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Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015
Cell phones are “Dangerous Contraband” for New York Felony Contraband Possession by Mark Wilson Cell phones are “Dangerous Contraband” for New York Felony Contraband Possession by Mark Wilson On May 8, 2014, a New York Supreme Court Appellate Division held that cell phones constitute “dangerous contraband” under the state’s felony …
Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015
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Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency by Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency When he declared a state of emergency – as he did multiple times after being elected in 2010 – former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee had more on …
Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015
Federal Court Caseloads Threaten Constitutional Protections by Matthew Clarke Federal Court Caseloads Threaten Constitutional Protections by Matt Clarke Civil and criminal case filings in federal courts have grown dramatically over the past two decades, but at the same time the number of judges available to hear them has barely increased …
Article • March 4, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015
Murders in Maryland Prisons Continue Despite Reforms by Murders in Maryland Prisons Continue Despite Reforms Reforms instituted by Maryland officials in an effort to curb violence in the state’s prison system have done little to stem the number of prisoner homicides, according to statistics released by the Maryland Department of …
How Former Prisoners Are Set Up to Fail, Especially if They're Women by Jean Friedman-Rudovsky How Former Prisoners Are Set Up to Fail, Especially if They're Women Orange Is the New Black has shined a light on women's experiences behind bars, but what happens when they're no longer locked up? …
Arrest-Related Deaths Program: Data Quality Profile BJS 2015 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics TECHNICAL REPORT March 2015, NCJ 248544 Arrest-Related Deaths Program: Data Quality Profile Michael Planty and Andrea M. Burch, Bureau of Justice Statistics Duren Banks, Lance Couzens, Caroline Blanton, and Devon …
Article • February 28, 2015
Confidence Men and "Prison Reform" by Kay Whitlock Confidence Men and "Prison Reform" By Kay Whitlock, Critical Mass Progress | Op-Ed Smoke and Mirrors is a new series that dives into the details of "bipartisan prison reform" to reveal the right-wing, neoliberal carceral sleight of hand that's really at work. …
Article • February 28, 2015
The Shackles Return: Why Debtors’ Prisons Are Making An American Comeback by Devon Douglas-Bowers The Shackles Return: Why Debtors’ Prisons Are Making An American Comeback by Devon Douglas-Bowers The debtors’ prison is an old, decrepit institution that many thought was abolished in the 19th century, something little more than a …
Brief • February 19, 2015
Santiago v Lafferty, MA, Order denying 50 MTI for PO, improper use of informants, 2015 Case 1:13-cv-12172-IT Document 103 Filed 02/19/15 Page 1 of 15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS JONATHAN SANTIAGO, * * Plaintiff, * * v. * * THOMAS LAFFERTY and CITY OF * LOWELL, * …
Article • February 10, 2015
Louisiana’s Troubled Plaquemines Parish Detention Center by David Reutter by David Reutter With $118 million in federal funds, Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish built a state-of-the-art 871 bed jail. However, the Parish lacks the money to operate it or the prisoners to fill it. The jail was built on the plans of …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness by David Reutter Change in Florida Jail Policy Leads to Increased Homelessness by David M. Reutter For those without resources or help from family or friends, being released from jail has always been difficult. A change in policy in Broward County, …
Prison Violence in Brazil Connected to Abuse, Gangs, Overcrowding by Prison Violence in Brazil Connected to Abuse, Gangs, Overcrowding A wave of riots and killings is sweeping inside and outside prisons in Brazil, but authorities and observers differ on whether the violence is the fault of rival gangs competing for …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Book Review: Burning Down the House, by Nell Bernstein (The New Press, June 2014). 384 pages, $26.95 by Hannah K. Gold by Hannah K. Gold By the time I was 7 years old I knew drugs were bad. I didn’t need a parent to sit me down on their knee …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah by Life Sentences Spike in Recent Years – Especially in Utah A recent research study and news reports have revealed an increase in the number of prisoners across the nation – and particularly in Utah – sentenced to life in …
Publication • February 1, 2015
The Right Investment? Corrections Spending in Baltimore City Prison Policy Initiative 2015 THE RI GHT I NVESTMENT? CORRECTI ONSSPENDI NG I N BAL TI MORECI TY FEBRUARY 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Mapping Baltimore’s Corrections and Community Challenges ................................................................................. 2 48T 48T Focus on Baltimore City ....................................................... 2 48T Public …
Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Settlement, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGRJmMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (hereinafter "Agreement") is made by and among DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA ("DeKalb County"); CHIEF JUDGE NELLY WITHERS, In Her Official Capacity as Chief Judge of the DeKalb …
Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Complaint, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015 Case 1:15-mi-99999-UNA Document 174 Filed 01/29/15 Page 1 of 42 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION KEVIN THOMPSON, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. ________ v. COMPLAINT DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA; NELLY WITHERS, in her official capacity as …
Brief • January 16, 2015
Gas Drilling Awareness v. Powers, PA, Settlement and Dismissal, Activists Tagged 'Terrorists' - 2015 Case 1:10-cv-01997-WWC Document 115 Filed 01/16/15 Page 1 of 1 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL KATHLEEN G. KANE ATTORNEY GENERAL January 16, 2015 Litigation Section 15th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 (717) 772-3561– …
Article • January 15, 2015
Australia Imprisons Aboriginals Disproportionately by Australia Imprisons Aborigines Disproportionately The National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples has called for the federal government to increase its “Closing the Gap” goals. Closing the Gap currently aims to reduce the disproportionate overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system by funding legal …
Article • January 15, 2015
Houston Settles Wrongful Conviction Suit for $3 Million by Houston Settles Wrongful Conviction Suit for $3 Million by Matt Clarke On November 2, 2012, the City of Houston, Texas agreed to settle a lawsuit arising out of the wrongful conviction for rape and imprisonment for 17 years of George Rodriguez. …
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