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American Diabetes Association Claims Related to Medical Care for Prisoners With Diabetes 2009

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Filed under: Medical

American Diabetes Association Claims Related to Medical Care for Prisoners With Diabetes 2009 CLAIMS RELATED TO MEDICAL CARE FOR PRISONERS WITH DIABETES I. INTRODUCTION This memorandum surveys current federal case law regarding the rights and protections afforded prisoners and pretrial detainees with diabetes. Prisoners and pretrial detainees may bring a …

Oh Drc General Medical Services Report May 2013

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Filed under: Medical

Oh Drc General Medical Services Report May 2013 DRC General Medical Services Correctional Institution Inspection Committee May 8, 2013 DRC Medical Services Medical Cost Controls  A complete medical, dental, and mental health screening is performed on each inmate at the DRC’s reception centers.  All medical services initiated by …

Cca a Strategic Corrections Partnership Promotional Brochure 2006

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Filed under: Private Prisons

Cca a Strategic Corrections Partnership Promotional Brochure 2006 Making CCA a Part of Your Corrections Strategy a strategic corrections partnership “The cost of corrections is taking a toll on federal, state and local government throughout the United States. One of the most promising strategies to contain these costs is the …

Journal 21

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Filed under: Magazines, ACLU National Prison Project Journal

Journal 21 INSIDE ... AIDS in Prison Self-help groups form inside the walls p. 14 Highlights Recent NPP litigation ISSN 0748-2655 NUMBER 21, FALL 1989 Directs Bail Fund to Be Provided Court Fines Rhode· Island Officials Over Non-Compliance Mark Lopez Of all the prisons and jails throughout the country straining …

Ppv Publication Just Out Early Lessons From the Ready 4 Work Prisoner Reentry Initiative 02 2005

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Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Release and Reentry

Ppv Publication Just Out Early Lessons From the Ready 4 Work Prisoner Reentry Initiative 02 2005 JUST OUT Early Lessons from the Ready4Work Prisoner Reentry Initiative Jucovy Monitoring and Support Reducing Youth ViolenceLinda Through Field Report Series Public/Private Ventures February 2006 JUST OUT Early Lessons from the Ready4Work Prisoner Reentry …

Federal Judicial Center, Resource Guide for Managing Prisoner Litigation, 1996

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Filed under: Court Access, Legal Materials

Federal Judicial Center, Resource Guide for Managing Prisoner Litigation, 1996 Resource Guide for Managing Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation with special emphasis on the Prison Litigation Reform Act Federal Judicial Center 1996 This Federal Judicial Center publication was undertaken in furtherance of the Center’s statutory mission to conduct and stimulate research …

National Employment Law Project State Initiatives to Adopt Hiring Policies for Ex-prisoners Fact Sheet 2010

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Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Release and Reentry

National Employment Law Project State Initiatives to Adopt Hiring Policies for Ex-prisoners Fact Sheet 2010 NELP National Employment Law Project Updated June 28, 2010 New State Initiatives Adopt Model Hiring Policies Reducing Barriers to Employment of People with Criminal Records Nationwide, over 20 cities and counties – six more just …

Duvall v Wadoc Wapab Appeal Reduction in Pay Altered Medical Certificate 1995

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Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Medical Misconduct

Duvall v Wadoc Wapab Appeal Reduction in Pay Altered Medical Certificate 1995 r ~ " 2818 C.l'piIQI~I~d. STATE OF WASHINGTON PO 110'\ ';0911 PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD QI"mpi.:a. WA 9650';·0911 (360) 586-'';8\ FAX (J60) 75)·0139 June 24, 1996 Michael South Washington Public Employees Association 401 W. Main Suite B Walla Walla, …

Jim Pigeon Ctr for Public Representation Forgotten lives.mentally Ill in Ma Prisons 1997

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Filed under: Mental Health

Jim Pigeon Ctr for Public Representation Forgotten lives.mentally Ill in Ma Prisons 1997 FORGOTTEN LIVES: MENTALLY DISORDERED PRISONERS IN MASSACHUSETTS Jim Pingeon Center for Public Representation (This article first appeared in Advisor, a publication of the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, Vol 47, Fall/Winter 1997) There are at least 1.8 …

Judd the Trickle Down Theory of Prisoner Rehabilitation Life at Wsp 1995

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Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform

Judd the Trickle Down Theory of Prisoner Rehabilitation Life at Wsp 1995 f J The Trickle Down Theory of Prisoner Life at the washington state Penitentiary 1965-1980 Sandy Judd HST 492 March 13, 1995 ~udd / 2 INTRODUCTION Dr. Karl Menninger came to Washington on Febru~FY 6, 1970 to praise …

