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Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
The Sentencing Project Issues Report on Reducing Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Cutting the U.S. prisoner population by half is the goal of the #cut50 and End Mass Incarceration movements, and of the criminal justice reform group JustLeadershipUSA, but that will not be possible …
Author John Grisham Pens Editorial Criticizing Death Penalty in North Carolina by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On October 11, 2018, world-famous author and attorney John Grisham published an editorial in a North Carolina newspaper regarding capital punishment in that state. “Today, there are 141 people on North Carolina’s death …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Why Our Movement Can’t Afford to Ignore Private Prison Corporations by Caroline Isaacs by Caroline Isaacs, Program Director, AFSC In 1998, I was a budding anti-prison activist, volunteering for the American Friends Service Committee in Arizona (AFSC-AZ). I was fortunate enough to attend the very first Critical Resistance gathering in …
First Step Act Update: Over 1,600 Sentences Reduced, 3,000 Prisoners Released by Dale Chappell, Douglas Ankney by Dale Chappell and Douglas Ankney As of late July 2019, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) had released over 3,000 prisoners under the First Step Act, a landmark criminal justice reform measure signed …
Kickback publication • September 3, 2019
OR DOC Rates Sept 2019 9/3/2019 Department of Corrections : Telmate : Sending Money : State of Oregon (http://www.oregon.gov)   Sending Money Information for putting money on an inmate's books (/doc/sending-money/) (/doc/)  (/doc/Pages/default.aspx)  Sending Money (/doc/sending-money/Pages/home.aspx)  Telmate Site Navigation Telmate Using Telmate to Send Money With …
Kickback publication • August 29, 2019
Utah DOC Prison Telephone Kickback Totals 2013-2019 Utah DOC Call Kickback Data* Year (1/1 - 12/31) Total 2019 Notes $1,003,057.31 Only includes commission payments from 1/1/2019 - 6/25/2019 2018 $1,354,368.97 2017 $1,160,502.85 2016 $1,071,632.19 2015 $997,915.49 2014 $977,584.07 2013 $370,230.49 Only includes commission payments from 7/22/2013-12/31/2013 *Source: Utah Public Finance …
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Correlation Between Dyslexia and Criminal Behavior; First Step Act to Require Screening, Treatment by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney “When you can’t read, you see no other way out,” said actor Ameer Baraka. “As a kid, I used to ask God to make me a drug dealer, because I knew …
Vera Institute of Justice - Gatekeepers: The Role of Police in Ending Mass Incarceration, 2019 Gatekeepers: The Role of Police in Ending Mass Incarceration S. Rebecca Neusteter, Ram Subramanian, Jennifer Trone, Mawia Khogali, and Cindy Reed August 2019 From the Director Reforming the criminal justice system has become a bipartisan …
New Bill Restricts Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss In April 2019, newly elected New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 364, which limits the use of solitary confinement for certain prisoners housed in New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
End of Gubernatorial Terms Bring Pardons, Commutations by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Following the 2018 elections, outgoing governors in at least 10 states and others who remained in office resolved some outstanding clemency applications by issuing pardons and commutations. In January 2019, then-Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner – …
Article • July 2, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
The Second Step: Invest in Prison Education Programs, Reinstate Pell Grants by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis, MBA Aaron Kinzel is a professor of criminal justice at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Jose Bou is the manager of Equity, Family and Community Partnerships in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Sean Pica is the executive …
FAMM, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, NACDL Launch Compassionate Release Clearinghouse by FAMM First Step Act paves the way for a massive pro bono effort to represent sick, dying, and elderly prisoners in court. The following is a press release from FAMM, June 19, 2019 WASHINGTON – Thousands of sick, dying, and …
Phillips v. State of Michigan, MI, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2019
San Francisco Joins National Push to Abolish Youth Prisons by Ella Fassler by Ella Fassler, Truthout, June 3, 2019 It’s happening in Minneapolis. New Jersey. Arkansas. Upstate New York. Durango, Colorado. One by one, juvenile prisons are closing, or are slated to close, in response to child abuse reports, sustained …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
President Trump Wants Focus on Hiring Ex-Prisoners, Hosts Them at White House by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On April 1, 2019, President Donald Trump hosted ex-federal prisoners at the White House for the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration. He said he wants to promote efforts …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
L.A. Sheriff Claims Jail Reforms Resulted in More Violence; Court Appointed Monitors Disagree by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Newly elected Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva held a press conference in late January 2019, claiming that court-ordered reforms in the county’s jail system had caused an increase in violence …
Publication • 2019
A Call for New Criminal Justice Values, The Square One Project, 2019 EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE FUTURE OF JUSTICE POLICY JANUARY 2019 Arthur Rizer, R Street Institute A CALL FOR NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE VALUES The Square One Project aims to incubate new thinking on our response to crime, promote more …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Meek Mill and Michael Rubin Start Criminal Justice Reform Organization by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Robert Rihmeek Williams was 18 when he was arrested and convicted for possession of guns and drugs. Following his release he began a successful career as a hip-hop artist by the name …
Human Rights Watch 2014 Report Set Goals to Reduce Human Costs of Excessive Incarceration by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna  The nonprofit Human Rights Watch in 2014 published a 21-page report, “Nation Behind Bars: A Human Rights Solution,” which outlined the problems caused by mass incarceration and offered suggestions on …
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 …
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