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Publication • February 10, 2016
Model Legislation Resolution in Support of the Second Chance Act, Center for Media and Democracy Alec 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 …
Publication • February 9, 2016
CO Prison Riot at Crowley Corr Fac Case Reports 2004(3), CO DOC, 2004 EXHIBITD PARTIAL LIST OIG/CCA INTERVIEWS OF PLAINTIFFS Bate Number Warren Johnson Richard Allison William Morris Joseph Bland Hilario Vasquez Mark Garcia Richard Gonzales Ross Nuanes Ronald Larkins Gregory White Larry Eche Rudy Alvarado Brandon Clary Jeffery Gillis …
Publication • February 9, 2016
Model Legislation Disaster Protection Resolution, Center for Media and Democracy Alec Exposed D I D YOU KNOW? Corporations VOTED to adopt this. Through ALEC, global companies ALEC EXPOSED Search ABOUT GO MEMBERS EVENTS & MEETINGS “ALEC” NEWShas long been a secretive collaboration between BigLegislation Business and Model “conservative” politicians. Civil …
Publication • February 9, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
Justice Reinvestment in Ohio, Justice Center Council of State Govts, 2009 December 2009 Justice Reinvestment in Ohio Reducing Spending on Corrections and Reinvesting in Strategies to Increase Public Safety Background I n 2008, Governor Ted Strickland, Senate President Bill Harris, then-House Speaker Jon Husted, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas …
Publication • February 9, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
State Prison Closings, Dec, Sentencing Project, 2012 On the Chopping Block 2012: State Prison Closings Nicole D. Porter December 2012 For further information: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales St., NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 www.sentencingproject.org This report was written by Nicole D. Porter, Director of Advocacy at …
Publication • February 8, 2016
Tennessee Felon Disenfranchisement Report to U.S. Comm'n on Human Rights, 2014
Publication • February 8, 2016
Model Legislation Resolution Calling on States to Defund Acorn, Center for Media and Democracy Alec Exposed ALEC EXPOSED Search ABOUT GO MEMBERS 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 …
Article • February 3, 2016
Pennsylvania State Security Firm Drops Terrorist Tag for Environmental Activists by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania State Security Firm Drops Terrorist Tag for Environmental Activists   by Derek Gilna   Domestic covert surveillance of peaceful political activists by law enforcement is not a new thing, although the newest manifestation of this practice …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Filed under: Advocacy, Prison Reform
From Jailer to Jailed: Former NYPD Boss Urges Prison Reform by Christopher Zoukis “It’s time for America to stop destroying lives, professions, and children. It’s time for a real national bipartisan movement to make our criminal justice system what it is supposed to be.” So declared former New York City …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
Filed under: Voting, International
European Human Rights Court Finds UK Prisoners Wrongfully Denied Vote by Derek Gilna In August 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France ruled against the United Kingdom and in favor of UK prisoners who were denied the right to vote in the 2009 European elections. The …
$3 Million Settlement in Death of Mentally Ill Prisoner; Three Guards Indicted by Matthew Clarke A $3 million settlement was paid to the parents of a 23-year-old mental health patient killed by three guards at Bridgewater State Hospital who were attempting to strap him into four-point restraints on a small …
Sex Offenders Rally to Fight Discriminatory Laws by Mark Wilson Advocates for reforming laws restricting where registered sex offenders can live, and for challenging sex offender registries, have vowed to continue the fight despite facing roadblocks, which organizers admit make it difficult to eliminate the discriminatory treatment that many sex …
Computer Risk Assessments Gaining Popularity in Granting Paroles by Derek Gilna New diagnostic computer programs designed to predict whether an offender will re-offend are being credited with helping reduce the number of prisoners in correctional facilities across the nation, but experts caution that while useful, the software tools are not …
Article • February 2, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016
From the Editor by Paul Wright For the past 26 years PLN has reported on conditions within the Florida Department of Corrections that have generally ranged from horrible to abysmal in a system long characterized by medical neglect, brutality, corruption and murder by prison officials, and long-time indifference or outright …
Article • January 12, 2016
Overcrowding Causes Unrest in Oklahoma Jail by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke Around 43 prisoners in Oklahoma's Bryan County Jail took part in unrest on August 18, 2013. According to Bryan County Sheriff Ken Golden, the prisoners, who had been sentenced to serve time in prison and were awaiting transfer …
Article • January 12, 2016
The Bureaucracy of Mercy by Why hasn’t President Obama freed more prisoners? Maybe that’s the wrong question. By Bill Keller, The Marshall Project As the two presidents, one incoming and the other outgoing, shared a limo to the inauguration in January 2009, President Bush had some advice for President-elect Obama: “Announce …
Brief • January 12, 2016
Chua v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, false arrest wrongful detention of protestors, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-00237 Document 1 Filed 01/12/16 Page 1 of 31 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Carol A. Sobel, SBN 84483 Colleen Mullen SBN 299059 …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Are We There Yet? The Promise, Perils and Politics of Penal Reform by Marie Gottschalk Fifteen years ago, mass imprisonment was largely an invisible issue in the United States. Since then, criticism of the country’s extraordinary incarceration rate has become widespread across the political spectrum. The huge prison buildup of …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Opposition to the Death Penalty Grows with High-Profile Support by Christopher Zoukis Five high-powered, influential individuals have joined the call for abolishing the death penalty and a sixth may soon be joining their ranks, according to insiders in the Obama administration. The list of new capital punishment opponents includes two …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Pope Francis Calls for Worldwide Prison Reform, Support and Hope for Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Pope Francis has endeared himself to prisoners around the world and those who advocate on their behalf, visiting some of the world’s most dangerous criminals and offering hope and support to all behind bars, regardless …
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