Center for Media and Democracy Alec Model Legislation Victim and Witness Address Confidentiality Act

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Filed under: Organizing, American Legislative Exchange Council

Center for Media and Democracy Alec Model Legislation Victim and Witness Address Confidentiality Act Exposed ALEC EXPOSED Search GO By the Center for Media and Democracy www.prwatch.org D I D Y O U K N O W ? Corporations VOTED to adopt this. Through ALEC, global companies LOGIN | LOGOUT …

Mt Prison Phone Policy Rev2008

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Filed under: Telephones

Mt Prison Phone Policy Rev2008 STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS POLICY DIRECTIVE Policy No. DOC 3.3.7 Subject: OFFENDER ACCESS TO TELEPHONES Chapter 3: FACILITY/PROGRAM OPERATIONS Page 1 of 4 Section 3: Rights and Privileges Effective Date: April 1, 1998 Signature: Revised: 12/20/01; 07/01/08 I. /s/ Mike Ferriter, Director POLICY …

Berkeley Ctr for Criminal Justice Downsizing the State Youth Corrections System Report 2010

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Filed under: Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons

Berkeley Ctr for Criminal Justice Downsizing the State Youth Corrections System Report 2010 A NEW ERA IN CALIFORNIA JUVENILE JUSTICE: DOWNSIZING THE STATE YOUTH CORRECTIONS SYSTEM Barry Krisberg, PhD Distinguished Senior Fellow and Lecturer in Residence at University of California, Berkeley Law School Linh Vuong Research Associate at the National …

Taser X26 and Pacemakers Cleveland Clinic(2)

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Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers

Taser X26 and Pacemakers Cleveland Clinic(2) Do Electrical Stun S Guns G (TASER (TASER( S -X26 ®)) Affect ff the Functional Integrity g y off I Implantable l t bl Pacemakers P k and d Defibrillators? D fib ill t ? Lakkireddy D, D MD*; Wallick D D, PhD†; Atul …

Afsc, Prison Inside Prison-control Units, Supermax, Torture, 2003

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Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Afsc, Prison Inside Prison-control Units, Supermax, Torture, 2003 The Prison Inside the Prison: Control Units, Supermax Prisons, and Devices of Torture by Rachael Kamel and Bonnie Kerness A JUSTICE VISIONS BRIEFING PAPER American Friends Service Committee Philadelphia 2003 The Prison Inside the Prison: Control Units, Supermax Prisons, and Devices of …

Steven Bright Lecture Discrimination Death Penalty 1995

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Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

Steven Bright Lecture Discrimination Death Penalty 1995 DISCRIMINATION, DEATH AND DENIAL: THE TOLERANCE OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN INFLICTION OF THE DEATH PENALTY Copyright (c) 1995 School of Law, Santa Clara University; Stephen B. Bright This lecture by Stephen B. Bright, director of the Southern Center fo Human Rights, was delivered …

Ca Safely Surrendered Baby Law Pamphlet

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Filed under: Family, Children of Prisoners

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Usdoj Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting Sept 2008

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Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Jail Specific

Usdoj Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting Sept 2008 U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting: September 2008 Red Lion Hotel, Denver Southeast Aurora, Colorado Promotional Practices Faith-Based Programs Corrections Technology Proactive Discipline Open Forum Proceedings of the Large Jail Network …

Nlg White Paper on the Law of Torture and Complicity

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Filed under: Crime/Demographics, War on Terror

Nlg White Paper on the Law of Torture and Complicity WHITE PAPER ON THE LAW OF TORTURE AND HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE THOSE WHO ARE COMPLICIT IN APPROVING TORTURE OF PERSONS IN U.S. CUSTODY National Lawyers Guild International Association of Democratic Lawyers This paper provides the background to the legal issues underpinning …

Aclu v Dod Olc Combined Torture Documents 2004 Partc

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Filed under: Crime/Demographics, War on Terror

Aclu v Dod Olc Combined Torture Documents 2004 Partc 1.. •.1".._ ........ ,,~ ~~\ ~ .om.,. FAX COVERSHEET C~jAgm~ '\ ,:"":",,,,,.,.' , ,Washington, DC 20505 I. 30 December 2004 To: DOJ,Command Center ' For Dan Le'Vin Organization: Offiee ofLegaI COUDle!. ·11.8. Dena'rtm'ent of Ju.t1ce , 1 -' , ... I------~P~ho-.n-e-: …