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Article • June 12, 2015
BOP Prisoner Count Increases Despite Continuing Drop in State Prisoners by Derek Gilna BOP Prisoner Count Increases Despite Continuing Drop in State Prisoners by Derek Gilna Showing once again that the federal government continues to be out of step with declining crime rates nationwide, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) …
New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison by New Report Cites Improvements at Troubled Ohio Prison Prisoner-on-staff assaults at the Toledo Correctional Institution (TOCI) in Ohio continued to rise in fiscal year 2014, but a recent report from a state inspection team indicates the facility has made improvements in …
A City of Convicts: The statistical sleight of hand that makes the U.S. crime rate seem lower than it really is by Josh Voorhees A City of Convicts: The statistical sleight of hand that makes the U.S. crime rate seem lower than it really is by Josh Voorhees Imagine an American …
Publication • 2015
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Dept of Justice, Federal Justice Statistical Tables, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics December 2020, NCJ 251771 Mark Motivans, Ph.D., BJS Statistician T his report describes criminal caseprocessing in the federal justice system in 2015, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections.1 …
Article • May 6, 2015 • from PLN May, 2015
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
The Persistence of Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore The Persistence of Mass Incarceration by James Kilgore Over the last four years, “we have turned the corner” has become the dominant narrative on mass incarceration. The basis for this optimism appeared sound. From 2009-2012, total prisoner numbers were down nationally for …
HRDC data on public/private prison violence rates in TN DOC TDOC VIOLENT INCIDENTS REPORTED, JANUARY 2010 THROUGH MAY 2014 + + Violent incidents include inmate-on-inmate assaults, inmate-on-staff assaults and institutional disturbances. 2010 Total Public Private All Staff Total Prison Private % Private Total rate Public rate Private rate Incidents Prisons …
Publication • April 24, 2015
PA DOC community corrections contract Appendix L re recidivism measures 2014 APPENDIX L Recidivism Monitoring Recidivism Monitoring At a minimum, facilities operated by selected contractors must maintain a baseline rate of recidivism. Facilities reducing recidivism rates below the baseline recidivism range will be eligible to receive a price increase during …
Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015
Federal Court Caseloads Threaten Constitutional Protections by Matthew Clarke Federal Court Caseloads Threaten Constitutional Protections by Matt Clarke Civil and criminal case filings in federal courts have grown dramatically over the past two decades, but at the same time the number of judges available to hear them has barely increased …
How Former Prisoners Are Set Up to Fail, Especially if They're Women by Jean Friedman-Rudovsky How Former Prisoners Are Set Up to Fail, Especially if They're Women Orange Is the New Black has shined a light on women's experiences behind bars, but what happens when they're no longer locked up? …
Arrest-Related Deaths Program: Data Quality Profile BJS 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics TECHNICAL REPORT March 2015, NCJ 248544 Arrest-Related Deaths Program: Data Quality Profile Michael Planty and Andrea M. Burch, Bureau of Justice Statistics Duren Banks, Lance Couzens, Caroline Blanton, and Devon …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah by Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah A recent research study and news reports have revealed an increase in the number of prisoners across the nation – and particularly in Utah – sentenced to life in …
Publication • February 1, 2015
The Right Investment? Corrections Spending in Baltimore City Prison Policy Initiative 2015 THE RI GHT I NVESTMENT? CORRECTI ONSSPENDI NG I N BAL TI MORECI TY FEBRUARY 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Mapping Baltimore’s Corrections and Community Challenges ................................................................................. 2 48T 48T Focus on Baltimore City ....................................................... 2 48T Public …
Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Settlement, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGRJmMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (hereinafter "Agreement") is made by and among DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA ("DeKalb County"); CHIEF JUDGE NELLY WITHERS, In Her Official Capacity as Chief Judge of the DeKalb …
Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Complaint, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015 Case 1:15-mi-99999-UNA Document 174 Filed 01/29/15 Page 1 of 42 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION KEVIN THOMPSON, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. ________ v. COMPLAINT DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA; NELLY WITHERS, in her official capacity as …
Article • January 15, 2015
Australia Imprisons Aboriginals Disproportionately by Australia Imprisons Aborigines Disproportionately The National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples has called for the federal government to increase its “Closing the Gap” goals. Closing the Gap currently aims to reduce the disproportionate overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system by funding legal …
Department of Justice Releases 2012 Report on Local Jail and State Prison Deaths by Matthew Clarke The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice released a December 2012 report entitled "Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2010 - Statistical Tables." The report showed that 4,150 state …
Article • January 13, 2015
Colorado: Parole Board’s Track Record Difficult to Assess by Colorado: Parole Board’s Track Record Difficult to Assess The killing of Tom Clements, executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC), made national news. Investigation ultimately connected the high-profile killing to a prisoner who was erroneously released from prison years …
Article • January 13, 2015
Report Says Texas State Jails an Expensive Failure in Need of Reform by Report Says Texas State Jails an Expensive Failure in Need of Reform by Matt Clarke According to a November 2012 report published by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank, the Texas state jail system …
Article • January 13, 2015
Report Analyzes New Jersey Jail Population by Report Analyzes New Jersey Jail Population In partnership with the Drug Policy Alliance, Luminosity has issued a report that analyzes New Jersey’s jail population. The study’s goal “is to use this profile to identify opportunities to responsibly reduce New Jersey’s jail population while …
Article • January 12, 2015
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Racial Disparities Diminishing, Especially Among Female Prisoners by Racial Disparities Diminishing, Especially Among Female Prisoners   As dispiriting are the racial inequities of mass-incarceration, recent trends are cause for a sliver of cautious optimism, according to a 2013 report from The Sentencing Project, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. …
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