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Publication • July 26, 2016
Sentencing for Dollars - The Financial Consequences of a Criminal Conviction, Justice Strategies, 2007 WORKING PAPER SENTENCING FOR DOLLARS: THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A CRIMINAL CONVICTION Alan Rosenthal, J.D. Marsha Weissman, M.P.A. Center for Community Alternatives Justice Strategies 115 E. Jefferson Street, Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13202 and th 39 …
Publication • July 12, 2016
Collateral Damage - America's Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime, NACDL, 2014 Collat eral Damage America’s Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime A Roadmap to Restore Rights and Status After Arrest or Conviction N ATIONAL A SSOCIATION OF C RIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS …
Publication • July 12, 2016
Report of the Proceedings, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2014 REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES September 16, 2014 The Judicial Conference of the United States convened in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 2014, pursuant to the call of the Chief Justice of …
Medical Statistical Model Used to Estimate Wrongful Conviction Rate in Death Penalty Cases by Matthew Clarke An interesting collaboration between medical and law professionals, under the leadership of University of Michigan Law School professor Samuel R. Gross, led to the application of medical statistical analysis to exonerations of death-sentenced prisoners, …
Study Shows Modest Decline in Prison Populations by Derek Gilna A February 2016 study by The Sentencing Project, “U.S. Prison Population Trends 1999-2014: Broad Variation Among States in Recent Years,” found there has been a 2.9% average decline in the number of state prisoners during that period. Over those 15 …
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Dekalb County Settles Lawsuit, Ends Debtors’ Prisons by Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union reached a settlement that will end debtors’ prisons in Dekalb County, Georgia. The settlement is the latest in a string of lawsuits challenging contracts involving for-profit probation company Judicial Correction Services (JCS). [See: PLN, Jan. …
Crowdfunding Projects Present Opportunities for Prisoners by Derek Gilna Kickstarter and other crowdfunding websites provide an interesting option for prisoners with imagination and originality to explore career-expanding opportunities, raise money and gain access to a commodity often in short supply behind bars – hope. Basically, crowdfunding involves developing online campaigns …
OIG Study: Bureau of Prisons Held Thousands of Prisoners Beyond Release Dates by Derek Gilna The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), pilloried by one Congressional study that found it was unable to follow its own compassionate release policy, and by yet another criticizing endemic overcrowding, has again been called to …
Dallas Conviction Integrity Unit Gains National Notoriety by Matthew Clarke The word “first” was applied to Craig M. Watkins multiple times after his election to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office in 2006. He was the county’s first black D.A., the first D.A. who had been a public defender before …
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Georgia: Federal Court Finds Bond System Unfair to Indigent Defendants, Enters Injunction by Derek Gilna Maurice Walker, 54, was arrested in the City of Calhoun, Georgia for public intoxication in September 2015, and told that if he posted a $160 bond he could go free until his first court date. …
Overcrowding at South Dakota Prison Impacts Family Visitation Program by A surge in female prisoners incarcerated on low-level drug charges led to the temporary shutdown of a program at the South Dakota Women’s Prison that helps prisoners maintain family ties and relationships. The Parent and Children Together (P.A.C.T.) program provides …
Publication • June 30, 2016
CA Women on Parole Report, Little Hoover Commission, 2004 State of California LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION December 15, 2004 The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor of California The Honorable Don Perata President pro Tempore of the Senate and members of the Senate The Honorable Dick Ackerman Senate Minority Leader The Honorable Fabian …
Does Smarter Sentencing Equal Lower Prison Numbers? by By Adam Wisnieski, The Crime Report The United States has the world’s highest incarceration rate—and efforts to reduce it have been the focus of studies by leading academics, advocacy groups and policymakers. Most recognize that if significant change is going to come, it …
Aging, Sick and Incarcerated: The Need for Compassionate Release by Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Truthout.org Mary Ziman already had debilitating fibromyalgia and, unable to work, was on permanent disability. Then she was arrested and sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine, charges she says …
Why Sex Criminals Get Locked Up Forever by Aviva Stahl By Aviva Stahl, VICE Gilbert Greenfield sits upright in the chair, his body tense, a blood-pressure cuff attached to his left arm. A sensor is strapped around his chest, and two more cap his fingertips to measure how much he's sweating. …
Publication • June 28, 2016
Recidivism of Offenders Placed on Federal Community Supervision in 2005 - Patterns from 2005 to 2010, DOJ BJS, 2016 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics JUNE 2016 Special Report NCJ 249743 Recidivism of Offenders Placed on Federal Community Supervision in 2005: Patterns from 2005 …
Still Blocking the Exit, ACLU, 2015 S L L I T B C O L t he G N I K About this Report web mrji.org mandalaenterprise.org email waltermandalalomax@hotmail.com mrji4phases@yahoo.com phone 443.413.6076 This report is about Maryland’s broken parole system for individuals serving life sentences. It was authored by Walter …
Formerly Incarcerated Moms Fight for Reforms to Save Families by Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Yes! Magazine Diana waited at the bus stop for her children to arrive from school one afternoon 20 years ago. She had planned a party to celebrate her daughter’s sixth birthday. The party, however, never happened. …
Article • June 27, 2016
Are Shows Like "Serial" and "Making a Murderer" Clouding the Wider Struggle for Justice? by By James Kilgore, Truthout How many US prisoners are wrongfully convicted? And how many are technically "guilty" but still should not be locked up? This original story saw the light of day thanks to support from …
Brief • June 27, 2016
Lewis et al v. Government of D.C., DC, Memo Opinion, overdetention 8th Am 4th Am lack of probable cause, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-00352-RBW Document 17 Filed 06/27/16 Page 1 of 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) KAYLA DIONNE LEWIS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) …
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