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Publication • 2020
A Case for Reform - Florida's Cap on Rehabilitation Credits A CASE FOR REFORM FLORIDA’S CAP ON REHABILITATION CREDITS WHAT'S INSIDE Summary.................................................................................... 3 Overview.................................................................................... 4 Conclusion................................................................................. 9 Endnotes.................................................................................... 9 Acknowledgments.................................................................... 10 SPLC@ Southern Poverty Law Center Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3820798 ABOUT THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER The Southern Poverty …
Publication • 2020
How to Unlock the Power of Prison Education, the ETS Center for Research on Human Capital and Education, 2020 Policy Report How to Unlock the Power of Prison Education Stephen J. Steurer THE ETS CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON HUMAN CAPITAL AND EDUCATION Table of Contents Table of Contents Preface ..................................................................................1 …
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
Leaving Prison for a Real Home in California by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A pilot program started by a nonprofit in Alameda County, California seeks to meet an acute need for shelter faced by a group that doesn’t get much positive attention: recently released prisoners. Run by former prosecutor …
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
Michigan Permits Prisoners to Seek Financial Assistance for College by Bill Barton by Bill Barton In October 2019, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a 2020 budget that allowed prisoners to seek college financial aid through a state program that had long been out-of-bounds to prisoners. The Tuition Incentive …
Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020
Open Prison: Lessons from the Past by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. Open prison is unthinkable today in the United States, though in Scandinavia such institutions are heralded as models of civility and rehabilitation. The U.S. experimented with open prisons back in 1941, which proved there were better …
The Puzzles of Prisoners and Rights: An Essay in Honor of Frank Johnson, Alabama Law Review, 2020 JOHNSON FRANK PUZZLES BP REVISED ​3 4/15/2020 (D​O ​N​OT ​D​ELETE​) 4/21/20 2:23 PM THE PUZZLES OF PRISONERS AND RIGHTS: AN ESSAY IN HONOR OF FRANK JOHNSON Judith Resnik E​IGHTH I. R​EFUSING AND ​R​ECOGNIZING …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: Education, Art
Prison Plays Go on the Road, Teach Prisoners Life Skills by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) teamed up with the University of Denver’s Prison Arts Initiative and took some prison plays on the road last December. It’s the first time a prison play has …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Former Prisoners Find Career Success and Help Others to Achieve the Same by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Ex-felons are gaining more opportunities to rebuild their lives after release without having the stigma of incarceration hanging over their heads. With such measures as Ban the Box, Second Chance Employment, and …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Former Prisoners Succeeding in Hospitality Industry by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Regarding employment for newly released prisoners, two stereotypical jobs often come to mind, washing dishes and bussing tables at diners or restaurants. While those jobs are certainly still available, more and more prisoners are taking advantage of hospitality …
Letter from Board of Correction re: NYC Jails and COVID-19, 2020 Jacqueline Sherman, Interim Chair Stanley Richards, Vice-Chair Robert L. Cohen, M.D. Felipe Franco Jennifer Jones Austin James Perrino Michael J. Regan Steven M. Safyer, M.D. Margaret Egan Executive Director BOARD OF CORRECTION CITY OF NEW YORK 1 CENTRE STREET, …
Brief • March 16, 2020
re Procedure for Review of Detention, CA, Release, Corona, 2020 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 CRIMINAL CASE STANDING ORDER 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Oklahoma Commutations Largest Mass Release in U.S. History by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On November 1, 2019, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt approved commutation for 527 prisoners. The Oklahoma commutation is the largest mass commutation in the history of the nation. The citizens of Oklahoma voted yes on State Question …
Article • March 3, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Education
It’s Time For the Feds To Fund College Education For Prisoners, Again by Anthony W. Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Twenty-five years after the federal government restricted prisoners from obtaining Pell Grants to pay for higher education while incarcerated, bipartisan support for new legislation reinstating access is gaining ground in …
Article • February 5, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Exonerated Kentucky Man’s High Bail Prevented His Release for Six Years by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter After nearly six years of languishing in jail because he could not afford a quarter-million dollar bond, a jury in Jefferson County, Kentucky acquitted Eugene “Red” Mitchell. The jury’s September 18, …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Indiana Prisoner Granted Leave to Proceed in First Amendment Retaliation Suit by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Ty Evans is an Indiana state prisoner. He is also an accomplished freelance writer who regularly submits articles about prison life that are often printed in different publications. In August 2018, Evans was …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Getting Out of Jail After Dark Can Be Dangerous – and Sometimes Deadly by Madison Pauly Nighttime is the worst possible time to release prisoners. So why do so many jails do it? by Madison Pauly, Mother Jones The last bus of the day pulls away from the parking lot …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Prosecutors Get Real Look at Life After Prison by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A dozen prosecutors and other criminal justice workers got a real life look at what it’s like to re-enter society after being in prison – ­­and every one of them failed to get everything done as …
Collateral Consequences Resource Center - Pathways to Reintegration Criminal Record Reforms in 2019 Pathways to Reintegration: Criminal Record Reforms in 2019 February 2020 s COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES RESOURCE CENTER The Collateral Consequences Resource Center is a non-profit organization established in 2014 to promote public engagement on the myriad issues raised by …
Publication • January 17, 2020
Far from Home and All Alone: The Impact of Prison Visitation on Recidivism Far from Home and All Alone: The Impact of Prison Visitation on Recidivism January 17, 2020 Reporter Am Law Econ Rev (2019) 21 (2): 431 Length: 40546 words Author: Logan M. Lee, Send correspondence to: Logan M. …
Article • January 9, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020
Filed under: Release and Reentry
Oklahomans Pay for Release of Woman Whose Case Helped Start Marijuana Reform Movement by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke When she received a 12-year prison sentence for selling $31 worth of marijuana to a police informant in December 2009 and January 2010, first-time felony offender Patricia Spottedcrow, then-25, thought she …
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