Prison Overcrowding Continues During COVID-19 Pandemic by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon While problematic at any other time, prison overcrowding has proven deadly during the global COVID-19 pandemic because social distancing is one of the main weapons epidemiologists recommend to combat the spread of this highly contagious, often fatal disease. …

Texas Republican Representative Proposes Renaming Prisons With Names Honoring Enslavers, Oppressors and Convict Leasers by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke It may not be surprising to readers of Prison Legal News that many prisons throughout the US are named after people who were slave owners, officers in the Confederate Army, …

Headdress v. USA, MT, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2021 JOHN M. NEWMAN Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Attorney’s Office P.O. Box 8329 Missoula, MT 59807 105 E. Pine, 2nd Floor Missoula, MT 59802 Phone: (406) 829-3336 FAX: (406) 542-1476 Email: john.newman@usdoj.gov VICTORIA L. FRANCIS Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Attorney’s Office 2601 …

State of NY v. Erie County, NY, Complaint, Jail Conditions, 2021 FILED: ERIE COUNTY CLERK 03/17/2021 10:28 AM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 INDEX NO. 803433/2021 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/17/2021 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, COUNTY OF ERIE In the Matter of the Application of Index No.: _____________ THE NEW YORK …

State of NY v. Erie County, NY, Settlement, Jail Conditions, 2021 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, COUNTY OF ERIE In the Matter of the Application of THE NEW YORK STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION, Petitioner, For an Order Pursuant to Article 78 of the CPLR and NY State Correction Law …

Murphy v. Nevada County, CA, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2021 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS Claim: 2892 This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims ("Agreement") is made and executed by the undersigned, Dylan Thomas Murphy ("RELEASOR") in favor of the County of Nevada ("COUNTY"), collectively the "Parties," with respect to …

Baxley v. Jividen, WV, Exhibit a - Bragg Facility Inspection & Inmate Interview Protocol, COVID-19 Release, 2021 Case Case 3:18-cv-01526 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-JTA Document 405-3 Document Filed 07/15/21 3098-1 Filed Page 01/21/21 1 of 5 PageID Page #: 1 of 11144 5 EXHIBIT A FACILITY INSPECTION AND INMATE INTERVIEW PROTOCOL 1. Subject …

Baxley v. Jividen, WV, Mediation Agreement Pertaining to Discovery, COVID-19 Release, 2021 Case 3:18-cv-01526 Document 410-1 Filed 250-1 07/21/21 1 of 32 PageID #: 11534 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document FiledPage 09/09/15 Page 1 of 32 EXHIBIT A Case 3:18-cv-01526 Document 410-1 Filed 250-1 07/21/21 2 of 32 PageID #: 11535 Case …

Committee for Public Counsel Services v. Chief Justice of the Trial Court, MA, Special Master's Weekly Report, Covid Response, 2021 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT SUFFOLK, ss. SJC-12926 COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES AND MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, Petitioners, v. CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE TRIAL COURT, ET …

