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Pretrial Practice - Rethinking the Front End of the Criminal Justice System, CUNY JJC, 2015

Publication • August 12, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Jail Specific, Court Access, Bail

Pretrial Practice - Rethinking the Front End of the Criminal Justice System, CUNY JJC, 2015 Pretrial Practice: Rethinking the Front End of the Criminal Justice System A Report on the Roundtable on Pretrial Practice March 18–20, 2015 Pretrial Practice: Rethinking the Front End of the Criminal Justice System A Report …

Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Colorado’s continued warehousing of mentally ill prisoners in solitary confinement, ACLU, 2014

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health

Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Colorado’s continued warehousing of mentally ill prisoners in solitary confinement, ACLU, 2014 Out of Sight, Out of Mind Colorado’s continued warehousing of mentally ill prisoners in solitary confinement The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to fulfilling …

Costs and Consequences - The High Price of Policing Immigrant Communities, ACLU, 2011

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: International, Immigration, Police

Costs and Consequences - The High Price of Policing Immigrant Communities, ACLU, 2011 Costs and Consequences: The High Price of Policing Immigrant Communities A Report by the ACLU of Northern California COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES: THE HIGH PRICE OF POLICING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. . . . . …

Making the Transition - Rethinking Jail Reentry in Los Angeles County, Vera Institute, 2013

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Release and Reentry

Making the Transition - Rethinking Jail Reentry in Los Angeles County, Vera Institute, 2013 SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM Making The Transition: Rethinking Jail Reentry in Los Angeles County Talia Sandwick Karen Tamis Jim Parsons Cesar Arauz-Cuadra Vera Institute of Justice February 2013 Page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments The …

Public Safety Realignment – What is it?, CPOC, 2012

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Cost of Prison Systems, Release and Reentry, Sentencing

Public Safety Realignment – What is it?, CPOC, 2012 changes occurring in the wake of the new sentencing options; however, prior to October, there had already been a trend of decreasing felony probation grants. It is expected that Realignment will have an impact on regular felony grants of probation, but …

CDCR High Risk Update Audit - Public Safety Realignment and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA State Auditor, 2015

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions

CDCR High Risk Update Audit - Public Safety Realignment and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA State Auditor, 2015 April 2015 Report 2015-609/2015-610 High Risk Update— Public Safety Realignment and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation COMMITMENT INTEGRITY The State Has Reduced Overcrowding in Its Prisons, but …

Pioneers of Youth Justice Reform: Achieving System Change Using Resolution, Reinvestment, and Realignment Strategies, JJC and CUNY, 2012

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Juveniles

Pioneers of Youth Justice Reform: Achieving System Change Using Resolution, Reinvestment, and Realignment Strategies, JJC and CUNY, 2012 Pioneers of Youth Justice Reform: Achieving System Change Using Resolution, Reinvestment, and Realignment Strategies Douglas N. Evans Research and Evaluation Center July 2012 COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE THE AUTHOR Douglas N. Evans …

Juvenile Justice Reform – A Blueprint, YTFG, 2012

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Juveniles

Juvenile Justice Reform – A Blueprint, YTFG, 2012 JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM A BLUEPRINT Improving Outcomes for Youth We invite you to join us in embracing a commitment to juvenile justice reform An overwhelming enthusiasm for previous editions of this Blueprint has led us to print a third edition. Our tenets …

A Courtroom Unlike Any Other - Santa Clara County’s Parolee Reentry Court is a Case Study in Reducing Prison Recidivism, SOOO, 2011

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Release and Reentry

A Courtroom Unlike Any Other - Santa Clara County’s Parolee Reentry Court is a Case Study in Reducing Prison Recidivism, SOOO, 2011 ‘A Courtroom Unlike Any Other’ Santa Clara County’s Parolee Reentry Court is a Case Study in Reducing Prison Recidivism A report prepared for the California Senate Rules Committee …

Juvenile Justice Realignment - Limited Information Prevents a Meaningful Assessment of Realignment’s Effectiveness, California State Auditor, 2012

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Corrections Audits, Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons

Juvenile Justice Realignment - Limited Information Prevents a Meaningful Assessment of Realignment’s Effectiveness, California State Auditor, 2012 Juvenile Justice Realignment Limited Information Prevents a Meaningful Assessment of Realignment’s Effectiveness September 2012 Report 2011-129 Independent NONPARTISAN TRANSPARENT Accountability The first five copies of each California State Auditor report are free. Additional …

