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A Pound of Flesh, the Criminalization of Private Debt, ACLU, 2018

Publication • February 1, 2018

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends

A Pound of Flesh, the Criminalization of Private Debt, ACLU, 2018 A Pound of Flesh The Criminalization of Private Debt A Pound of Flesh The Criminalization of Private Debt © 2018 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION Contents Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . …

To What End, Assessing the Impact of the Knox County Jail's Ban on In-Person Visits

Publication • January 29, 2018

Filed under: Visiting, Attorney Visits, Extended Family Visiting, Video Visitation

To What End, Assessing the Impact of the Knox County Jail's Ban on In-Person Visits To What End?: Assessing the Impact of the Knox County Jail’s Ban on In-Person Visits Face To Face Knox Knoxville, TN January 29, 2018 Introduction Since April 2014, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office has banned …

Less is More in New York: An Examination of the Impact of State Parole Violations on Prison and Jail Populations, Columbia University Justice Lab, 2018

Publication • January 29, 2018

Filed under: Criminal justice system reform, Parole, Parole Conditions, Misdemeanor Offenses

Less is More in New York: An Examination of the Impact of State Parole Violations on Prison and Jail Populations, Columbia University Justice Lab, 2018 Shaping Justice for the Future Research Brief Less is More in New York: An Examination of the Impact of State Parole Violations on Prison and …

Human Rights Watch: Dark Side: Secret Origins of Evidence in U.S. Criminal Cases

Publication • January 9, 2018

Human Rights Watch: Dark Side: Secret Origins of Evidence in U.S. Criminal Cases Dark Side Secret Origins of Evidence in US Criminal Cases Copyright © 2018 Human Rights Watch All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-6231-35645 Cover design by Rafael Jimenez Human Rights Watch defends …

Officer Shootings And Custodial Deaths, Texas Justice Initiative, 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Shootings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Police)

Officer Shootings And Custodial Deaths, Texas Justice Initiative, 2018 Fact Sheet OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND CUSTODIAL DEATHS IN TEXAS 1. Where do shootings happen? Shootings happen where people happen. The vast majority of Texas shootings (89%) occur in urban areas, but the vast majority of Texas people also live in urban …

The Sentencing Project - Expanding the Vote - Two Decades of Felony Disenfranchisement, 1997-2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Release and Reentry

The Sentencing Project - Expanding the Vote - Two Decades of Felony Disenfranchisement, 1997-2018 EXPANDING THE VOTE Two Decades of Felony Disenfranchisement Reform For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 sentencingproject.org twitter.com/sentencingproj facebook.com/thesentencingproject This report was written by Morgan …

Lawsuits against Correct Care Solutions as of 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Medical, Civil Procedure

Lawsuits against Correct Care Solutions as of 2018 Claimant Abbott, James Defendant Correct Care Solutions State Missouri Abdulkarim, Noreeldeen Correct Care Solutions Tennessee Abila, George Case Number 4:18-cv-00170-DGK Juridiction United States District Court, W.D. Missouri, Western Division 3:25-cv-00040 United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division CIV 14-1002 …

Institute for Criminal Policy Research - World Prison Population List, 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Statistics/Trends

Institute for Criminal Policy Research - World Prison Population List, 2018 World Prison Population List twelfth edition Roy Walmsley Introduction This twelfth edition of the World Prison Population List gives details of the number of prisoners held in 223 prison systems in independent countries and dependent territories. It shows the …

Death Penalty Information Center - Behind the Curtain - Secrecy and the Death Penalty, 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Eighth Amendment, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty, Death Row, First Amendment, rights

Death Penalty Information Center - Behind the Curtain - Secrecy and the Death Penalty, 2018 BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Secrecy and the Death Penalty in the United States BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Secrecy and the Death Penalty in the United States A report by the Death Penalty Information Center Principal Author: Robin …

"It Makes Me Want to Cry" Visiting Rikers Island

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Visitor Searches, Jail Specific, Visiting, Attorney Visits, Extended Family Visiting

"It Makes Me Want to Cry" Visiting Rikers Island ‘It Makes Me Want to Cry’: Visiting Rikers Island NYC Jails Action Coalition January 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Section I: The Importance of Visits 1 Section II: Visiting Rikers Island 2 Section III: What Visitors Say About Visiting 3 …

