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News in Brief
Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Argentina: Ten years ago, Gabriel Herrera was serving time for fraud and robbery when he murdered his then-wife, Veronica Castro, during a conjugal visit. On January 5, 2017, Herrera killed his current girlfriend, Andrea Neri, 19, in a similar fashion during a visit …
Self-Inflicted Prisoner Deaths Continue to Rise in Great Britain
Article • April 11, 2017
Filed under: Accidents, Suicides
Self-Inflicted Prisoner Deaths Continue to Rise in Great Britain by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Self-inflicted prisoner deaths continued to rise in Great Britain in 2013. 74 prisoners either committed suicide or died accidentally due to their own actions.  There were an additional 123 deaths from natural causes, 4 apparent …
News in Brief
Article • April 1, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
News in Brief by Alabama: In November 2016 the Barbour County Sheriff’s Office received a faxed court order for the release of state prisoner Bobby Campbell, so of course they released him. As it turned out, however, the order was fake. “Right now we are unsure about the real source of …
Australia, New Zealand and UK Have Higher Proportion of Prisoners in Private Prisons
Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017
Filed under: Private Prisons, Statistics/Trends
Australia, New Zealand and UK Have Higher Proportion of Prisoners in Private Prisons by History will remember the United States as the first country in the world to privatize its prisons and jails; the modern era of prison privatization began when Corrections Corporation of America (now known as CoreCivic) was …
News in Brief
Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: For each of the last five years, members of the Golden State Warriors basketball team have visited San Quentin State Prison. Superstars Kevin Durant and Draymond Green sat among the prisoners and observed from the sidelines as members of the Warriors front office staff played …
Negative Report Foreshadows End of G4S Juvenile Operations in UK
Article • February 8, 2017 • from PLN February, 2017
Filed under: Private Prisons, G4S/Group 4, Corrections Audits, Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons
Negative Report Foreshadows End of G4S Juvenile Operations in UK by Derek Gilna Following a damning report, a private security company lost its contract to run a juvenile detention center in the United Kingdom, then later said it intends to sell off its UK-based juvenile operations. Until May 2016, the …
News in Brief
Article • February 7, 2017 • from PLN February, 2017
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News in Brief by Afghanistan: On August 8, 2016, Robert Langdon, a 44-year-old Australian security contractor, became the last Western prisoner to leave an Afghan prison filled with Al Qaeda and Taliban members. U.S. lawyer Kimberly Motley took Langdon’s case pro bono in 2013 and worked diligently to secure his …
News in Brief
Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017
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News in Brief by Arkansas: Michael Graff, 29, was fired following his arrest on charges of sexually assaulting a prisoner. The former Pulaski County jail deputy received a termination letter from Sheriff Doc Holladay which referred to Graff’s arrest as a violation of the Sheriff’s Office’s standards of conduct. A …
News in Brief
Article • December 7, 2016 • from PLN December, 2016
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News in Brief by Alabama: St. Clair Correctional Facility guard Deandre Price resigned just after his July 5, 2016 arrest for possession of a controlled substance and promoting contraband within a state correctional facility. Price was caught with drugs and other contraband as he reported for work; Alabama Department of …
United Kingdom: Prison Book Ban Overturned
Article • November 8, 2016 • from PLN November, 2016
Filed under: Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Censorship
United Kingdom: Prison Book Ban Overturned by Derek Gilna A writ filed by Barbara Gordon-Jones, a prisoner at HM Prison Send in Surrey, southwest of London, resulted in the reversal of a policy instituted by the British government that effectively prevented prisoners from receiving books from friends and family members. …
News in Brief
Article • November 7, 2016 • from PLN November, 2016
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: The Los Angeles Police Department arrested an 81-year-old African American man for going “off topic” while giving public testimony at a June 21, 2016 Police Commission meeting, dragging him from the podium. Tut Hayes spoke weekly at the Commission meetings and had previously been arrested …
News in Brief
Article • September 30, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016
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News in Brief by Arizona: The U.S. Department of Justice declared April 24 to 30, 2016 to be the inaugural National Reentry Week in an effort to recognize the plight of the more than 600,000 prisoners who are released annually from federal and state prisons, plus 11.4 million others who …
Britain Allows Same-Sex Civil Partnerships Inside Prisons
Article • September 8, 2016
Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Prison Reform, Transgender, Marriage
Britain Allows Same-Sex Civil Partnerships Inside Prisons by Same-sex prisoner couples in Britain, including those in the highest security classification, have been given the go ahead to enter into civil partnership and have appropriate ceremonies. Prison Service Order 4445 outlines the requirements for prisoners seeking to enter into same-sex civil …
New Study Debunks Common Beliefs of Children of Incarcerated Parents
Article • September 6, 2016
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Collateral consequences of prison, Family, Fathers in Prison, Mothers in Prison, Children of Prisoners
New Study Debunks Common Beliefs of Children of Incarcerated Parents by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A study released by the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, and in conjunction with the National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated, debunks commonly cited statistics concerning children with incarcerated …
News in Brief
Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016
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News in Brief by Alabama: U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. called Chris Miles, the former assistant police chief for the town of Tallassee, Alabama, a “maverick” when Miles was sentenced on March 25, 2016 for beating a suspect during an interrogation, making false statements to the FBI and selling …
“Jail Mail:” United Kingdom’s Newest Prison System Newspaper
Article • August 3, 2016
Filed under: Publications/Books, Media, Prisoner Media, Censorship, First Amendment
“Jail Mail:” United Kingdom’s Newest Prison System Newspaper by Derek Gilna Prisoners in United Kingdom (UK) correctional facilities have yet another newspaper to help pass the time.  “Jail Mail” is the third national newspaper in the British prison system, along with “Inside Time,” and “Converse,” and will have a print …
United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth Unveils Judicial and Prison Reform Shakeup
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Filed under: Work Release, Prison Reform, Electronic Monitoring, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry, International, Prisoners-International, Family, Fathers in Prison, Mothers in Prison, Children of Prisoners
United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth Unveils Judicial and Prison Reform Shakeup by On May 18, 2016, Queen Elizabeth announced a plan – touted as the “biggest shakeup” in criminal justice reform since Victorian times – that will provide more self-governance to UK prisons and allow prisoners greater access to technology. The …
German Prisoners Form Union, Seek Minimum Wage and Pension
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Filed under: Retaliation for Organizing, Prison Labor, Organizing, Hunger Strikes, Work Strikes, Lobbying, Advocacy, Prison Reform
German Prisoners Form Union, Seek Minimum Wage and Pension by Joe Watson A group of prisoners in Germany has accomplished what American prisoners have long been prohibited from doing: They formed a labor union for incarcerated workers, to advocate for minimum wage pay so they can earn enough for a …
News in Brief
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
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News in Brief by Arkansas: Two guards were placed on paid leave after they shot and killed prisoner Christopher Wilson during an April 7, 2016 escape attempt from the Varner Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction. According to DOC spokesperson Solomon Graves, “Officers gave [Wilson] a demand to cease …
UK Prisoner Pen Pal Program Relieves Feelings of Isolation
Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016
Filed under: Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Mail, Mental Health
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 …
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