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Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Advocacy, Art
Activism and Art Team Up to Abolish Mass Incarceration by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Imagine a future in America that is radically different than it is today—an America where police do not brutalize and kill people, a society without institutionalized racism and classism, a country where jails and prisons …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Education
Prisoners Find Their Voice in Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Jennifer Bowen Hicks wandered the United States for many years freelancing for literary magazines and teaching writing classes before making her home in Minnesota. In 2011, she decided to share her unique writing skill with …
Publication • 2021
US DOJ, Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 24 States in 2008, a 10 Year Follow-Up, 2021 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics SEPTEMBER 2021 Special Report NCJ 256094 Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 24 States in 2008: A 10-Year Follow-Up Period (2008–2018) Leonardo Antenangeli, …
Publication • 2021
Does Visitation in Prison Reduce Recidivism Does Visitation in Prison Reduce Recidivism? Yuki Otsu∗† Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo October 21, 2021 Abstract Visitation in prison is associated with a low recidivism rate after release, but the causality is not clear. This paper tries to estimate …
Publication • 2021
US Sentencing Commission - Recidivism of Federal Offenders Released in 2010 ... RECIDIVISM OF FEDERAL OFFENDERS RELEASED IN 2010 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION September 2021 United States Sentencing Commission One Columbus Circle, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 www.ussc.gov Charles R. Breyer Acting Chair Patricia K. Cushwa Ex Officio Jonathan J. Wroblewski …
Publication • 2021
American Economic Journal, Impacts of Private Prison Contracting on Inmate Time Served and Recividism, 2021 American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 2021, 13(2): 408–438 https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20170474 Impacts of Private Prison Contracting on Inmate Time Served and Recidivism† By Anita Mukherjee* This paper examines the impact of private prison contracting by exploiting staggered …
Publication • 2021
The Sentencing Project, a New Lease on Life, 2021 A New Lease on Life THE SENTENCING - - PROJECT RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY FOR REFORM THE SENTENCING - - PROJECT RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY FOR REFORM For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Art
Banksy Artwork Appears on Jail in England by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Artwork that appeared on the side of Reading Prison in Berkshire, England, according to curator Vince John, appears to be a “new Banksy.” The painting shows a prisoner in stripped garb escaping on a rope made …
Charles H. V. District of Columbia, DC, Complaint, Special Education to Students in Jail, 2021 Case 1:21-cv-00997-CJN Document 4 Filed 04/09/21 Page 1 of 55 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) ) ) ISRAEL F., ) Civil Action No. _______________ 1901 E Street, SE …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Filed under: Art
Prisoner Art on Display in New York City Exhibition by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Whether in a jail or a prison, the sight of a person drawing cards or decorating envelopes and even doing portraits is not uncommon. Art is a major part of prison life, a way of …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Federal Educational Aid Restored for State and Federal Prisoners by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Need help paying for college while in prison? Getting financial aid in prison for college got easier on December 20, 2020. That’s when Congress passed a $1.4 trillion government spending bill for 2021 that included …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Magic as Rehabilitation by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins When facing the harsh reality of incarceration, whether for a few years or several decades, one will soon confront a rather crucial question: “What am I going to do with all this time?” For many, the answer is to distract themselves …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
New Book on Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Anyone who has done time in a jail or prison has seen that one lone person, or sometimes two, who sits at a dayroom table for hours on end with pencil and paper. A …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
First Former Felon Elected to Washington State Legislature by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen On Election Day in November 2020, Washington State attorney and former prisoner Tarra Simmons became the first person convicted of a felony elected to the state’s legislature. Prior to the election, she said she …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Education
COVID-19 Lockdowns in Prisons Affecting Post-Secondary Education by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Higher education in prisons is being negatively impacted by the COVID-19 quarantine. Prisons are finding their post-secondary programs evolving into correspondence classes or falling away completely. Advocates fear that this will affect every aspect of an offender’s …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Rural Prisons, Education
Failed Michigan Jail Site to Host Innovation Center by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The University of Michigan (UM) is building a graduate campus on the grounds of the former site for a new Wayne County Jail (WCJ). The 190,000 square-foot research and graduate education building for UM students …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
The Toughest Love by Julia Lurie For Nearly 50 Years, the Delancey Street Foundation Has Offered an Alternative to Prison. But Does the Celebrated Program Really Work? by Julia Lurie, Mother Jones The headquarters of the Delancey Street Foundation occupies a piece of prime real estate near the base of San …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Pay-To-Vote for Florida Felons Who Completed Sentences by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a 6-4 en banc ruling, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Florida can bar ex-felons from voting until they pay all court fines, fees, and restitution — even if they …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Release and Reentry
Philadelphia Jails to Release Prisoners Earlier in the Day by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Independently obtained and analyzed data from April 2017 to April 2018 showed that 73 percent of all prisoners — more than 16,000 in total — were released after Philadelphia jail facilities’ cashier offices were closed, …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Education, Art
Poetry for the Prisoners’ Soul by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Among the few organizations intrepid enough to reach out to prisoners is a group called the Worker Writers School (WWS). From its beginning as a poetry workshop for traumatized prisoners in the aftermath of the slaughter of prisoners at …
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