An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Shootings, Excessive Force (Police), Arrest Warrants, Racial Profiling, Police Interrogations, Wrongful Use of Force

An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2018 NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN POLICE USE OF FORCE Roland G. Fryer, Jr Working Paper 22399 http://www.nber.org/papers/w22399 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA …

Locked Up-Shut Up-Why Speech in Prison Matters, St Johns Law Review, 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Protests, Censorship, First Amendment

Locked Up-Shut Up-Why Speech in Prison Matters, St Johns Law Review, 2018 St. John's Law Review Volume 92 Number 1 Volume 92, Spring 2018, Number 1 Article 2 September 2018 Locked Up, Shut Up: Why Speech in Prison Matters Evan Bianchi David Shapiro Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.stjohns.edu/lawreview …

Notice of Contract, Department of Technology-Management-and Budget, 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Budgetary Constraints

Notice of Contract, Department of Technology-Management-and Budget, 2018 Form No. DTMB-3522 (Rev. 04/2015) AUTHORITY: Act 431 of 1984 COMPLETION: Required PENALTY: Contract change will not be executed unless form is filed STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PROCUREMENT P.O. BOX 30026, LANSING, MI 48909 OR 525 W. …

Supreme Irrelevance, Northwestern School of Law, 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Complaints

Supreme Irrelevance, Northwestern School of Law, 2018 JACOBI BERLIN MACRO V3.DOCX (DO NOT DELETE) 6/6/2018 3:11 PM Supreme Irrelevance: The Court’s Abdication in Criminal Procedure Jurisprudence Tonja Jacobi†* and Ross Berlin** Criminal procedure is one of the Supreme Court’s most active areas of jurisprudence, but the Court’s rulings are largely …

Office of the Inspector General, Nebraska Correctional System, 2016-17 Annual Report, 2017

Publication • December 31, 2017

Filed under: Medical, Totality of Conditions, Overcrowding, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab, Staff Training, halfway houses

Office of the Inspector General, Nebraska Correctional System, 2016-17 Annual Report, 2017 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE NEBRASKA CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM 2016/2017 ANNUAL REPORT Abstract An annual report regarding the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and the Nebraska Office of Parole Administration. The report is a summary of the year’s …

Second Chance Reforms 2017 CCRC

Publication • December 15, 2017

Filed under: Prison Reform, Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, War on Drugs, Sentencing, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Three Strikes, Overdetention

Second Chance Reforms 2017 CCRC Limiting Second Chance Reforms in 2017 Roundup of new expungement and restoration laws December 2017 COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES RESOURCE CENTER The Collateral Consequences Resource Center is a non-profit organization established in 2014 to promote public discussion of the collateral consequences of conviction, the legal restrictions and …

Solitary at Southport (Correctional Association of New York)

Publication • December 13, 2017

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Solitary at Southport (Correctional Association of New York) Solitary at Southport SOLITARY AT SOUTHPORT A 2017 Report based upon the Correctional Association’s Visits, Data Analysis, & First-Hand Accounts of the Torture of Solitary Confinement from One of New York’s Supermax Prisons 1 Solitary at Southport “Caging animals for years is …

Continued Action Needed to Address Incarceration Challenges and Offendors' Reentry

Publication • December 13, 2017

Filed under: Prison Reform

Continued Action Needed to Address Incarceration Challenges and Offendors' Reentry United States Government Accountability Office Testimony Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. ET Wednesday, December 13, 2017 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Continued Action Needed to Address Incarceration Challenges …

CLN media brochure pack

Publication • December 11, 2017

Filed under: PLN related

CLN media brochure pack Criminal Legal News Criminal Legal News PUBLISHED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER VOL. 1 No. 1 Dedicated to Protecting Human Rights December 2017 Absurd, Abusive, and Outrageous: The Creation of Crime and Criminals in America by Christopher Zoukis T he U.S. is a world leader …

Concerns About ICE Detainee Treatment

Publication • December 11, 2017

Filed under: War on Terror, Immigration

Concerns About ICE Detainee Treatment Concerns about ICE Detainee Treatment and Care at Detention Facilities December 11, 2017 OIG-18-32 DHS OIG HIGHLIGHTS Concerns about ICE Detainee Treatment and Care at Detention Facilities December 11, 2017 Why We Did This Inspection In response to concerns raised by immigrant rights groups and …