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Penal Reform International, Thailand Institute of Justice: Global Prison Trends, 2018 GLOBAL PRISON TRENDS 2018 SPECIAL FOCUS Pull-out section The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders in the era of sustainable development Global Prison Trends 2018 This document is co-published and produced with financial assistance from the Thailand Institute of Justice …
Article • March 12, 2018
Prosecutor Deciding Disparate Sentencing for Drug Convictions by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Massachusetts Supreme Court held that the prosecutor, not the judge, determines the applicable sentence under drug laws that authorize two different sentences for the same conduct. Massachusetts General Law, chapter 94C, section 32A criminalizes the distribution …
Lindon v. Saffold, Complaint, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/23/18 1 of 12. PageID #: 1 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/23/18 2 of 12. PageID #: 2 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/23/18 3 of 12. PageID #: 3 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: …
Bread for the World Institute - Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger, 2018 BRIEFING PAPER NUMBER 35, FEBRUARY 2018 Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger by Marlysa D. Gamblin Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and poverty, as well as strategies to end it. …
Brief • January 23, 2018
US v. Tigano, Opinion, Sixth Amendment, 2018 15-3073 United States of America v. Tigano 28 15‐3073 United States of America v. Tigano UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT ____________________ August Term, 2017 (Argued: October 12, 2017 Decided: January 23, 2018) Docket No. 15‐3073 ____________________ UNITED STATES OF …
USA v. Henshaw, IL, Opinion, Sentencing for Marijuana Conviction, 2018 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 17‐1628 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff‐Appellant, v. SKYLAR D. HENSHAW, Defendant‐Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Division. No.16 …
Brief • January 12, 2018
Uranga v. Davis, TX, Court Order, Drug Conviction, 2018 Case: 15-10290 Document: 00514307344 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/12/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-10290 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 12, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk JOHN URANGA, III, Petitioner-Appellant, …
Second Chance Reforms 2017 CCRC Limiting Second Chance Reforms in 2017 Roundup of new expungement and restoration laws December 2017 COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES RESOURCE CENTER The Collateral Consequences Resource Center is a non-profit organization established in 2014 to promote public discussion of the collateral consequences of conviction, the legal restrictions and …
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
In Midst of Opioid Crisis, an Addiction Medication Program for Federal Prisons Fizzles by Mike Ludwig by Mike Ludwig, Truthout In the spring of 2014, as rising rates of opioid misuse and fatal overdoses were capturing the nation’s attention, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) was working on …
Brief • November 30, 2017
State of Washington v. Wences, WA, Opinion, Change of Law-Change of Sentencing, 2017 This opinion was filed for record FTTE at B/CO QilU onl4^ > IN CLERKt OFFICE •UPRBE(XHjm;am OFwuHMeroN OATS'KOV 3 0 201? nAA lAUAk^, SUSAN L CARLSON GmsFjusncE SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE …
Article • November 28, 2017
Filed under: War on Drugs, Sentencing, Parole
Missouri’s Release of Pot Dealer Doing LWOP Gives Hope to Nonviolent Drug Offenders Incarcerated Nationwide by Joe Watson By Joe Watson Jeff Mizanskey, a 62-year-old Missouri state prisoner serving life without parole (LWOP) on a nonviolent drug conviction, was released on Sept, 2, 2015, eliciting cautious optimism that thousands like …
Brief • November 28, 2017
U.S. V. King-Gore, DC, Opinion, Sentencing, 2017 United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued October 23, 2017 Decided November 28, 2017 No. 13-3010 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE v. KAMAL KING-GORE, APPELLANT Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. …
Publication • November 17, 2017
Filed under: War on Drugs
Congress Should Press Philippines to Stop the Extrajudicial Drug War Killings Since the Philippines escalated its "drug war" in June of last year, over 3,900 people have been killed in anti-drug operations1, with nearly 2,300 more drug-related murders2 and thousands still "unexplained,"3 according to police reports. Estimates by media and …
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Filed under: Crime, War on Drugs, Telephones
Georgia Prison Contraband Investigation Nets 130 Arrests, Guilty Pleas by David Reutter by David M. Reutter About 130 people have been arrested following a joint two-year investigation by the FBI and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDOC). Indictments for 75 of the arrestees were announced in September 2015; another 46 …
Article • November 7, 2017 • from PLN November, 2017
Obama Publishes Commentary on Criminal Justice Reform in Harvard Law Review by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Barack Obama made history by becoming the first president to contribute to legal scholarship by having an article published in a law journal while in office. The article, titled “The President’s Role in …
Article • August 29, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Surgeon General’s Report: Substance Abuse Continues to Grow in America by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A new report from the federal government documents what many already know: that the problem of substance abuse addiction continues to expand, now affecting an estimated 20.8 million Americans. That’s more than the total …
Publication • August 1, 2017
Physicians for Human Rights - Neither Justice Nor Treatment, 2017 Physicians for Human Rights Neither Justice Nor Treatment Drug Courts in the United States June 2017 There are more than 3,100 drug courts operating in the United States. But while the courts’ proponents say they reduce recidivism for people with …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Unlikely Criminal Justice Reform: How New York City Reduced Arrests and Slashed Prisoner Populations by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In what has been described as a "remarkable reversal of mass incarceration,” a newly-published report by Justice Strategies credited the New York Police Department (NYPD) for a massive decline in …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Policing for Profit: Law Enforcement Agencies Abuse Civil Asset Forfeiture by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke While crime may not pay, policing can be very profitable when law enforcement agencies are allowed to seize assets not only from criminals but also people merely suspected of breaking the law. No criminal …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Incarceration Numbers Falling, Especially for Blacks by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the imprisonment rate for blacks is declining and has been doing so for many years. But the BJS data also indicates that the trend is headed in the opposite …
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