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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 …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Getting the Money Out of Prison Reform by Dan Berger By Dan Berger, Truthout Much has been made about the bipartisan nature of contemporary efforts to end mass incarceration, as everyone from Newt Gingrich and the Koch Brothers to Van Jones and the American Civil Liberties Union, and now even Hillary …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Criticism of Congressional Mandate to Keep Immigration Detention Centers Full by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna and Joe Watson Immigration reform advocates report little success with efforts to eliminate a little-known, controversial quota mandated by Congress that keeps approximately 34,000 undocumented immigrants incarcerated on a daily basis, including many who …
Article • December 2, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Breaking News! FCC Votes to Further Reform Prison Phone Industry by Carrie Wilkinson Breaking News! FCC Votes to Further Reform Prison Phone Industry by Carrie Wilkinson The cover story of the December 2013 issue of Prison Legal News was titled “FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry.” …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduced with Broad Bipartisan Support by Derek Gilna Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Introduced with Broad Bipartisan Support by Derek Gilna According to its bipartisan sponsors, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S. 2123), introduced in the U.S. Senate on October 1, 2015, will have …
Article • November 16, 2015
Protestor’s First Amendment Rights Violated by Federal Agency’s Unusual Enforcement of Plaza’s Business Hours by Protestor’s First Amendment Rights Violated by Federal Agency’s Unusual Enforcement of Plaza’s Business Hours The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted summary judgment in favor of the protestors, holding that a federal …
Reforms Propel Drop in Juvenile Detention Figures and Juvenile Crime Rates by Derek Gilna Reforms Propel Drop in Juvenile Detention Figures and Juvenile Crime Rates by Derek Gilna Juvenile crime rates and the number of incarcerated juveniles have fallen in a majority of states as states begin to reap the …
Mass Incarceration: The Most Important Political Issue of 2016 No One Wants to Talk About by David J. Krajicek Mass Incarceration: The Most Important Political Issue of 2016 No One Wants to Talk About The mushrooming prison population is a political ticking timebomb. by David J. Krajicek Five years ago, …
Article • October 28, 2015
The Truth About Who Is Really Responsible for Our Current Police and Prison State by Zaid Jilani Democratic leaders are complicit in creating our out-of-control, militarized police forces. by Zaid Jilani  The 200 protesters arrested last night in New York City and others being arrested elsewhere in demonstrations against police brutality …
Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? by Baz Dreisinger Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? The U.S. incarceration problem is now the world’s to solve. by Baz Dreisinger Behind the bars of a prison in Brazil, the federal agent on duty sidled up to me. “You’re getting a good report, yes?” he …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
California: Ex-Prisoners on Community Supervision Secure Major Voting Rights Victory by Lonnie Burton California: Ex-Prisoners on Community Supervision Secure Major Voting Rights Victory by Lonnie Burton Tens of thousands of convicted felons in California will have their voting rights restored after Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced he will not …
What Can Reforming Solitary Confinement Teach Us About Reducing Mass Incarceration, The Marshall Project, 2015 What Can Reforming Solitary Confinement Teach Us About Reducing ... 1 of 3 https://www.themarshallproject.org/print-post/2015/10/13/what-can-refo... themarshallproject.org What Can Reforming Solitary Confinement Teach Us About Reducing Mass Incarceration? It's not about non-violent offenders. And it won't be …
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