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Publication • November 2, 2015
ACLU-NH - Debtors' Prison in New Hampshire, 2015 Debtors’ Prisons in New Hampshire A Report by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire Published September 23, 2015 www.aclu-nh.org Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………..1 Debtors’ Prisons and the Law …………………….3 The Investigation and Quantitative Findings ……5 Analysis ……………………….…………….……..7 Recommendations………………………………...11 Personal …
Publication • November 2, 2015
DOJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Assessment of Coverage in the Arrest-Related Deaths Program, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics TECHNICAL REPORT October 2015, NCJ 249099 Assessment of Coverage in the Arrest-Related Deaths Program Duren Banks, Ph.D. and Lance Couzens, RTI International Michael …
Publication • November 2, 2015
DOJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Jail Inmates at Midyear 2014, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics June 2015, NCJ 248629 Todd D. Minton and Zhen Zeng, Ph.D., BJS Statisticians T he number of inmates confined in county and city jails was an …
Publication • November 2, 2015
DOJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Mortality in Local Jails and States Prisons, 2000-2013, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics August 2015, NCJ 248756 Margaret Noonan, BJS Statistician Harley Rohloff and Scott Ginder, RTI International F or the third consecutive year, the number …
Article • October 30, 2015
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Internet
Mistakes and Misinformation Force Temporary Closure of Texas "Prisoner" Website by Mistakes and Misinformation Force Temporary Closure of Texas "Prisoner" Website An excessive amount of mistakes and misinformation on a Texas prisoner information website caused its creators to remove it from the Internet. The Texas Tribune embraces its mission of …
Article • October 30, 2015
Heart Disease, Cancer, and Suicide Continue to be Leading Causes of Prisoner Deaths by Derek Gilna Heart Disease, Cancer, and Suicide Continue to be Leading Causes of Prisoner Deaths by Derek Gilna In 2000, the Bureau of Justice Statistics began to compile statistics from state and local jails on causes …
Article • October 28, 2015
The Truth About Who Is Really Responsible for Our Current Police and Prison State by Zaid Jilani Democratic leaders are complicit in creating our out-of-control, militarized police forces. by Zaid Jilani  The 200 protesters arrested last night in New York City and others being arrested elsewhere in demonstrations against police brutality …
Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? by Baz Dreisinger Prison: America’s Most Vile Export? The U.S. incarceration problem is now the world’s to solve. by Baz Dreisinger Behind the bars of a prison in Brazil, the federal agent on duty sidled up to me. “You’re getting a good report, yes?” he …
Violence in Texas Prisons Tied to Mental Illness by Violence in Texas Prisons Tied to Mental Illness Conclusions of a longitudinal study found that the most violent Texas prisons also house the highest percentage of mentally ill prisoners. The study conducted by the Texas Tribune from 2006 to 2012 collected …
Mississippi Private Prisons Have High Prisoner Assault Rates by Matthew Clarke Mississippi Private Prisons Have High Prisoner Assault Rates by Matt Clarke A report on the number of prisoners assaulted in Mississippi prisons shows that the assault rates in private prisons average two to three times the rate of assaults …
Article • October 27, 2015
Concerns about Michigan Prisoners’ Lost Property Claims by David Reutter Concerns about Michigan Prisoners’ Lost Property Claims by David Reutter Fearing many Michigan prisoners’ claims for lost or damaged property may be fraudulent, state officials are looking for ways to end such abuse. The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) paid …
Article • October 26, 2015
Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions by James Ridgeway Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway A long-awaited audit of the use of solitary and other forms of isolated confinement in the …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Association of State Correctional Administrators Study Criticizes Solitary Confinement by Derek Gilna Association of State Correctional Administrators Study Criticizes Solitary Confinement by Derek Gilna In August 2015, the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA), made up of the heads of state prison systems, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna In a dramatic announcement on October 6, 2015, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) stated it is preparing to release up to 6,000 prisoners …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Homicidal Prisoner Fails to Derail Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium by Mark Wilson Homicidal Prisoner Fails to Derail Oregon Death Penalty Moratorium by Mark Wilson By most any standard, Craig Dennis Bjork, 53, meets the definition of an undeniably dangerous person. Apparently unimpressed by his first five murders, one can only …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Jails: Time to Wake Up to Mass Incarceration in Your Neighborhood by James Kilgore By James Kilgore, Truthout Jails admit nearly 12 million people every year. Yet they are largely off the radar of critics of mass incarceration. However, as a new report by Vera Institute and actions by activists around …
Article • October 16, 2015
Study Finds Prison Education Beneficial to Utah Prisoners and Taxpayers by Joe Watson Study Finds Prison Education Beneficial to Utah Prisoners and Taxpayers by Joe Watson When Utah prisoners get an education behind bars that they can use to find work upon their release, good things happen, according to a …
Four Alabama Guards Receive Prison Sentences for Beating Prisoner to Death by David Reutter Four Alabama Guards Receive Prison Sentences for Beating Prisoner to Death by David Reutter An Alabama federal district court sentenced four state prison guards to prison for their actions in the beating death of a prisoner …
Article • October 15, 2015
Filed under: Victims
$250,000 Award to Crime Victim under NY Son of Sam Law by $250,000 Award to Crime Victim under NY Son of Sam Law A New York jury awarded $250,000 to the victim of a sexual assault against the estate of the prisoner who committed the crime. The victim sued after …
Article • October 14, 2015
Report Finds Two Percent of Counties Produce Majority of Death Penalty Cases by Derek Gilna Report Finds Two Percent of Counties Produce Majority of Death Penalty Cases by Derek Gilna A report issued by Death Penalty Information Center claims that only 2% of all U.S. counties are responsible for a …
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