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Publication • August 12, 2016
Pretrial Practice - Rethinking the Front End of the Criminal Justice System, CUNY JJC, 2015 Pretrial Practice: Rethinking the Front End of the Criminal Justice System A Report on the Roundtable on Pretrial Practice March 18–20, 2015 Pretrial Practice: Rethinking the Front End of the Criminal Justice System A Report …
Article • August 11, 2016
California Prisoner Wins Reversal of Ex Post Facto Denial of Sentence Credits by Derek Gilna The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), has a long-standing policy of segregating gang members in Special Housing Units (SHU) to reduce violence. It also has a policy of day-for-day good time for CDCR …
Publication • August 11, 2016
Public Safety Realignment – What is it?, CPOC, 2012 changes occurring in the wake of the new sentencing options; however, prior to October, there had already been a trend of decreasing felony probation grants. It is expected that Realignment will have an impact on regular felony grants of probation, but …
The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in Four California Cities, Justice Center, 2013 The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in Four California Cities A report prepared by the Council of State Governments Justice Center The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in …
Texas Man Exonerated By DNA Test He Didn't Request by Matthew Clarke A Texas man, Michael Phillips, 57, recently became the first person to be cleared of a crime by DNA testing he did not request. Phillips was accused of raping a white teenage girl at a Dallas motel in …
Article • August 10, 2016
U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. Creates Unit to Investigate Flawed Convictions by Derek Gilna The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia has set up the first federal unit nationwide unit to internally identify, investigate, and possible wrongful convictions, U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr. said.  “This new unit will …
Report Says Lawmakers Should Choose Alternatives to Incarceration by Joe Watson A new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) argues that U.S. lawmakers and "tough-on-crime" advocates have relied on incarceration as a default approach to criminal justice for far too long, not only costing billions of taxpayer dollars and endless …
Article • August 10, 2016
Destined to Fail: the Negative Effect of Collateral Consequence Laws by Gary Hunter Incarceration is intended as a deterrent to crime. But at least one report indicates that the opposite may be true. Dr. Tracy WP Sohoni of the University of Maryland received a federal grant to study the formal …
Article • August 10, 2016
Wisconsin Parole Hampered by Prison Bureaucrats by David Reutter An “irrational” and unaccountable system is preventing Wisconsin’s parole eligible prisoners from satisfying requirements to merit release on parole. About 15% of Wisconsin’s more than 32,000 prisoners have sentences that allow them to be paroled. They are the remnant that lingers …
Article • August 10, 2016
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Skinhead Couple Gets Life for Killing Registered Sex Offender in South Carolina by Joe Watson After being sentenced to life in prison by a Union County, South Carolina judge for killing a registered sex offender and his wife, a pair of white supremacists lashed out at the victims' family with …
Article • August 10, 2016
Prisoner’s Master Carpenter Skills Nets Opportunity to Serve and Receive Freedom by David Reutter A Virginia man who was sentenced to prison in several counties has avoided being sent to prison, and his skill set is being attributed to remaining in jail and release. Lawrence “Junior” Wood faced 36 different …
Florida Allows Compensation of Wrongfully Convicted Man 25 Years after Release by David Reutter The Florida Legislature passed a bill in the closing minutes of its 2014 session that allows a man who served 21 years on a wrongful conviction to seek up to $2 million in compensation. James Richardson …
Article • August 10, 2016
New Hamilton Study Report Details Benefits of Reduced Incarceration by Derek Gilna The Hamilton Project, a non-partisan organization based in California that studies the relationship of incarceration to crime rates and its broad impacts on society, has published a new study that puts forward several new theories on how to …
Article • August 10, 2016
Cook County Probation Blamed for Chicago Gun Violence, Death of High School Student by Joe Watson Cook County's Adult Probation Department (CCAPD) is getting considerable blame for the notoriously high prevalence of gun violence in Chicago, including the January 2013 shooting death of a high school band member who performed …
Article • August 10, 2016
Report Cites Drug War’s “Collateral Damage” by Derek Gilna A recent report issued by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) has called for a “broad national initiative” to reverse what they termed “America’s infatuation with collateral consequences has produced unprecedented and unnecessary collateral damage to society and the …
Article • August 10, 2016
Georgia Law Giving More Power and Secrecy to Private Probation Companies Vetoed by David Reutter Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed a bill that would have expanded the powers of private probation companies and shrouded their activities in secrecy. House Bill 837 was introduced shortly after lawsuits were filed in Richmond …
Publication • August 10, 2016
Children Facing Life Without Possibility of Release in USA, Amnesty International, 2011 ‘This is where i’m going To be when i die’ ChIldReN fACINg lIfe IMpRIsoNMeNt wIthout the possIbIlIty of ReleAse IN the usA amnesty international is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in …
Special Report – The Use of Deadly Force Against Parolee Delvin Wright by CDCR, CA OIG, 2008 SPECIAL REPORT THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE AGAINST PAROLEE DELVIN WRIGHT BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL DAVID R. SHAW INSPECTOR GENERAL BUREAU OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW …
Article • August 9, 2016
Last Act in Office - Maryland Governor Commutes Four Death Row Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis In a highly controversial decision, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley (D) commutes the sentences of four death-row prisoners to spend the rest of their lives in prison without the possibility of parole. An opponent of the …
Article • August 9, 2016
Washington State Prison Brass Interferes in Release of Senator’s Son by Questions are swirling about whether a Washington State legislator’s son was released 103 days early due to his mother’s political clout. Despite warnings from community corrections officers that the release would violate Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) policy, administrators …
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