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Article • October 9, 2015
Urban Institute Report Backs Sweeping Reform of Federal Incarceration by Derek Gilna Urban Institute Report Backs Sweeping Reform of Federal Incarceration by Derek Gilna A new report published by the non-partisan Urban Institute calls for “sweeping reform” of the overcrowded and costly federal prison system. The document combines previously-reported data …
Article • October 9, 2015
Prisoner Calls 911 on Escapees by Prisoner Calls 911 on Escapees On Tuesday, September 24, 2013, Joshua Silverman was one of eight prisoners being transported to their respective destinations, in different states, by the Prison Transport Service. (PTS) The van transporting the prisoners parked at a hospital while the drivers …
Untreated Drug Offenders Cost Oregon $21.6 Million by Mark Wilson Untreated Drug Offenders Cost Oregon $21.6 Million by Mark Wilson Failing to treat substance abuse addictions of nearly half of the highest risk Oregon offenders, released between 2008 and 2011, cost crime victims and the state an estimated $21.6 million, …
Article • October 6, 2015
$10 Million Budgeted to Oregon Counties for Criminal Justice Reforms by Mark Wilson $10 Million Budgetetd to Oregon Counties for Criminal Justice Reforms by Mark Wilson On August 1, 2013, the Oregon legislature passed a sentencing reform bill, designed to shift “low level” offenders from prison to community corrections. With …
Article • September 28, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, PLRA
Trends in Prisoner Litigation, as the PLRA Enters Adulthood by Margo Schlanger Trends in Prisoner Litigation, as the PLRA Enters Adulthood by Margo Schlanger* The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA),1 enacted in 1996 as part of the Newt Gingrich “Contract with America,”2 is now as old as some prisoners. In …
Publication • September 28, 2015
Filed under: Crime, Statistics/Trends
DOJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics - Multistate Criminal History Patterns of Prisoners Released in 30 States, 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics SEPTEMBER 2015 Special Report NCJ 248942 Multistate Criminal History Patterns of Prisoners Released in 30 States Matthew R. Durose, Howard N. …
Article • September 25, 2015
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution
Prohibition on Felons Possessing Firearms Constitutional by Prohibition on Felons Possessing Firearms Constitutional The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held 18 U.S.C. §922 (g)(1), which makes it unlawful for a convicted felon to possess a firearm in or affecting interstate compact, does not violate the Second Amendment, which gives the …
Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas by Derek Gilna Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas by Derek Gilna A report by Human Rights Watch highlighted what criminal law experts have known for years – that federal prosecutors have almost unlimited power in drug cases to coerce …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Sesame Street Creates Muppet with Father in Jail by Christopher Zoukis Sesame Street Creates Muppet with Father in Jail by Christopher Zoukis Sesame Street has a new muppet character: Alex, whose father is incarcerated. “My dad’s in jail,” he says in an online video. “I don’t like to talk about …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge by Derek Gilna 10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge by Derek Gilna A federal prisoner without any detainers (“holds” placed by other law enforcement agencies) can generally count on a period of community confinement at the end of …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Grand Jury Report: Prisoners in Charge at Mississippi County Jail by David Reutter Grand Jury Report: Prisoners in Charge at Mississippi County Jail by David Reutter The prisoners seem to be in control of the Hinds County, Mississippi Detention Center because the jail does not have enough staff to adequately …
Inside the Small California Town with a Lot of Prisons, but Not Much Opportunity by Matt Tinoco Inside the Small California Town with a Lot of Prisons, but Not Much Opportunity by Matt Tinoco Adelanto, California is a small high desert town just a two-hour drive northeast of Los Angeles, but …
Article • September 22, 2015
Safety at Any Price - Massachusetts Corrections Fiscal Failure by Bob Williams Safety at Any Price - Massachusetts Corrections Fiscal Failure by Bob Williams The guiding fiscal model of the Massachusetts criminal justice system for decades has been “safety at any price,” according to a December 2009 report by The …
Publication • September 21, 2015
DOJ, Office of Inspector General - Status Review, International Prisoner Transfer Program, 2015 Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice Status Review on the Department’s International Prisoner Transfer Program Evaluation and Inspections Division 15-07 August 2015 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction This is the second Office of the Inspector General …
Article • September 16, 2015
The Brilliant Idea From Europe That Could Revolutionize Child Support by Bryce Covert The Brilliant Idea From Europe That Could Revolutionize Child Support by Bryce Covert Walter Scott, a father to four children, was shot dead by a police officer later charged with first-degree murder while running away from him. …
Article • September 16, 2015
Moneyballing Justice: "Evidence-Based" Criminal Reforms Ignore Real Evidence by Kay Whitlock   By Kay Whitlock and Nancy A. Heitzeg, Truthout Proponents of the new wave of "criminal justice reform" claim that their efforts are nonpartisan, non-ideological and "evidence-based." This "evidence-based" frame asserts that mass incarceration and "overcriminalization" will be remedied by …
Publication • September 11, 2015
UW Law Societies & Justice - Life Without Parole, Washington 2015 Life Without Parole Sentences in Washington State Dakota Blagg – Madison Brown – Alison Buchanan – Bryce Ellis – Olivia Gee – Andreas Hewitt – Zoe Liebeskind – Katelyn Lowthorp – Alexandra Lynch – Hannah Schwendeman – Nicholas Scott …
Publication • September 11, 2015
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Criminology - Historical Contingencies Explaining Mass Incarceration 2015 HISTORICAL CONTINGENCIES AND THE EVOLVING IMPORTANCE OF RACE, VIOLENT CRIME, AND REGION IN EXPLAINING MASS INCARCERATION IN THE UNITED STATES∗ MICHAEL C. CAMPBELL, MATT VOGEL, and JOSHUA WILLIAMS Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri—St. Louis KEYWORDS: incarceration, crime policy, …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: War on Drugs
British Banking Giant Fined for Laundering Mexican Drug Money Through U.S. Banks by Matthew Clarke British Banking Giant Fined for Laundering Mexican Drug Money Through U.S. Banks by Matt Clarke In December 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) fined major British bank HSBC almost $2 billion following an investigation …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse? by Jennifer R. Zelnick Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse? by Jennifer R. Zelnick, MSW, ScD Over the past several years there has been a lot of buzz about Social Impact Bonds (SIBs). More …
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