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The Effects of Male Incarceration Dynamics on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Infection Rates among African American Women and Men, Chicago Journals, 2014

Publication • June 25, 2014

Filed under: Correctional Health Services, HIV/AIDS, AIDs/HIV Issues, Inadequate Health Care Facilities

The Effects of Male Incarceration Dynamics on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Infection Rates among African American Women and Men, Chicago Journals, 2014 The University of Chicago The Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago The University of Chicago Law School The Effects of Male Incarceration Dynamics on Acquired …

HRDC joint letter in support of reintroducing the PPIA June 2014

Publication • June 12, 2014

Filed under: Private Prisons, Disclosure of Records, HRDC Publications

HRDC joint letter in support of reintroducing the PPIA June 2014 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS June 11, 2014 The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee U.S. House of Representatives 2160 Rayburn Building Washington, DC 20515 Re: Private Prison Information Act of 2014 Dear Representative Jackson Lee, We, …

Ltr. re Policy on Inmate Emails to Counsel on TRULINCS U.S. Atty's Office for E.D.N.Y. 2014

Publication • June 9, 2014

Filed under: Attorney Client, Computers, Legal Mail

Ltr. re Policy on Inmate Emails to Counsel on TRULINCS U.S. Atty's Office for E.D.N.Y. 2014 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Eastern District of New York JM:EJK:DCP 271 Cadman Plaza East Brooklyn, New York I l20l June 9,2014 By First Class Mail Peter Kirchheimer, Esq. Attomey-in-Charge Federal Defenders …

Grand Jury Report on SLO County Jails, 2014

Publication • June 5, 2014

Grand Jury Report on SLO County Jails, 2014 COUNTY JAIL, JUVENILE HALL AND HOLDING CELLS: INSPECTION AND INFORMATION REPORT INTRODUCTION The 2013-2014 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury (Grand Jury) conducted an inquiry into the condition and management of the San Luis Obispo County Jail (Jail), San Luis Obispo County …

Study Linking TASER Use and Cardiac Arrest Douglas P. Zipes 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Cardiovascular, Stun Guns/Tasers

Study Linking TASER Use and Cardiac Arrest Douglas P. Zipes 2014 Controversies in Cardiovascular Medicine Can TASER Electronic Control Devices Cause Cardiac Arrest? TASER Electronic Control Devices Can Cause Cardiac Arrest in Humans Douglas P. Zipes, MD T he TASER X26 electronic control device (ECD) is a handgun-shaped device that …

ClaimStat Report on Judgments and Settlements against NY DOC 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Statistics/Trends

ClaimStat Report on Judgments and Settlements against NY DOC 2014 ClaimStat Alert Office of the New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer AUGUST 2014 BUREAU OF POLICY & RESEARCH AND BUREAU OF LAW AND ADJUSTMENT ClaimStat is an initiative of Comptroller Scott M. Stringer to save taxpayer money and improve …

Compensating Victims of Crime Douglas Evans CUNY 2014

Publication • June 1, 2014

Filed under: Victims, Restitution

Compensating Victims of Crime Douglas Evans CUNY 2014 Compensating Victims of Crime Douglas N. Evans Research & Evaluation Center John Jay College of Criminal Justice June 2014 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | Preparation of this report was supported by a grant from Justice Fellowship. The author wishes to thank the members of Justice …

LA County Police Wrongful Death List 2007-2014 Youth for Justice 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Police--Excessive Force

LA County Police Wrongful Death List 2007-2014 Youth for Justice 2014 COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT USE OF FORCE RESULTING IN DEATH OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM JANUARY 2007 – AUGUST 2014 Name Age Gender Race Date Address City Philip Miller 43 Male Black 1/10/2007 9714 S. Avalon Blvd. South Central LA Miller …

Talking Criminal Justice and Public Safety FrameWorks Institute 2014

Publication • June 1, 2014

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Sentencing

Talking Criminal Justice and Public Safety FrameWorks Institute 2014 Talking Criminal Justice and Public Safety: A FrameWorks Message Memo Prepared for the FrameWorks Institute by: Susan Nall Bales with Courtney D. Cogburn June 2014 In Partnership with the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard University Law …

Northern Branch Jail Operating Cost Santa Barbara CA Grand Jury Report 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems

