENT A look at who is currently in jail—and why—makes …
Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency by Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency When he declared a state of emergency – as he did multiple times after being elected in 2010 – former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee had more on …
Article • February 10, 2015
Louisiana’s Troubled Plaquemines Parish Detention Center by David Reutter by David Reutter With $118 million in federal funds, Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish built a state-of-the-art 871 bed jail. However, the Parish lacks the money to operate it or the prisoners to fill it. The jail was built on the plans of …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness by David Reutter Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness by David M. Reutter For those without resources or help from family or friends, being released from jail has always been difficult. A change in policy in Broward County, …
Publication • February 1, 2015
The Right Investment? Corrections Spending in Baltimore City Prison Policy Initiative 2015 THE RI GHT I NVESTMENT? CORRECTI ONSSPENDI NG I N BAL TI MORECI TY FEBRUARY 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Mapping Baltimore’s Corrections and Community Challenges ................................................................................. 2 48T 48T Focus on Baltimore City ....................................................... 2 48T Public …
Article • January 13, 2015
Local Officials Decry Economic Disaster from Closure of North Carolina Prison by Local Officials Decry Economic Disaster from Closure of North Carolina Prison North Carolina officials plan to close the Robeson Correctional Center (RCC) because the state’s prison population has declined by 10 percent. Local officials are urging state legislators …
Bipartisan Congressional Committee to Reduce Federal Criminal Code by Derek Gilna Bipartisan Congressional Committee to Reduce Federal Criminal Code by Derek Gilna There’s nothing like a good financial crisis in the federal government to focus politicians’ minds on saving money wherever they can, especially for their own pet projects. According …
Article • January 13, 2015
Report Says Compassionate Release Would Save Strapped BOP Money by Derek Gilna Report Says Compassionate Release Would Save Strapped BOP Money by Derek Gilna It apparently took the May 2013 issuance of an 85-page report by the non-partisan Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz, but that report and a well-publicized budget …
Article • January 13, 2015
Guards Union Complaints Prompt Funds Transfer to Avoid Sequester Furloughs by Derek Gilna Guards Union Complaints Prompt Funds Transfer to Avoid Sequester Furloughs by Derek Gilna Tightening budgets due to the 2013 sequester cuts have forced U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to transfer $150 million from other agencies to allow …
Article • January 13, 2015
D.C. Area Federal Courts Reduce Staff because of Sequester Cuts by Derek Gilna D.C. Area Federal Courts Reduce Staff because of Sequester Cuts by Derek Gilna The sequester represents only a 3% across the board cut of federal spending, but it will have a noticeable impact on the operation of …
North Carolina DOC Medical Overpayments Exceed 10% of Total Bills by North Carolina DOC Medical Overpayments Exceed 10% of Total Bills The North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Corrections (DOC), is in need of the services of a professional recovery audit firm, an audit by the state’s Auditor …
Page 16 of 20. « Previous | 1 2 3 4 ... 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | Next »