Juvenile Justice Reform - Realigning Responsibilities, CA Little Hoover Commission, 2008

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons

Juvenile Justice Reform - Realigning Responsibilities, CA Little Hoover Commission, 2008 JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM: REALIGNING RESPONSIBILITIES LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION July 2008 State of California LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION July 14, 2008 The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor of California The Honorable Don Perata President pro Tempore of the Senate and members of …

The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in Four California Cities, Justice Center, 2013

Publication • August 11, 2016

Filed under: Parole/Probation Searches, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Probation, Parole Conditions

The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in Four California Cities, Justice Center, 2013 The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in Four California Cities A report prepared by the Council of State Governments Justice Center The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in …

One Dollar Per Day: The Slaving Wages of Immigration Jail Work Programs, Stevens, 2011

Publication • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Prison Labor, Workers' Compensation, Immigration

One Dollar Per Day: The Slaving Wages of Immigration Jail Work Programs, Stevens, 2011 ONE DOLLAR PER DAY: THE SLAVING WAGES OF IMMIGRATION JAIL WORK PROGRAMS A History and Legal Analysis, 1943 - present Jacqueline Stevens, Professor Political Science and Legal Studies Advisory Board Director, Deportation Research Clinic Buffett Center …

Surviving the Darkness: Testimony from the U.S. “Black Sites”, CHR&GJ, 2007

Publication • August 10, 2016

Filed under: War on Terror, International, International Law, Terrorism, CIA

Surviving the Darkness: Testimony from the U.S. “Black Sites”, CHR&GJ, 2007 ©Luis Goncalves Surviving the Darkness: _______________________________________ Testimony from the U.S. “Black Sites” © 2007 CHRGJ, NYU School of Law New York, NY About the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice/International Human Rights Clinic The Center for Human Rights …

Legal Guide for INS Detainees, American Bar Association, (undated)

Publication • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Resources, Legal Materials, Immigration

Legal Guide for INS Detainees, American Bar Association, (undated) Defending Liberty Pursuing Justice A LEGAL GUIDE FOR INS DETAINEES: ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST INS OR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS American Bar Association Commission on Immigration Policy, Practice, and Pro Bono 740 15th Street, …

Report on Torture and Treatment at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Center for Constitutional Rights, 2006

Publication • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, War on Terror, International, International Law, Terrorism, CIA

Report on Torture and Treatment at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Center for Constitutional Rights, 2006 Center for Constitutional Rights 666 Broadway, 7th Floor New York, NY 10012 Phone: (212) 614-6464 Fax: (212) 614-6499 E-Mail: info@ccr-ny.org REPORT ON TORTURE AND CRUEL, INHUMAN, AND DEGRADING TREATMENT OF PRISONERS AT GUANTÁNAMO BAY, CUBA July …

Locked Up Alone - Detention Conditions and Mental Health at Guantanamo, Human Rights Watch, 2008

Publication • August 10, 2016

Filed under: War on Terror, Terrorism, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, Military, Military Prisons

Locked Up Alone - Detention Conditions and Mental Health at Guantanamo, Human Rights Watch, 2008 United States/Counterterrorism H U M A N Locked Up Alone R I G H T S Detention Conditions and Mental Health at Guantanamo W A T C H Locked Up Alone Detention Conditions and Mental …

From the Classroom to the Community - Exploring the Role of Education during Incarceration and Reentry, Urban Institute, 2009

Publication • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Release and Reentry

From the Classroom to the Community - Exploring the Role of Education during Incarceration and Reentry, Urban Institute, 2009 From the Classroom to the Community Exploring the Role of Education during Incarceration and Reentry Diana Brazzell Anna Crayton Debbie A. Mukamal Amy L. Solomon Nicole Lindahl Justice Policy Center Copyright …

Complicity or Abolition? The Death Penalty and International Support for Drug Enforcement, IHRA, 2010

Publication • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

Complicity or Abolition? The Death Penalty and International Support for Drug Enforcement, IHRA, 2010 Complicity or Abolition? The Death Penalty and International Support for Drug Enforcement Rick Lines, Damon Barrett and Patrick Gallahue © 2010 International Harm Reduction Association ISBN 978-0-9566116-0-4 This report was produced by the Human Rights Programme …

The New Politics of Judicial Elections 2000-2009, Brennan Center for Justice, 2010

Publication • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Court Access, Judiciary

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