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Article • November 6, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Filed under: War on Drugs, Education
Study Finds that War on Drugs Kept Black Men from Higher Education by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In April 2019 study by Universityof California, Berkeley professor Tolani Britton established a link between the so-called “War On Drugs,” embodied in the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, and college enrollment by …
Tennessee Criminal Justice Investment Task Force review, 2019 Criminal Justice Investment Task Force Acknowledgements While the work of a number of subcommittees of the Tennessee Criminal Justice Investment Task Force is ongoing and not reflected within this report, the Task Force would like to thank the following agencies, associations, and …
Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: War on Drugs
California Court of Appeal Reverses Convictions for Possession of Marijuana in Prison by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Overturning the convictions of five defendants, the Third Appellate District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, California held on June 11, 2019 that Proposition 64’s decriminalization of possession of less than an ounce …
Drug Treatment Is Reaching More Prisons and Jails by JB Nicholas Recent legal victories have spurred counties and states to provide medication-assisted treatment to prisoners struggling with substance use. by JB Nicholas, The Appeal, a nonprofit criminal justice news site Her father sold her drugs. Her sister was strung out. …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Filed under: War on Drugs
California: Court of Appeal Holds Possession of Marijuana in Prison Still a Felony Despite Proposition 64 by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Nisaiah J. Perry was serving time in a California state prison when he was charged with possession of marijuana under Penal Code Section 4573.6. He was eventually sentenced …
Brief • May 21, 2019
United States v. Yandell, et al., CA, affidavit in support of complaint, conspiracy to engage in a racketeer influenced corrupt organization, 2019
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 …
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., …
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 …
Publication • January 8, 2019
United States Sentencing Commission Jan. 2019 - Intra-City Differences in Federal Sentencing Practices, 2005-2017 United States Sentencing Commission January 2019 INTRA-CITY DIFFERENCES IN FEDERAL SENTENCING PRACTICES Federal District Judges in 30 Cities, 2005 - 2017 REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION INTRA-CITY DIFFERENCES IN FEDERAL SENTENCING PRACTICES Federal District …
Brief • September 24, 2018
Sweeney et al v. Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction, preliminary injunction, prison mail restrictions, 2018
ACLU Virginia -- Women in the Criminal Justice System - Pathways to Incarceration in Virginia, 2018 PHOTO: NARAL PRO-CHOICE OF AMERICA/FLICKR WOMEN IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: PATHWAYS TO INCARCERATION IN VIRGINIA Acknowledgement First and foremost, we would like to thank the residents of Friends of Guest House in Fairfax, …
Publication • August 1, 2018
Office of the Inspector General: Review of the Justice Department's Clemency Initiative, 2018 Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice OVERSIGHT INTEGRITY GUIDANCE Review of the Department’s Clemency Initiative Evaluation and Inspections Division 18-04 August 2018 Executive Summary Review of the Department’s Clemency Initiative Introduction Results in Brief …
Two Men Unlawfully Searched and Falsely Arrested for Sitting in Vehicle Settle with Middletown, N.Y., Cops by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Patrick Ammirati and James Esposito, who were arrested and prosecuted over a speck that wasn’t even a drug after Middletown, New York, police found them suspiciously sitting in …
Article • July 24, 2018
Filed under: War on Drugs, Police
Queens Couple Receives $10,000 Settlement after False Arrest and Property Confiscation by NYPD by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Michael and Alisha Drepaul agreed to a $10,000 settlement with the city of New York in response to Mr. Drepaul’s false arrest and prosecution, and the police confiscation of $9,800 worth …
Article • July 8, 2018
$30,000 Settlement for Brooklyn Man Falsely Arrested by NYPD by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Derrick Baxton, who was arrested by officers of the New York Police Department with no evidence of wrongdoing, settled his federal civil rights lawsuit with the city of New York for $30,000.      On February …
Publication • 2018
Corrections-Based Responses to the Opioid Epidemic, Vera Institute of Justice, 2018 March 2018 Corrections-Based Responses to the Opioid Epidemic: Lessons from New York State’s Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Program Vedan Anthony-North, Leah G. Pope, Stephanie Pottinger, and Isaac Sederbaum From the Director The numbers behind America’s current opioid crisis …
Texas Policy Foundation Center for Effective Justice--Open Roads and Overflowing Jails--Addressing High Rates of Rural Pretrial Incarceration, May 2018 OPEN ROADS AND OVERFLOWING JAILS: Addressing High Rates of Rural Pretrial Incarceration by Marc Levin and Michael Haugen May 2018 May 2018 by Marc Levin Michael Haugen Center for Effective Justice …
The Osborne Association Report, May, 2018, The High Costs of Low Risk - The Crisis of America’s Aging Prison Population The High Costs of Low Risk: The Crisis of America’s Aging Prison Population The Osborne Association May 2018 Executive Summary Executive Summary During the past four decades, we have experienced …
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