Women, Incarceration, and Violent Crime, MA, 2021 Women,‌‌Incarceration,‌‌and‌‌Violent‌‌Crime:‌‌A‌‌Briefing‌‌in‌‌Response‌‌to‌‌ Plans‌‌for‌‌Building‌‌a‌‌New‌‌Women’s‌‌Prison‌‌in‌‌Massachusetts‌1‌ ‌ ‌ “[T]he‌‌effort‌‌to‌‌divide‌‌up‌‌the‌‌world‌‌into‌‌the‌‌violent‌‌and‌‌the‌‌nonviolent,‌‌or‌‌into‌‌any‌‌other‌‌sharply‌‌ drawn‌‌dichotomous‌‌categories,‌‌blinds‌‌us‌‌too‌‌often‌‌to‌‌the‌‌gradations‌‌that‌‌actually‌‌characterize‌‌ our‌‌collective‌‌life”‌‌(Sklansky,‌‌2021,‌‌p.‌‌5).‌ ‌ ‌ Introduction‌ ‌ The‌‌Massachusetts‌‌Department‌‌of‌‌Correction‌‌(DOC)‌‌has‌‌announced‌‌its‌‌intention‌‌to‌‌close‌‌ MCI-Framingham,‌‌the‌‌oldest‌‌functioning‌‌women’s‌‌prison‌‌in‌‌the‌‌country,‌‌by‌‌2024‌‌(Williams,‌‌ 2020).‌‌The‌‌primary‌‌state‌‌prison‌‌for‌‌women,‌‌MCI-Framingham‌‌currently‌‌houses‌‌fewer‌‌than‌‌200‌‌ women.‌2‌‌ ‌This‌‌number‌‌includes‌‌women‌‌awaiting‌‌trial‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌women‌‌sentenced‌‌on‌‌a‌‌wide‌‌ range‌‌of‌‌governing‌‌charges‌‌(Cannata‌‌et‌‌al.,‌‌2021).‌ ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌MCI-Framingham,‌‌Governor‌‌Baker’s‌‌administration‌‌plans‌‌to‌‌build‌‌a‌‌new‌‌women’s‌ prison‌‌or‌‌substantially‌‌renovate‌‌an‌‌unused‌‌men’s‌‌prison‌‌at‌‌an‌‌estimated‌‌cost‌‌of‌‌$50,000,000.‌ That‌‌sum‌‌is‌‌in‌‌addition‌‌to‌‌the‌‌operating‌‌cost‌‌of‌‌$162,000‌‌per‌‌woman‌‌per‌‌year‌‌(Cannata‌‌et‌‌al.,‌‌ 2021).‌‌ ‌ In‌‌response,‌‌coalitions‌‌of‌‌community‌‌organizations,‌‌academics,‌‌social‌‌workers,‌‌and‌‌attorneys‌‌ argue‌‌that‌‌the‌‌time‌‌has‌‌come‌‌to‌‌end‌‌the‌‌punitive‌‌policies‌‌that‌‌gave‌‌rise‌‌to‌‌mass‌‌incarceration;‌‌that‌‌ $50,000,000‌‌could‌‌be‌‌put‌‌to‌‌better‌‌use‌‌supporting‌‌housing,‌‌families,‌‌education,‌‌parks,‌‌local‌‌ businesses‌‌and‌‌services‌‌that‌‌build‌‌up‌‌people,‌‌not‌‌prisons‌‌(Building‌‌Up‌‌People‌‌Not‌‌Prisons,‌‌n.d.).‌‌ ‌ The‌‌population‌‌of‌‌women‌‌incarcerated‌‌for‌‌crimes‌‌labeled‌‌as‌‌violent‌‌has‌‌emerged‌‌as‌‌a‌‌sticking‌‌ point‌‌in‌‌efforts‌‌to‌‌balance‌‌concerns‌‌for‌‌public‌‌safety‌‌with‌‌the‌‌rights‌‌and‌‌well-being‌‌of‌‌women‌‌ and‌‌communities‌‌most‌‌impacted‌‌by‌‌pro-incarceration‌‌policies‌‌of‌‌the‌‌late‌‌20th‌‌and‌‌21st‌‌centuries.‌‌ ‌ To‌‌help‌‌ground‌‌these‌‌concerns‌‌in‌‌research,‌‌this‌‌briefing‌‌presents‌‌an‌‌overview‌‌of‌‌the‌‌scholarly‌‌ literature‌‌on‌‌women,‌‌violence,‌‌and‌‌crime.‌‌That‌‌literature‌‌is‌‌illustrated‌‌through‌‌the‌‌stories‌‌of‌‌real‌‌ women‌‌who‌‌have‌‌been‌‌incarcerated‌‌for‌‌crimes‌‌classified‌‌as‌‌violent‌‌in‌‌Massachusetts.‌ ‌ ‌ T ‌ his‌‌briefing‌‌was‌‌written‌‌by‌‌Rebecca‌‌Stone,‌‌Susan‌‌Sered,‌‌Amanda‌‌Wilhoit,‌‌and‌‌Cherry‌‌Russell‌‌together‌‌with‌‌ members‌‌of‌‌the‌W ‌ omen‌‌and‌‌Incarceration‌‌Project‌‌‌at‌‌Suffolk‌‌University.‌‌ …

