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Targeted and Entrapped - Manufacturing the "Homegrown Threat" in the U.S., CHR GJ, 2011

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, War on Terror

Targeted and Entrapped - Manufacturing the "Homegrown Threat" in the U.S., CHR GJ, 2011 TAR G E T E D AN D E NT R AP P E D ABOUT THE AUTHORS The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at New York University School of Law was established …

Racial Critiques of Mass Incarceration - Beyond the New Jim Crow, Forman, 2011

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Discrimination, Racial Discrimination

Racial Critiques of Mass Incarceration - Beyond the New Jim Crow, Forman, 2011 RACIAL CRITIQUES OF MASS INCARCERATION: BEYOND THE NEW JIM CROW James Forman, Jr.* Abstract. In the last decade, a number of criminal justice scholars have called the American criminal justice system a new form of Jim Crow. …

Policing Free Speech - Police Surveillance and Obstruction of First Amendment-Protected Activity, ACLU, 2010

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Media, First Amendment, Police

Policing Free Speech - Police Surveillance and Obstruction of First Amendment-Protected Activity, ACLU, 2010 POLICING FREE SPEECH: Police Surveillance and Obstruction of First Amendment‐ Protected Activity An ACLU Survey of Reported Incidents June 29, 2010 United States law enforcement agencies, from the FBI to local police, have a long history …

Establishing a New Normal Human Rights under the Obama Administration, ACLU, 2010

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, War on Terror

Establishing a New Normal Human Rights under the Obama Administration, ACLU, 2010 ESTABLISHING A NEW NORMAL -;;t- -=- . '. "Ii'·. ' o\!.i National Security, Civil Liberties, and Human Rights Under the Obama Administration AN 18-MONTH REVIEW JULY 2010 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 125 Broad Street, …

No Easy Answers - Sex Offender Laws in the U.S., HRW, 2007

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offenders (Discrimination)

No Easy Answers - Sex Offender Laws in the U.S., HRW, 2007 United States H U M A N No Easy Answers R I G H T S Sex Offender Laws in the US W A T C H September 2007 Volume 19, No. 4(G) No Easy Answers Sex Offender …

Standards for the Prevention Detection Response and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Adult Prisons and Jails, NPREC, 2008

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act

Standards for the Prevention Detection Response and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Adult Prisons and Jails, NPREC, 2008 STANDARDS FOR THE PREVENTION, DETECTION, RESPONSE, AND MONITORING OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN ADULT PRISONS AND JAILS STANDARDS FOR THE PREVENTION, DETECTION, RESPONSE, AND MONITORING OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN ADULT PRISONS AND JAILS …

The Pursuit of Safety - Sex Offender Policy in the U.S., Vera Institute, 2008

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offenders (Discrimination)

The Pursuit of Safety - Sex Offender Policy in the U.S., Vera Institute, 2008 THE PURSUIT OF SAFETY Sex Offender Policy in the United States Tracy Velázquez Vera Institute of Justice September 2008 Suggested citation: Tracy Velázquez. The Pursuit of Safety: Sex Offender Policy in the United States. New York: …

Prisons and Terrorism - Radicalisation and De-radicalisation in 15 Countries, ICSR, 2010

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, War on Terror

Prisons and Terrorism - Radicalisation and De-radicalisation in 15 Countries, ICSR, 2010 Prisons and Terrorism Radicalisation and De-radicalisation in 15 Countries A policy report published by the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR) In partnership with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and …

Outsourcing Responsibility – The Human Cost of Privatized Immigration Detention in Otero County, ACLU NM, 2011

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, International, Immigration

Outsourcing Responsibility – The Human Cost of Privatized Immigration Detention in Otero County, ACLU NM, 2011 OUTSOURCING RESPONSIBILITY THE HUMAN COST OF PRIVATIZED IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN OTERO COUNTY January 2011 American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Regional Center for Border Rights OUTSOURCING RESPONSIBILITY The Human Cost of Privatized Immigration …

Annual Report on the Implementation of Mental Hygiene Law Article 10 - Sex Offender Management and Treatment, New York State, 2009

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Sex Offender Treatment

Annual Report on the Implementation of Mental Hygiene Law Article 10 - Sex Offender Management and Treatment, New York State, 2009 2008 Annual Report on the Implementation of Mental Hygiene Law Article 10 Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act of 2007 January 2009 New York State Office of Mental Health …

