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Cities Re-evaluating Housing Bans for Former Prisoners by Matthew Clarke In the 1990s, high crime rates in public housing – especially the infamous “projects” – led many cities to adopt a one-strike policy that banned anyone with a felony conviction from public housing. Now, with declining crime rates and the …
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Tennessee Enacts Contrary “Ban the Box” Bills by On March 14, 2016, the Tennessee legislature passed a bill to eliminate a question on state government job applications that asks about an applicant’s criminal history. The measure, commonly called “Ban the Box,” was signed into law by Governor Bill Haslam on …
The Taste of Exploitation: Whole Foods Stops Carrying Products Made by Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Visit the website for Haystack Mountain, a Colorado-based goat cheese manufacturer, and you will find information about fancy chèvre and other tasty products. The “Our People” section includes profiles on cheesemaker Jackie Chang and other …
Aging, Sick and Incarcerated: The Need for Compassionate Release by Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Truthout.org Mary Ziman already had debilitating fibromyalgia and, unable to work, was on permanent disability. Then she was arrested and sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine, charges she says …
Why Sex Criminals Get Locked Up Forever by Aviva Stahl By Aviva Stahl, VICE Gilbert Greenfield sits upright in the chair, his body tense, a blood-pressure cuff attached to his left arm. A sensor is strapped around his chest, and two more cap his fingertips to measure how much he's sweating. …
Publication • June 28, 2016
Filed under: Tattoos, Police
5 Ways Law Enforcement Will Use Tattoo Recognition Technology, EFF, 2016 TATTOO DETECTION Determining whether an image contains a tattoo or not MATCH TATTOO IDENTIFICATION Matching images of the same person's tattoo over time SUBJECT MATCH MATCH MATCH REGION OF INTEREST Matching a part of a tattoo to the full …
Publication • June 28, 2016
Aging in Prison - Reducing Elder Incarceration and Promoting Public Safety, Center for Justice, 2015 Aging in Prison Reducing Elder Incarceration and Promoting Public Safety A publication of the The continued imprisonment of a group of people who have significantly aged out of crime, who pose little public safety risk …
It’s About Time - Aging Prisoners, Increasing Costs, and Geriatric Release, VERA, 2010 It’s About Time Aging Prisoners, Increasing Costs, and Geriatric Release CENTER on Sentencing and Corrections APRIL 2010 istockphoto.com/mrrabbit2502 Tina Chiu Executive Summary As harsher policies have led to longer prison sentences, often with a limited possibility of …
Publication • June 28, 2016
Recidivism of Offenders Placed on Federal Community Supervision in 2005 - Patterns from 2005 to 2010, DOJ BJS, 2016 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics JUNE 2016 Special Report NCJ 249743 Recidivism of Offenders Placed on Federal Community Supervision in 2005: Patterns from 2005 …
Still Blocking the Exit, ACLU, 2015 S L L I T B C O L t he G N I K About this Report web mrji.org mandalaenterprise.org email waltermandalalomax@hotmail.com mrji4phases@yahoo.com phone 443.413.6076 This report is about Maryland’s broken parole system for individuals serving life sentences. It was authored by Walter …
No Place for Old Men by Texas prisons are filling up with the old and the ill — at enormous expense. by Dick J. Reavis, Texas Observer Benito Alonzo is a short, 140-pound 80-year-old. His quiet-spoken manner, drooping jowls and gray hair, trimmed in a buzz, give him the appearance …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Prisoner Has Right to Grow “Fist-Length” Beard by Pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Holt v. Hobbs, 135 S.Ct. 853 (2015) [PLN, Aug. 2015, p.50], the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) changed its grooming policy on August 1, 2015. The new policy …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
UK Prisoner Pen Pal Program Relieves Feelings of Isolation by Derek Gilna Prison is not a place conducive to maintaining good mental health, whether in the United States or elsewhere. The Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom has found that depression and suicide are major problems in that nation’s …
Exonerees Fulfill Dreams, Help Other Prisoners Overcome Wrongful Convictions by David Reutter by David Reutter and Joe Watson Former Louisiana death row prisoner John Thompson has spearheaded an organization that aims to help the wrongfully convicted and former prisoners successfully rebuild their lives. Thompson was sentenced to death for the …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
California Federal Court Rules Early Release Program Cannot be Restricted to Women by Derek Gilna According to a September 8, 2015 ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England, Jr., the State of California implemented the Alternative Custody Program (ACP) in 2012 with the goal of reversing the worrisome …
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
U.S. Department of Education Offers Second Chance Pell Pilot Program by Christopher Zoukis On July 31, 2015, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced a new pilot program that will provide federal funding to colleges to provide classes at select prisons. The Second Chance Pell Pilot Program will help prisoners …
Louisiana Parish Saddled With Large Jail, Large Costs by Matthew Clarke Before he pleaded guilty to taking bribes and illegally spending around $150,000 of his campaign money, resulting in a 46-month federal prison sentence in 2013, former Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Sheriff Jiff Hingle may have started his parish on a …
Publication • June 2, 2016
Filed under: Release and Reentry
Reentering Your Community - A Handbook, FBOP, 2016 REENTERING YOUR COMMUNITY A Handbook Federal Bureau of Prisons “Reentering Your Community - A Handbook” First Edition • April 2016 https://www.bop.gov/resources/pdfs/reentry_handbook.pdf WHAT IS THIS HANDBOOK FOR? Reentering your community can be more manageable when you’re aware of services and resources available to …
Publication • June 2, 2016
Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Untimely Releases of Inmates, OIG, 2016 Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Untimely Releases of Inmates Evaluation and Inspections Division 16-03 May 2016 EXECUTIVE …
Human Rights Watch - Every 25 Seconds The Human Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use in the United States, HRW ACLU, 2016 EVERY 25 SECONDS The Human Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use in the United States H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C …
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