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Article • February 29, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Professor Urges Study of Unintended Consequences of Court-ordered Prison Reform by Derek Gilna Prison reform, including reforms mandated by the judiciary, is an issue that everyone but shareholders in private prison companies thinks is a positive development, for a number of reasons. Even former advocates of mass incarceration now generally …
Article • February 29, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Oklahoma DOC, Sheriffs Challenge FCC’s Prison Phone Reforms by Carrie Wilkinson A petition for review has been filed in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Second Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on November 4, 2015, which made sweeping …
From the Editor by Paul Wright One downside of publishing a magazine like Prison Legal News for 26 years is that in some respects we are not covering a one-off or isolated story but rather are reporting an ongoing and developing issue. This month’s cover story about the epic abuse, …
Publication • February 24, 2016
Memo to Commissioner on Lee Riot, CCA, 2004 Memorandum To: JohnRees,Commissioner From: PattiR. Webb,Warden Date: October 4,2004 Subject: CriticalIlrcidentReview Re: LeeAdjustmentCenter Ms' GeorgiaDunn, Mr. Don Bottom, and myself were directedto review the Critical Incident that occurredat Lee AdjustmentCenteron Septemb er 14, 2004. We agreedon two days, Septernber27ft and286. We met …
Publication • February 19, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
Confronting Confinement, CSAAP, 2006 Confronting Confinement A Report of the commission on safety and abuse in america’s prisons John J. Gibbons Nicholas de B. Katzenbach commission co-chairs What happens inside jails and prisons does not stay inside jails and prisons. It comes home with prisoners after they are released and …
Article • February 17, 2016
Oregon Grand Jury Faults Lenient Pass Policies for Murder by Mark Wilson "There seemed to be a permeating sense of leniency," that allowed an Oregon prisoner to brutally murder his ex-girlfriend while on a pass, a grand jury report concluded. "Consequently, we feel that the current attitudes and practices at …
Publication • February 16, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
Recovery Act Fund Usage, US GAO, 2009 United States Government Accountability Office GAO Report to Congressional Committees July 2009 RECOVERY ACT States’ and Localities’ Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses GAO-09-829 July 2009 RECOVERY ACT Accountability Integrity Reliability Highlights States’ and Localities’ Current and Planned Uses …
Publication • February 15, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Journal of Poverty Law Report on Disenfranchisement Poll Taxes 2007 Shriver Center May–June 2007 SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW 40 YEARS OF FIGHTING POVERTY AND MORE RESOLUTE THAN EVER! NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID SPRINGFIELD, IL PERMIT 430 Taking action to end poverty Volume 41, Numbers 1–2 May–June …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Filed under: Advocacy, Prison Reform
A Blueprint for Criminal Justice Policy Solutions, Harris County, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2015 A BLUEPRINT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY SOLUTIONS IN HARRIS COUNTY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Authors Sarah R. Guidry, Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Elizabeth Henneke, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition Jay Jenkins, …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Convicting the Innocent - TX Justice Derailed, Justice Project, 2009 Convicting the Innocent: T e x a s J u s tic e D e r a i l e d Stories of Injustice and the Reforms That Can Prevent Them THE JUSTICE PROJECT EDUCATIO FUND “Any wrongful conviction is …
Publication • February 12, 2016
In Jail and In Debt - Ohios Pay-to-Stay Fees, ACLU 2015 In Jail & In Debt: Ohio’s Pay-to-Stay Fees ~ Fall 2015 In Jail & In Debt: Ohio’s Pay-to-Stay Fees Fall 2015 www.acluohio.org In Jail & In Debt: Ohio’s Pay-to-Stay Fees Fall 2015 Table of Contents Introduction Page 1 Analysis …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Justice to the TN Governors Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism, Vera, 2015 CENTER ON SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS Report of the Vera Institute of Justice to the Tennessee Governor’s Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism Summary and Analysis of the Task Force’s Recommendations to the Public Safety Subcabinet Christine Herrman …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Filed under: Advocacy, Statistics/Trends
0. Media Highlights Summary, ICCPR Coalition Report MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS SUMMARY In 2006, more than 142 U.S.-based non-profits and organizations and 32 individuals formed a coalition to develop a comprehensive “shadow report” of human rights violations in the United States. This “shadow report” was submitted to the United Nations’ Human Rights …
Publication • February 12, 2016
14. Report on Juvenile Sentences, Right to Vote, Right to Life on the Border and Freedom of Association, ICCPR Coalition Report P.O. Box 5675, Berkeley, CA 94705 USA Report on Juvenile Criminal Sentences, the Right to Vote, the Right to Life on the Border and Freedom of Association in the …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Filed under: Advocacy
18. Homelessness and US Compliance with the ICCPR, ICCPR Coalition Report NATIONAL LAW CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY Homelessness and United States Compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Submitted to the Human Rights Committee by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty May 31, 2006 …
Publication • February 12, 2016
20. Domestic Criminal Justice Issues and the ICCPR, ICCPR Coalition Report DOMESTIC CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES AND THE ICCPR Introduction 1. The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, Open Society Policy Center, Penal Reform International, and The Sentencing Project welcome the opportunity to comment on the periodic report of the United States submitted …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Filed under: Voting, Voting Rights Act
21. Violations of Article 25 - On issues related to the right to vote and participate in public affairs, ICCPR Coalition Report Violations of Article 25: A response to the U.S. Second and Third Periodic Report and to CCPR/C/USA/Q/3 On issues related to the right to vote and participate in …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Filed under: Advocacy
2. U.S. Exceptionalism and Lack of Implementation, ICCPR Coalition Report IN RESPONSE TO THE SECOND AND THIRD PERIODIC REPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Shadow Report on U.S. Exceptionalism and Lack of Implementation 1 This Report was prepared by Penny Venetis, Clinical Professor of Law and Clinical Scholar, Co-Director …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Filed under: Advocacy, Court Access
3. Lack of Access to the Courts to Enforce Civil Rights in the United States, ICCPR Coalition Report THE LACK OF ACCESS TO THE COURTS TO ENFORCE CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES: A Violation of the Right to Effective Remedy Under Article 2(3) of the ICCPR IN RESPONSE TO …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Filed under: Advocacy, Death Penalty
4. Death Penalty, ICCPR Coalition Report I. Executive Summary Although we welcome the Second and Third Periodic Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, we are troubled by its failure to adequately address human rights violations relating to the administration of the death …
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