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Publication • February 10, 2016
Recidivism of State Prisoners, The Sentencing Project, 2002 514 10TH S TREET NW, S UITE 1000 WASHINGTON, DC 20004 TEL: 202.628.0871 • FAX: 202.628.1091 S TAFF@S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG WWW.S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG RECIDIVISM OF STATE P RISONERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR S ENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS P OLICY A new Bureau of Justice Statistics report provides …
Publication • February 10, 2016
Going Home to Stay, VA Offender Re-entry Initiative, 2003 Virginia Serious and Violent Offender Re-entry Initiative (VASAVOR Initiative): “Going Home to Stay” Abstract National statistics are supported by Virginia data indicating that there are a large number of serious and violent offenders who are completing their sentences and “Going Home” …
Publication • February 9, 2016
Recidivism Report, PA DOC, 2013 Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Recidivism Report 2013 Tom Corbett John E. Wetzel Governor Secretary Recidivism Report PRS Overview The Bureau of Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS) directs the maintenance of historical data records for the Department and conducts ongoing planning, research, and evaluation activities designed …
Publication • February 8, 2016
State Recidivism Studies Compendium, The Sentencing Project, 2010 STATE RECIDIVISM STUDIES This database provides references for 99 recidivism studies conducted between 1995-2009 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The studies have been produced by a variety of agencies, including departments of corrections, sentencing commissions, statistical analysis centers, …
Pennsylvania Law Requiring Lifetime Registration of Juvenile Sex Offenders Unconstitutional by The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Held the Commonwealth's mandatory lifetime registration of juvenile sexual offenders is unconstitutional. The Court concluded that juveniles have “a constitutionally protected interest in their reputation that has been encroached by the use of an  irrebuttable …
Article • February 3, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Union Supply Overcharges Sales Tax on Holiday Packages for TN Prisoners by Once a year, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) allows prisoners and their family members to order special holiday packages, consisting mainly of snacks, candy and other food items. The holiday packages can include items totaling up to …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Former Washington Prisoner Exonerated, Receives Compensation, Arrested Again by A wrongfully convicted former Washington prisoner was awarded $546,383 in compensation under a new state law for spending 10 years in prison on robbery and burglary charges for crimes he did not commit. Brandon Redtailhawk Olebar was arrested following a February …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Texas Prisons to Allow In-person Wedding Ceremonies after Prohibition on Proxy Marriages by Prisoners in Texas will once again be allowed to marry someone on the outside under new rules formulated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDJC) in the wake of an outcry of public opinion following a …
Sex Offenders Rally to Fight Discriminatory Laws by Mark Wilson Advocates for reforming laws restricting where registered sex offenders can live, and for challenging sex offender registries, have vowed to continue the fight despite facing roadblocks, which organizers admit make it difficult to eliminate the discriminatory treatment that many sex …
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 …
Brief • February 2, 2016
Picarella et al v. Johnson et al, PA, NCCB Minutes to Approve Settlement, mail visitation recreation, 2016 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 5:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. CITIZENS’ INPUT – AGENDA ITEMS ONLY 3. A MOTION IS NEEDED TO APPROVE THE COMMISSIONERS’ PUBLIC …
Handberry v. Thompson, 2nd Cir, Docket, disabled prisoners education IDEA, 2006 162VH6 Time of Request: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Client ID/Project Name: Number of Lines: 957 Job Number: 2825:546450959 Research Information Service: Terms and Connectors Search Print Request: Current Document: 1 Source: Federal & State Cases, Combined Search Terms: name(handberry …
Handberry v. Thompson, 2nd Cir, Docket, disabled prisoners education IDEA, 2015 162VH6 Time of Request: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Client ID/Project Name: Number of Lines: 555 Job Number: 2826:546451076 Research Information Service: Terms and Connectors Search Print Request: Current Document: 2 Source: Federal & State Cases, Combined Search Terms: name(handberry …
Green v. Sullivan Correctional Facility, NY, Order, sex offender release housing, 2016 State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department Decided and Entered: January 21, 2016 ________________________________ THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. WILLIAM GREEN, Appellant, v 521148 OPINION AND ORDER SUPERINTENDENT OF …
Article • January 12, 2016
Hawaii Warden Allegedly Sexually Abuses Female Prisoners In Guise of Rehabilitation by Christopher Zoukis   By Christopher Zoukis A Hawaii prison warden who allegedly forced female prisoners to disclose their sexual history -- in some cases while being filmed or in front of male prisoners -- is being sued in …
Article • January 12, 2016
Releasees under Three Strikes Reform Have Lower Recidivist Rate by David Reutter More than 1,000 prisoners have been released since California voters approved in 2012 the reform of the state’s harsh three strikes law. Despite not being provided pre-and post-release services afforded other prisoners, the strikers have a lower recidivism …
Article • January 12, 2016
Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Family
California Photo Ban Rule Turns SHU Prisoners into Ghosts by David Reutter Hunger strikers and a federal lawsuit have pushed California prison officials to reverse a decades old policy that banned personal photographs of prisoners held in the state’s four special security housing units (SHU). While the reversal currently only …
Article • January 7, 2016
Polk County Florida Juvenile Prison Conditions Corizon Treatment Held Constitutional by On March 15, 2012, suit was brought against Grady Judd, Sheriff of Polk County, Florida and the jail’s health care provider Corizon Health Inc. for violating the constitutional rights of its juvenile prisoners. Plaintiffs filed for class certification, temporary …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Filed under: Prison Labor, Food, Computers
Oklahoma Prisoners Develop Software which Could Save the State Millions by Christopher Zoukis Oklahoma legislators have estimated the state could save upwards of $20 million annually if a computer software program developed by two prisoners at the medium-security Joseph Harp Correctional Center is expanded statewide. Authorities said the facility began …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
A Clean Slate: Prisoners Taking Advantage of Tattoo Removal Programs by Christopher Zoukis The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is among the latest – and largest – agencies to join a growing national trend: providing prisoners with the opportunity to take advantage of a program that offers a real …
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