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Article • November 15, 2005 • from PLN November, 2005
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief: by Alabama: On September 7, 2005, Carl Ward, 40, escaped from the Elmore Correctional Facility in Montgomery where he worked outside the prison compound in a warehouse. Using a knife, Ward took an employee's wallet and car keys, restrained him with masking tape and stole his car. …
Rape Behind Bars: Bureau of Justice Statistics Issues First Report by by Andrea Cavanaugh The numbers only begin to tell the story. In July, 2005, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics released its first-ever report on the prevalence of prisoner rape. A survey of U.S. prisons, jails, and youth facilities …
Article • October 15, 2005 • from PLN October, 2005
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News in Brief: by Arizona: On October 4, 2005, three prisoners escaped from the tent city jail in Phoenix. Two of the three escapees were recaptured a day later driving a stolen car. The third escapee was captured two days after escaping. The men climbed over electric fences and razor …
Article • October 15, 2005
Many U.S. Prisoners Give Birth In Chains by Michael Rigby Childbirth is sacred in most cultures. But for many female prisoners in the U.S., the process can be cruel and degrading. According to a March 1, 2006, report by the human rights group Amnesty International U.S.A., 23 state prison systems …
Article • October 15, 2005
Filed under: News, News in Brief
News in Brief: by Arizona: On February 23, 2006, Jamie Wanek, a guard at the Maricopa county jail in Phoenix was charged with 57 felony and misdemeanor counts of having sex with a jail prisoner Joshua Lopez, 30, and bringing him alcohol, drugs and other contraband. Lopez has also been …
Texas Prison Expert Pays the Price for Telling the Truth by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke Tony Fabelo was the head of the Texas Criminal Justice Policy Council for two decades. He survived multiple changes of administration by doing a great job as the state's top number-cruncher on prison …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Nebraska Law Automatically Restores Felon Voting Rights by On March 10, 2005, Nebraska lawmakers overrode a veto by the governor and passed legislation automatically restoring the voting rights of felons. With the passage of Legislative Bill 53, Nebraska felons will automatically have their voting rights restored two years after completing …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Iowa's Governor Grants Ex-Prisoners Automatic Voting Rights Restoration by Iowa's Governor Grants Ex-Prisoners Automatic Voting Rights Restoration by Matthew T. Clarke On July 6, 2005, Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa signed an Executive Order which enacted a blanket restoration of citizenship rights to ex-prisoners who have completed their sentences. This …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
New York Senator Returned To Jail After Illegal Release by Michael Rigby By Michael Rigby Most people will accept that certain perks are available to a state’s top lawmakers. What is unacceptable, however, is that these perks often continue even after the public trust has been violated. The case of …
Fatal Justice: The New Maryland by Michael Rigby It's a state already steeped in heritage--birthplace of The Star Spangled Banner, home to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, and site of the bloody Civil War battle at Antietam. But now Maryland is raising a new legacy: a system of dangerous …
CCA Finally Loses Contract at Mismanaged Tulsa Jail by by Matthew T. Clarke For years the Sheriff of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Stanley Glanz, has been telling anyone who would listen that he, not CCA, should be running the county jail. Now, after five years of CCA mismanagement, he may finally …
U.S. Supreme Court: Michigan Appellate Attorneys Have by U.S. Supreme Court: Michigan Appellate Attorneys Have No Third Party Standing To Sue For Rights Of Future Unrepresented Prisoners by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. Supreme Court, sidestepping the important question of the constitutionality of a Michigan state law that prohibited appointment …
Texas Attorney General Clarifies Confiscation Law Governing Prisoner Art Sales by Michael Rigby Texas prisoners can sell artwork over the internet and retain the proceeds as long as the value is not increased because of their notoriety, an opinion by Attorney General Greg Abbott has confirmed. The Attorney General's January …
PREA Data Collection Efforts Underway by Michael Rigby Efforts to implement the data collection requirements of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) have begun, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report. Signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2003, the Prison Rape Elimination Act …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
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News in Brief by News in Brief: Alabama: On February 2, 2005, Jimmy Toliver, 40, was arrested on criminal trespassing charges after attempting to break into the Bullock County jail in Union Springs. Toliver had crawled under the jail's security fence and was found hiding behind an air conditioning unit …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
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News in Brief: by Alabama: On April 28, 2005, Mario Centobie, 39, was executed after waiving his appeals. In 1998, Centobie, a former Mississippi firefighter who was serving a 40 year sentence at Parchman Prison in Mississippi for kidnapping his estranged wife and 6 year old son, escaped from the …
Article • June 15, 2005 • from PLN June, 2005
President Bush Signs Mentally Ill Offender Treatment And Crime Reduction Act Of 2004 by President Bush Signs Mentally Ill Offender Treatment And Crime Reduction Act Of 2004 by Michael Rigby On October 30, 2004, George W. Bush signed into law the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of …
Article • June 15, 2005 • from PLN June, 2005
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News in Brief by Paul Wright News in Brief: Arkansas: In April, 2005, an unidentified sergeant was fired by the state DOC after the February, 2005, death of Wrightsville Unit prisoner Victor Wright, 28, while on a work detail. Wright complained to the sergeant that he was not feeling well …
Article • June 15, 2005 • from PLN June, 2005
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News in Brief by News in Brief: California: In February, 2005, police arrested Glen Westberg, 35, in Redwood City, for violating his parole conditions for his child molestation conviction. Westberg used the state's internet registry of sex offenders to contact other child molesters he found attractive and solicit them for …
Over 96% of CCA Donations Go to GOP by by Matthew T. Clarke It is well know that large corporationsespecially those that are prone to feast at the government troughmake donations to political parties and candidates. Most companies like to hedge their bets, donating to both major political parties. Nationwide, …
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