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VanValkenburg v. Oregon Department of Corrections, OR, Amended Complaint, Hearing Disability Discrimination, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00916-MO Document 43 Filed 03/18/15 Page 1 of 24 MATTHEW C. ELLIS, OSB No. 075800 matthew@employmentlawpdx.com 621 SW Morrison St Ste 1050 Portland, OR 97205 Telephone: 503/226-0072 SHENOA L. PAYNE, OSB No. 084392 spayne@hk-law.com Haglund Kelley …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
“Ban the Box” Campaigns Seek to End Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated College Applicants by Victoria Law “Ban the Box” Campaigns Seek to End Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated College Applicants by Victoria Law "Selene” had been out of prison for one month when she applied to Dutchess Community College and Ulster …
America’s Prisons: A Road to Nowhere by Ben Notterman America’s Prisons: A Road to Nowhere by Ben Notterman Video of Henry McCollum’s release from a North Carolina prison in September 2014 shows the exonerated death row prisoner making his way through a crowd of excited onlookers and into his family’s …
Publication • December 8, 2014
Pell Grant Eligibility Clarification Letter, Department of Education, 2014 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEC - 8 2014 GEN-14-21 Subject: Federal Pell Grant Eligibility for Students Confined or Incarcerated in Locations That Are Not Federal or State Penal Institutions Sununary: This letter clarifies …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Education is Better than Punishment: Something We Can All Support! by Vivian D. Nixon Education is Better than Punishment: Something We Can All Support! by Vivian D. Nixon I learned in the harshest way possible that in the United States of America, every felony conviction, no matter what the judge …
Article • October 5, 2014
State of Washington Settles in Prisoner’s Retaliatory Segregation Claim by State of Washington Settles in Prisoner’s Retaliatory Segregation Claim   The State of Washington reached a settlement of $11,000 and appropriate dental care in February 2004 with Patrick J. Hoffman, a prisoner at Stafford Creek Correctional Center, Intensive Management Unit. …
Publication • 2014
Filed under: Education
BJA - How Effective is Correctional Education PRE-PUBLICATION VERSION: This document has been peer-reviewed and edited but has not yet been finalized. Typeset and fully designed print and online volumes forthcoming. C O R P O R AT I O N How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Education
Prison Education Programs Threatened by Matthew Clarke Prison Education Programs Threatened   by Matt Clarke   Corrections officials across the country fear that two recent developments will drastically limit educational opportunities for prisoners – a scenario that research indicates could lead to higher recidivism rates. First, Congress failed to renew …
Article • May 15, 2013 • from PLN May, 2013
My Life with Lifers, by Dr. Elaine J. Leeder. (E-Books Unbound, 2012). 140 pages, $4.99 (e-book) or $14.95 (paperback) by John Dannenberg Book review by John E. Dannenberg Dr. Elaine Leeder, Dean of the of the School of Social Sciences at Sonoma State University, offers a concise, compassionate view of …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Utah: Prisoners’ Education Should be Cheaper, More Efficient, Report Says by Secondary education for Utah prisoners are wasting tax dollars and, more importantly, wasting educational resources, according to an August 2012 report by the state’s Legislative Auditor General. Utah lawmakers wanted to know how efficient and effective are high school …
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Texas Slashes Prison Education Budget by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Faced with a $23 billion biennial state budget deficit, the Texas legislature has radically cut education programs in state prisons. Such short-term savings will undoubtedly result in long-term expenses, as education has been proven to reduce recidivism. Jorge Renaud, …
Report Cites Rising Violence, Other Problems at Illinois Maximum-Security Prison by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A report by the John Howard Association of Illinois (JHA) found that overcrowding and understaffing at the Menard Correctional Center (Menard) has resulted in an “alarming” increase in staff and prisoner assaults. Opened …
Michigan’s Abu Ghraib? Teaching Anthropology inside a Women’s Prison, On the Edge of a $100 Million Sex Abuse Scandal by Brian McKenna Brian McKenna Every prison has a story. At the Robert Scott Correctional Facility, in Michigan, the women were not allowed to touch one another or risk a "major …
Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012
Survey Shows College Courses for Prisoners Reduce Recidivism, but Few Exist by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Of the various kinds of rehabilitative programs offered to prisoners, only education has been shown to unequivocally correlate with a strong reduction in recidivism. The more education a prisoner receives, the greater the …
Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012
Indiana Cuts Prison College Courses by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After the Indiana General Assembly passed a budget for FY 2012-2013 that eliminated $9 million in financial aid for college programs for prisoners, the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) is shifting such programs away from liberal arts studies and …
Article • January 15, 2012 • from PLN January, 2012
Prisoner Bike Repair Program Benefits St. Louis Kids by A recent joint project of the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois and St. Louis BicycleWORKS is helping to provide bikes to St. Louis-area children. Under the program, prisoners at USP Marion are refurbishing old bicycles and donating them to children …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Jail Guitar Doors, USA Offers Free Musical Instruments to Prisons by Bruce Reilly Long before words there was the drum, the beat, the foundation of all communication. Some drummers and musicians communicate through the most finely crafted instruments of their day. For the prisoner it is typically the sound of …
Article • September 15, 2011
California Inspector General’s Audit of Women’s Prison And Warden Is Generally Favorable by John Dannenberg By John E. Dannenberg California law (Penal Code § 6126(a)(2)) requires the new warden of a state prison to be evaluated by the State Inspector General (IG) within twelve months prior to their state Senate …
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
State Ordered to Reimburse Prisoner Who Was Not Allowed to Complete College Classes by An Illinois prisoner was awarded $1,225 by a state Court of Claims for tortious interference with a business relationship by the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). While incarcerated at Stateville Penitentiary, Marshan Terrell Allen received permission …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
California Prison System Lays Off Teachers, Vocational Instructors by Michael Brodheim Due to a $60 billion budget deficit in fiscal year 2009-2010, California prison officials decided to slash funding for rehabilitative programs for prisoners. And while state employees affected by the resulting layoffs cried foul (and fraud), prison officials claimed …
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