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Publication • February 11, 2016
Filed under: Advocacy, Prison Reform, Police
Rigged Justice 2016 - How Weak Enforcement Lets Corporate Offenders Off Easy, US Senate, 2016 Rigged Justice: 2016 How Weak Enforcement Lets Corporate Offenders Off Easy January 2016 Prepared by the Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................1 II. INTRODUCTION...........................................................4 III. RIGGED JUSTICE: 2015 CASES................................5 A. Financial …
Publication • February 11, 2016
Roadmap to Reentry - A California Legal Guide, Root & Rebound, 2015 A CALIFORNIA LEGAL GUIDE ©2015 ROOT & REBOUND ROADMAP TO REENTRY: A California Legal Guide Copyright © 2015 by Root & Rebound Published by Root & Rebound ABOUT ROOT & REBOUND Root & Rebound is a nonprofit reentry …
Publication • February 11, 2016
Screening Out Family Time, Prison Policy Initiative, 2015 PRISON POLICY INITIATIVE AC KNOWLEDGMENTS This report was made possible by the passion of hundreds of people for a fair communications system. This report was supported by the Returning Home Foundation, by the individual donors who invest in our work so that …
Publication • February 10, 2016
Transforming FL Mental Health System, Pub Info Report, Nov, Mental Health Summit, 2007 CONSTRUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPETENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE/MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SYSTEM: Strategies for Planning, Leadership, Financing, and Service Development Honorable R. Fred Lewis Chief Justice Supreme Court of Florida Honorable Charles T. Wells Justice Supreme Court of …
Publication • February 9, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
Justice Reinvestment in Ohio, Justice Center Council of State Govts, 2009 December 2009 Justice Reinvestment in Ohio Reducing Spending on Corrections and Reinvesting in Strategies to Increase Public Safety Background I n 2008, Governor Ted Strickland, Senate President Bill Harris, then-House Speaker Jon Husted, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas …
Publication • February 9, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
State Prison Closings, Dec, Sentencing Project, 2012 On the Chopping Block 2012: State Prison Closings Nicole D. Porter December 2012 For further information: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales St., NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 www.sentencingproject.org This report was written by Nicole D. Porter, Director of Advocacy at …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Filed under: Advocacy, Prison Reform
From Jailer to Jailed: Former NYPD Boss Urges Prison Reform by Christopher Zoukis “It’s time for America to stop destroying lives, professions, and children. It’s time for a real national bipartisan movement to make our criminal justice system what it is supposed to be.” So declared former New York City …
$3 Million Settlement in Death of Mentally Ill Prisoner; Three Guards Indicted by Matthew Clarke A $3 million settlement was paid to the parents of a 23-year-old mental health patient killed by three guards at Bridgewater State Hospital who were attempting to strap him into four-point restraints on a small …
Computer Risk Assessments Gaining Popularity in Granting Paroles by Derek Gilna New diagnostic computer programs designed to predict whether an offender will re-offend are being credited with helping reduce the number of prisoners in correctional facilities across the nation, but experts caution that while useful, the software tools are not …
Article • January 12, 2016
The Bureaucracy of Mercy by Why hasn’t President Obama freed more prisoners? Maybe that’s the wrong question. By Bill Keller, The Marshall Project As the two presidents, one incoming and the other outgoing, shared a limo to the inauguration in January 2009, President Bush had some advice for President-elect Obama: “Announce …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Are We There Yet? The Promise, Perils and Politics of Penal Reform by Marie Gottschalk Fifteen years ago, mass imprisonment was largely an invisible issue in the United States. Since then, criticism of the country’s extraordinary incarceration rate has become widespread across the political spectrum. The huge prison buildup of …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Opposition to the Death Penalty Grows with High-Profile Support by Christopher Zoukis Five high-powered, influential individuals have joined the call for abolishing the death penalty and a sixth may soon be joining their ranks, according to insiders in the Obama administration. The list of new capital punishment opponents includes two …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Pope Francis Calls for Worldwide Prison Reform, Support and Hope for Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Pope Francis has endeared himself to prisoners around the world and those who advocate on their behalf, visiting some of the world’s most dangerous criminals and offering hope and support to all behind bars, regardless …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Getting the Money Out of Prison Reform by Dan Berger By Dan Berger, Truthout Much has been made about the bipartisan nature of contemporary efforts to end mass incarceration, as everyone from Newt Gingrich and the Koch Brothers to Van Jones and the American Civil Liberties Union, and now even Hillary …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Criticism of Congressional Mandate to Keep Immigration Detention Centers Full by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna and Joe Watson Immigration reform advocates report little success with efforts to eliminate a little-known, controversial quota mandated by Congress that keeps approximately 34,000 undocumented immigrants incarcerated on a daily basis, including many who …
Article • December 2, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Breaking News! FCC Votes to Further Reform Prison Phone Industry by Carrie Wilkinson Breaking News! FCC Votes to Further Reform Prison Phone Industry by Carrie Wilkinson The cover story of the December 2013 issue of Prison Legal News was titled “FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry.” …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduced with Broad Bipartisan Support by Derek Gilna Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduced with Broad Bipartisan Support by Derek Gilna According to its bipartisan sponsors, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S. 2123), introduced in the U.S. Senate on October 1, 2015, will have …
Reforms Propel Drop in Juvenile Detention Figures and Juvenile Crime Rates by Derek Gilna Reforms Propel Drop in Juvenile Detention Figures and Juvenile Crime Rates by Derek Gilna Juvenile crime rates and the number of incarcerated juveniles have fallen in a majority of states as states begin to reap the …
Mass Incarceration: The Most Important Political Issue of 2016 No One Wants to Talk About by David J. Krajicek Mass Incarceration: The Most Important Political Issue of 2016 No One Wants to Talk About The mushrooming prison population is a political ticking timebomb. by David J. Krajicek Five years ago, …
Article • October 28, 2015
The Truth About Who Is Really Responsible for Our Current Police and Prison State by Zaid Jilani Democratic leaders are complicit in creating our out-of-control, militarized police forces. by Zaid Jilani  The 200 protesters arrested last night in New York City and others being arrested elsewhere in demonstrations against police brutality …
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