Detainee Operations in a Joint Environment, Air Land Sea Application Center, 2004

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Military, Military Prisons

Detainee Operations in a Joint Environment, Air Land Sea Application Center, 2004 STANDARD Detainee Operations in a Joint Environment DETAINEE OPS Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (MTTP) Package Suspense: MEETING THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE WARFIGHTER STANDARD DETAINEE OPS MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR DETAINEE OPERATIONS IN A JOINT …

The Mass Incarceration of the Elderly, ACLU 2012

Publication • August 4, 2016

Filed under: Classification, Geriatric Classification, Statistics/Trends, Failure to Protect (General)

The Mass Incarceration of the Elderly, ACLU 2012 At A m e r i c a’ s E x p e n s e : The Mass Incarceration of the Elderly At Ame r i ca’s E x p en se: The Mass Incarceration of the Elderly June 2012 At …

The Health Effects of Conducted Energy Weapons, Canadian Academies Expert Panel Report, 2013

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers

The Health Effects of Conducted Energy Weapons, Canadian Academies Expert Panel Report, 2013 THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF CONDUCTED ENERGY WEAPONS The Expert Panel on the Medical and Physiological Impacts of Conducted Energy Weapons THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF CONDUCTED ENERGY WEAPONS The Expert Panel on the Medical and Physiological Impacts of …

A Thin Line - The Texas Prison Healthcare Crisis and the Secret Death Penalty, Texas Civil Rights Project, 2011

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

A Thin Line - The Texas Prison Healthcare Crisis and the Secret Death Penalty, Texas Civil Rights Project, 2011 A TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2011 “A THIN LINE” The Texas Prison Healthcare Crisis and The Secret Death Penalty “Right now the [health care] system is constitutional… but …

Deadly Heat in Texas Prisons, HRC, 2014

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Exposure to Heat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Deadly Heat in Texas Prisons, HRC, 2014 This report does not represent the official positon of the School of Law or of The University of Texas, and the views presented here reflect only the opinions of the individual authors and of the Human Rights Clinic. 1 Contents Acronyms & Abbreviations …

World Prison Population List (10th Ed), ICPS King’s College, 2013

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Census, International, Prisoners-International

World Prison Population List (10th Ed), ICPS King’s College, 2013 World Prison Population List (tenth edition) Roy Walmsley Introduction This tenth edition of the World Prison Population List gives details of the number of prisoners held in 222 independent countries and dependent territories. It shows the differences in the level …

List of Deaths in ICE Custody from 2003-2013, IHSC, 2014

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Immigration, Wrongful Death

List of Deaths in ICE Custody from 2003-2013, IHSC, 2014 List of Deaths in ICE Custody October 2003 - December 2, 2013 SEX DATE OF BIRTH COUNTRY OF BIRTH 1 CARLOS, TIOMBE KIMANA F 11/21/1978 ANTIGUABARBUDA 2 MPONDA, CLEMENTE NTANGOLA M 12/31/1985 MOZAMBIQUE 3 RODRIGUEZ, LESLIS M 1/21/1963 HONDURAS 7/31/2013 …

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor... A Report on Due Process Issues in the Handling of Immigration Detainees in Massachusetts, NLG MA, 2005

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: International, Immigration

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor... A Report on Due Process Issues in the Handling of Immigration Detainees in Massachusetts, NLG MA, 2005 Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor... A Report on Due Process Issues in the Handling of Immigration Detainees in Massachusetts Detention Working Group of the Massachusetts Chapter …

Probation and Parole in the United States 2006, DOJ BJS, 2007

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Probation

Probation and Parole in the United States 2006, DOJ BJS, 2007 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin December 2007, NCJ 220218 Probation and Parole in the United States, 2006 Lauren E. Glaze and Thomas P. Bonczar BJS Statisticians The number of adult men …

Strip Searches Incident to Arrest - Cabining the Authority to Humiliate, Shapiro, 2007

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Strip Searches, Sentencing

Strip Searches Incident to Arrest - Cabining the Authority to Humiliate, Shapiro, 2007 THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS® Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Research Paper No. 64 STRIP SEARCHES INCIDENT TO ARREST: CABINING THE AUTHORITY TO HUMILIATE Eugene L. Shapiro University of Memphis – School of Law Electronic copy available …