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Article • October 9, 2015
Urban Institute Report Backs Sweeping Reform of Federal Incarceration by Derek Gilna Urban Institute Report Backs Sweeping Reform of Federal Incarceration by Derek Gilna A new report published by the non-partisan Urban Institute calls for “sweeping reform” of the overcrowded and costly federal prison system. The document combines previously-reported data …
Article • October 5, 2015
Jury Trial Ends As Texas Prisoner Settled His Lawsuit against Prison Officials by Jury Trial Ends As Texas Prisoner Settled His Lawsuit against Prison Officials A prisoner at the Telford Unit (TU) of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has settled his federal suit against two prison officials, for …
Article • September 29, 2015
A Mother Who Just Wanted to Know When Her Son Would Eat by Victoria Law by Victoria Law, Waging Nonviolence  The temperature in Corona, Calif., can soar above 100 degrees in the summer, sometimes climbing as high as 110. For Dolores Canales and others locked into their cells 22 hours a …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Prison Reform, Death Row
Texas Prison Guard Union Urges Death Row Reforms by Christopher Zoukis Texas Prison Guard Union Urges Death Row Reforms by Christopher Zoukis In a move that surprised many in the prison reform community, the president of the local chapter of a Texas prison guards’ union wrote a letter to the …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
North Carolina Prisons Slow to Change Attitudes about Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter North Carolina Prisons Slow to Change Attitudes about Mentally Ill Prisoners by David M. Reutter The head of North Carolina’s Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is calling for more than $20 million in additional …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Prison Reform
Closed Colorado Prison Converted into Homeless Program by David Reutter Closed Colorado Prison Converted into Homeless Program by David Reutter Nearly two years after it opened on September 3, 2013, supporters of Fort Lyon, a former Colorado prison-turned-homeless facility, say it’s too soon to call the program administered by the …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
DC Circuit Denies Appeal of Order to Release Force-Feeding Videos by Derek Gilna DC Circuit Denies Appeal of Order to Release Force-Feeding Videos by Derek Gilna Abu Wa’el (Jihad) Dhiab was imprisoned at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba when he went on a hunger strike. Authorities then …
Article • September 16, 2015
Moneyballing Justice: "Evidence-Based" Criminal Reforms Ignore Real Evidence by Kay Whitlock   By Kay Whitlock and Nancy A. Heitzeg, Truthout Proponents of the new wave of "criminal justice reform" claim that their efforts are nonpartisan, non-ideological and "evidence-based." This "evidence-based" frame asserts that mass incarceration and "overcriminalization" will be remedied by …
Publication • September 11, 2015
AFSC, Arizona - Assessment of Riots in Management & Training Corp Kingman Prison 2015 Assessment of the 2015 Riots in Management and Training Corporations’ Kingman, Arizona Prison BY CAROLINE ISAACS AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE—ARIZONA AUGUST 2015 PUBLISHED BY: AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE 103 N PARK AVE., STE. 111 TUCSON, AZ …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Illinois University Faculty Member and PLN Contributor Fights for His Job after Opposing New County Jail by Joe Watson Illinois University Faculty Member and PLN Contributor Fights for His Job after Opposing New County Jail by Joe Watson In 2013, James Kilgore’s activism against a proposed new jail in Champaign, …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: Prison Reform, Overcrowding
ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration by Christopher Zoukis ACLU Awarded $50 Million to Help End Mass Incarceration by Christopher Zoukis On November 7, 2014, the American Civil Liberties Union announced it had received the largest grant in the organization’s history: $50 million from George Soros’ Open …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Seventh Circuit Reverses Verdict when Prisoner Not Allowed to Poll Jury by Derek Gilna Seventh Circuit Reverses Verdict when Prisoner Not Allowed to Poll Jury by Derek Gilna Illinois state prisoner Glenn Verser had been on a hunger strike when he claimed he was beaten by guards at the Western …
Article • August 4, 2015
Filed under: Editorials, Prison Reform
Consumption Restrictions in a Maximum Security Prison: Perspectives of Incarcerated Men by Ronald Paul Hill Consumption Restrictions in a Maximum Security Prison: Perspectives of Incarcerated Men By Ronald Paul Hill, Ph.D., Villanova School of Business Both President Obama and former President Clinton have recently stated that mass incarceration is a …
Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform? by Joe Watson Does Political Spending by Private Prison Firms in Oklahoma Influence Prison Reform? by Joe Watson Three private prison corporations, including the nation’s two largest, have contributed more than a combined $400,000 to political candidates in …
“Deep-Seated Culture of Violence” and Abysmal Medical Care at Rikers Island by Gary Hunter “Deep-Seated Culture of Violence” and Abysmal Medical Care at Rikers Island by Gary Hunter Pressure is mounting to speed the progress of reforms at New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex, as city and federal …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Ten Law Enforcement Groups Among Worst Charities in America by Joe Watson Ten Law Enforcement Groups Among Worst Charities in America by Joe Watson Of America’s 48 worst charities, ten – or just over 20% – are affiliated with law enforcement groups, according to a joint investigation by the Tampa …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Settlement Moots Appeal of Claims Denied by Summary Judgment by David Reutter Settlement Moots Appeal of Claims Denied by Summary Judgment by David Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a prisoner’s civil rights appeal after finding it was rendered moot by the parties’ post-trial settlement agreement. Nevada …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials by Darwin Bond-Graham Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials by Darwin Bond-Graham On July 2, 2014, private prison corporation GEO Group added yet another former government official to its inner …
Article • July 2, 2015
Plata Court Authorizes Force-Feeding of Hunger-Striking California Prisoners by Michael Brodheim Plata Court Authorizes Force-Feeding of Hunger-Striking California Prisoners By: Michael Brodheim In August 2013, at the joint request of both the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Federal Receiver overseeing the delivery of medical services to …
Article • June 30, 2015
Filed under: Voting
Indiana Supreme Court Defines “Infamous Crime,” Holds Convicts Can Be Disenfranchised During Incarceration by David Reutter Indiana Supreme Court Defines “Infamous Crime,” Holds Convicts Can Be Disenfranchised During Incarceration by David Reutter In answering a certified question from a federal district court, the Indiana Supreme Court departed from established precedent …
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