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Human Rights in Brazil, Network for Social Justice and Human Rights, 2008

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, International

Human Rights in Brazil, Network for Social Justice and Human Rights, 2008 Human Rights in Brazil 2008 A Report by Network for Social Justice and Human Rights Human Rights in Brazil 2008 A Report by the Network for Social Justice and Human Rights Edited by: Evanize Sydow e Maria Luisa …

World Prison Population List (8th Ed), ICPS King’s College, 2008

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, International, Prisoners-International

World Prison Population List (8th Ed), ICPS King’s College, 2008 World Prison Population List (eighth edition) International Centre for Prison Studies Roy Walmsley Introduction This eighth edition of the World Prison Population List gives details of the number of prisoners held in 218 independent countries and dependent territories. It shows …

Deportation by Default - Mental Disability, Unfair Hearings, and Indefinite Detention in the U.S. Immigration System, HRW ACLU, 2010

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: International, Immigration

Deportation by Default - Mental Disability, Unfair Hearings, and Indefinite Detention in the U.S. Immigration System, HRW ACLU, 2010 United States Deportation by Default Mental Disability, Unfair Hearings, and Indefinite Detention in the US Immigration System H U M A N R I G H T S W A T …

To Build a Better Criminal Justice System, The Sentencing Project, 2012

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform

To Build a Better Criminal Justice System, The Sentencing Project, 2012 To Build a Better Criminal Justice System 25 Experts Envision the Next 25 Years of Reform Marc Mauer and Kate Epstein Editors This publication was edited by Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project, and Kate Epstein, text …

Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, U.N. General Assembly, 2011

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, U.N. General Assembly, 2011 A/66/268 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 5 August 2011 Original: English Sixty-sixth session Item 69 (b) of the provisional agenda* Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the …

America’s Problem-Solving Courts – The Criminal Cost of Treatment and the Case of Reform, NACDL, 2009

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Crime/Demographics, War on Drugs

America’s Problem-Solving Courts – The Criminal Cost of Treatment and the Case of Reform, NACDL, 2009 America’s Problem-Solving Courts: The Criminal Costs of Treatment and the Case for Reform N A T I O N A L A SS O C I A T I O N O F C …

Sentenced to Stigma - Segregation of HIV-Positive Prisoners in AL and SC, ACLU HRW, 2010

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS

Sentenced to Stigma - Segregation of HIV-Positive Prisoners in AL and SC, ACLU HRW, 2010 United States Sentenced to Stigma Segregation of HIV-Positive Prisoners in Alabama and South Carolina H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H Sentenced to Stigma Segregation of …

Testimony of John Boston, Project Director, Prisoners’ Rights Project of the New York City Legal Aid Society before the Sub-Committees on Crime and on the Constitution and Civil Rights of the House Co...

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: PLRA

Testimony of John Boston, Project Director, Prisoners’ Rights Project of the New York City Legal Aid Society before the Sub-Committees on Crime and on the Constitution and Civil Rights of the House Committee on the Judiciary (undated) Testimony of John Boston, Project Director, Prisoners’ Rights Project of the New York …

NYC Know Your Rights Project - An Innovative Pro Bono Response to the Lack of Counsel for Indigent Immigrant Detainees, City Bar Justice Center, 2009

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Court Access, Indigent Defense, International, Immigration

NYC Know Your Rights Project - An Innovative Pro Bono Response to the Lack of Counsel for Indigent Immigrant Detainees, City Bar Justice Center, 2009 NYC Know Your Rights Project An Innovative Pro Bono Response to the Lack of Counsel for Indigent Immigrant Detainees City Bar Justice Center 42 West …

HIV in Prisons 1997, DOJ BJS, 1999

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, Statistics/Trends

HIV in Prisons 1997, DOJ BJS, 1999 U.S Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Revised 12/9/99 th Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin November 1999, NCJ 178284 HIV in Prisons 1997 By Laura M. Maruschak BJS Statistician At yearend 1997, 2.1% of all State and Federal prison inmates were known …

Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, FBI, 2008

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, War on Terror, FBI, Police Department Manuals

Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, FBI, 2008 , . ALL INFOIUIATION CONTAn~D, HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 07-06-2009 BY UC 60322 LP/STP/SZ UNC~ASSIF'IED FO;R OFFICIAL USE ONLY Domestic Investigatiol1s a.nd Operations Guide FederaIBu<re~u of Investigation '(FBI) Decem.ber16,2008 .This.is a privileged document that cannot be released in whole or in part to …

Use and Management of Criminal History Record Information, DOJ BJS, 2001

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Public Records

Use and Management of Criminal History Record Information, DOJ BJS, 2001 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Use and Management of Criminal History Record Information: A Comprehensive Report, 2001 Update Law and policies Evolution of information technology Interstate Identification Index Federal initiatives and legislation …

Dignity of the Individual – Evaluation of Prisons in the OAC, CURE, 2007

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: International, International Law

Dignity of the Individual – Evaluation of Prisons in the OAC, CURE, 2007 Dignidad Dignidade Dignité ISBN. 978-1-892063-19-0 Dignity Artículo XXVTodo individuo que haya sido privado de su libertad tiene derecho a que el juez verifique sin demora la legalidad de la medida y a ser juzgado sin dilación injustificada, …

Jails in Indian Country 2000, DOJ BJS, 2001

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Native American, Statistics/Trends, Conditions of Confinement, Jail Specific

Jails in Indian Country 2000, DOJ BJS, 2001 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin July 2001, NCJ 188156 Jails in Indian Country, 2000 By Todd D. Minton BJS Statistician On June 30, 2000, a total of 69 jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, or …

Prison Needle Exchange Lessons From a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience, Canadian HIV AIDS Legal Network, 2004

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab

Prison Needle Exchange Lessons From a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience, Canadian HIV AIDS Legal Network, 2004 Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience Prepared by Rick Lines Ralf Jürgens Glenn Betteridge Heino Stöver Dumitru Laticevschi Joachim Nelles Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons …

Elected Judges and the Death Penalty in Texas, Bright, 2000

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Judiciary, Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

Elected Judges and the Death Penalty in Texas, Bright, 2000 Elected Judges and the Death Penalty in Texas: Why Full Habeas Corpus Review by Independent Federal Judges Is Indispensable to Protecting Constitutional Rights Stephen B. Bright* Texas Law Review, Volume 78, page 1806 (2000) Copyright c 2000 Texas Law Review …

Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994, DOJ BJS, 2003

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Statistics/Trends, Rehabilitation/Recidivism

Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994, DOJ BJS, 2003 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 Offender characteristics Sentences and criminal records Comparisons to other offenders Rearrests and reconvictions Rearrests for sex crimes …

Prisoners in 2001, DOJ BJS, 2001

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends

Prisoners in 2001, DOJ BJS, 2001 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin Prisoners in 2001 By Paige M. Harrison and Allen J. Beck, Ph.D. BJS Statisticians The total number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Federal or State adult correctional authorities was 1,406,031 …

Annotated Bibliography on Independent Oversight, Pace Law Review, 2010

Publication • August 3, 2016

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Corrections Audits

Annotated Bibliography on Independent Oversight, Pace Law Review, 2010 Pace Law Review Volume 30 Issue 5 Fall 2010 Opening Up a Closed World: A Sourcebook on Prison Oversight Article 20 11-18-2010 Annotated Bibliography on Independent Prison Oversight Michele Deitch University of Texas Recommended Citation Michele Deitch, Annotated Bibliography on Independent …

National Standards to Prevent, Detect and Respond to Prison Rape, DOJ, 2012

Publication • August 2, 2016

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act

National Standards to Prevent, Detect and Respond to Prison Rape, DOJ, 2012 The following is the text of the rule signed by the Attorney General on May 16, 2012, which has been sent to the Federal Register for publication. The Federal Register will update this document to include dates that …