Northern Branch Jail Operating Cost Santa Barbara CA Grand Jury Report 2014 Northern Branch Jail Operating Cost When They Build It You Will Pay SUMMARY After years of study and planning, Santa Barbara County is confronting its jail-overcrowding problem by constructing a new Northern Branch Jail, which includes a transition …

Bridging the Divide Partnership for Safety and Justice 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Sentencing

Bridging the Divide Partnership for Safety and Justice 2014 Bridging the Divide Bridging the Divide A new paradigm for addressing safety, crime, and victimization A new paradigm for addressing safety, crime, and victimization 1 Bridging the Divide This report documents some of the key insights from four national convenings funded …

FCC Consumer Guide to Inmate Telephone Services and Revised Rules 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

FCC Consumer Guide to Inmate Telephone Services and Revised Rules 2014 Consumer Guide Inmate Telephone Service Background FCC rules that significantly reformed interstate Inmate Calling Service (ICS) rates and practices recently went into effect in an effort to stem undue high costs to inmates’ families. In most cases, inmates’ telephone …

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Technical Report BJS 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Technical Report BJS 2014 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics TECHNICAL REPORT August 2014, NCJ 247137 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2014 Alexia D. Cooper, Ph.D., and Kimberly Martin, Ph.D., BJS Statisticians Introduction As part of the Consolidated Appropriations …

SPLC - Cruel Confinement - Report on Medical and Mental Health Care in AL Prisons, 2014

Publication • June 1, 2014

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

SPLC - Cruel Confinement - Report on Medical and Mental Health Care in AL Prisons, 2014 Cruel Confinement Abuse, Discrimination and Death Within Alabama’s Prisons A Special Report from the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program Montgomery, Alabama June 2014 Cruel Confinement Abuse, Discrimination and Death …

BJA - How Effective is Correctional Education

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Education

BJA - How Effective is Correctional Education PRE-PUBLICATION VERSION: This document has been peer-reviewed and edited but has not yet been finalized. Typeset and fully designed print and online volumes forthcoming. C O R P O R AT I O N How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We …

Detention Watch Network - Expose & Close: Artesia Familia Residential Center, NM

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Immigration

Detention Watch Network - Expose & Close: Artesia Familia Residential Center, NM EXPOSE CLOSE ARTESIA FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CENTER, NEW MEXICO September 2014 ABOUT US Detention Watch Network (DWN) is a national coalition of organizations and individuals working to expose and challenge the injustices of the U.S. immigration detention and deportation …

Is Public Safety Realignment Reducing Recidivism in California?, PPIC, 2014

Publication • June 1, 2014

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Rehabilitation/Recidivism

Is Public Safety Realignment Reducing Recidivism in California?, PPIC, 2014 Is Public Safety Realignment Reducing Recidivism in California? June 2014 Magnus Lofstrom, Steven Raphael, and Ryken Grattet with research support from Brandon Martin Supported with funding from the Smith Richardson Foundation Summary California has had one of the highest recidivism …

Oklahoma Law Review Article on Sexually Violent Predator Committment, 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Sex Offender Treatment, Civil Commitment

Oklahoma Law Review Article on Sexually Violent Predator Committment, 2014 Dangerous Diagnoses, Risky Assumptions, and the Failed Experiment of “Sexually Violent Predator” Commitment Deirdre M. Smith † 246 Deering Avenue Portland, Maine 04102 (207) 780-4376 deirdre.smith@maine.edu http://mainelaw.maine.edu/faculty/profiles/smith.html Draft: Please do not quote from or cite to this article without the …

U.S. Commission on Human Rights - Report on Felon Disenfranchisement in Tennesse, 2014

Publication • June 1, 2014

Filed under: Voting

U.S. Commission on Human Rights - Report on Felon Disenfranchisement in Tennesse, 2014 The Right to Vote and Ex-Felon Disenfranchisement in Tennessee A Report of the Tennessee Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights June 2014 Letter of Transmittal Tennessee Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil …

Florida Felon Disenfranchisement Report to U.S. Comm'n on Human Rights, 2014

Publication • June 1, 2014

Filed under: Voting, Collateral consequences of prison

Florida Felon Disenfranchisement Report to U.S. Comm'n on Human Rights, 2014