Harvard Environmental Law Review, Environmental Indifference, 2021 \\jciprod01\productn\H\HLE\45-2\HLE206.txt unknown Seq: 1 18-JUN-21 8:44 ENVIRONMENTAL INDIFFERENCE Anthony Moffa* TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

Journal of Correctional Health Care, Nutrition in Midwestern State Department of Corrections Prisons, 2021 Journal of Correctional Health Care Volume 27, Number 3, 2021 ª The Author(s) 2021 DOI: 10.1089/jchc.19.08.0067 CoR'itECTIONAL HEALTH CARE RESEARCH ARTICLE Nutrition in Midwestern State Department of Corrections Prisons: A Comparison of Nutritional Offerings With Commonly …

The PEW Charitable Trusts, Local Spending on Jails Tops $25 Billion, 2021 Chartbook Jan 2021 Getty Images Local Spending on Jails Tops $25 Billion in Latest Nationwide Data Costs increased despite falling crime and fewer people being admitted to jail The Pew Charitable Trusts Michael Caudell-Feagan, executive vice president and …

Mortality in Local Jails 2000-2019 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics December 2021, NCJ 301368 E. Ann Carson, Ph.D., BJS Statistician A total of 1,200 persons died in local jails in 2019, a more than 5% increase from 2018 (1,138 deaths) and a 33% …

Improving the Food Environment in Washington State-Run Correctional Facilities, 2021 (1) Hd_w" OPINIONS, IDEAS, & PRACTICE Improving the Food Environment in Washington State–Run Correctional Facilities: The Healthy Commissary Project Alyssa Auvinen, MPH, Jessica Marcinkevage, PhD, MSPH, Chris Mornick, RD, MPH, Susmitha Nambuthiri, PhD, MSc, Mary Daniel, BS, Brent Carney, RDN, …

Food Prison Abolition Project, MD, How Prison Food in Maryland Became Even Worse During COVID-19, 2021 MARYLAND PRISON" ABOLITION ., PROJECT liolence,Hunger, and Premature Death: 0 Covid-19 in Maryland Prisons 0 Prisons didnotprovide adequate access to personal protective equipment for incarcerated folks.Individuals alsospoketo howsome correctional staffconsistently didnotwear masks or gloves …

New York State Executive Order Re Declaration of Disaster Emergency Due to Conditions at Rikers Island Correctional Center 2021 No.5 EXECUTIVE ORDER Declaration of a Disaster Emergency in the Counties of the Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond and Queens Due to Conditions at Rikers Island Correctional Center WHEREAS, the Rikers …

California State Prison Corcoran Medical Inspection OIG Report - April 2021 Roy W. Wesley , Inspector General OIG Bryan B. Beyer, Chief Deputy Inspector General OFFICE of the INSPECTOR GENERAL Independent Prison Oversight April 2021 Cycle 6 Medical Inspection Report California State Prison Corcoran Electronic copies of reports published by …

California OIG Discipline Monitoring Report Jul-Dec 2020 Roy W. Wesley , Inspector General Bryan B. Beyer, Chief Deputy Inspector General OIG OFFICE of the INSPECTOR GENERAL Independent Prison Oversight May 2021 Monitoring Internal Investigations and the Employee Disciplinary Process of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Semiannual Report July …

TX State Auditor, Agribusiness at the Dept of Criminal Justice, 2021 Lisa R. Collier, CPA, CFE, CIDA First Assistant State Auditor An Audit Report on Agribusiness at the Department of Criminal Justice March 2021 Report No. 21-016 State Auditor’s Office reports are available on the Internet at http://www.sao.texas.gov/. An Audit …