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Report on Arpaio Racial Discrimination - United States' Investigation ofthe Maricopa County Sheriffs Office, DOJ, 2011

Publication • August 2, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Discrimination, Racial Discrimination

Report on Arpaio Racial Discrimination - United States' Investigation ofthe Maricopa County Sheriffs Office, DOJ, 2011 u. S. Department of Justice Civil Rights.Division -------------_. Assistant Auomey Ge1U!ral Washington, D.C. 20530 December 15, 2011 Mr. Bill Montgomery County Attorney Maricopa County 301 West Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Re: United States' …

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Conmed -9th Amendment, 2016

Publication • August 2, 2016

Filed under: CONMED

Coos County Sheriff's Office Contract Summary With Conmed -9th Amendment, 2016

Memo Appointing Gov. Nixon to Act as Public Defender, Missouri State Public Defender Office of the Director, 2016

Publication • August 2, 2016

Filed under: Discrimination, Public Defenders

Memo Appointing Gov. Nixon to Act as Public Defender, Missouri State Public Defender Office of the Director, 2016 MISSOURI STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR August 2, 2016 The Honorable Jay Nixon Governor of Missouri P.O. Box 720 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Dear Governor Nixon: Seven years ago, your …

Behind Bars II – Substance Abuse and America’s Prison Population, NCASA Columbia University, 2010

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab

Behind Bars II – Substance Abuse and America’s Prison Population, NCASA Columbia University, 2010 The National Cenlel' on Addiction and Substance Abuse al Columbia Univcl'sity 633 Thirtl '\'CIIUC New York, NY 10017-6706 phone 212 8415200 fax 212 956 8020 \\. II' lI'.cll~llcolumhill.org lJo(wd Q/ /Ji1'fCIO''$ Jo~eph Behind Bars II: Substance …

Minority Practice, Majority’s Burden - The Death Penalty Today, Liebman and Clarke, 2012

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

Minority Practice, Majority’s Burden - The Death Penalty Today, Liebman and Clarke, 2012 DRAFT: Please do not cite or distribute without express permission. Minority Practice, Majority’s Burden: The Death Penalty Today James S. Liebman Simon H. Rifkin Professor of Law, Columbia Law School and Peter Clarke J.D. expected 2012, Columbia …

Investigation of Restraint Device Use in Iowa’s County Jails, Iowa Citizens’ Aide, 2009

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Excessive Force, Restraints

Investigation of Restraint Device Use in Iowa’s County Jails, Iowa Citizens’ Aide, 2009 Investigation of Restraint Device Use in Iowa’s County Jails Appanoose County Jail Jefferson County Jail Polk County Jail Wapello County Jail Woodbury County Jail Iowa Citizens’ Aide/Ombudsman William P. Angrick II Issued: November 5, 2008 Released: February …

Evaluating Fairness and Accuracy in State Death Penalty Systems – AZ Death Penalty Assessment Report, ABA, 2006

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

Evaluating Fairness and Accuracy in State Death Penalty Systems – AZ Death Penalty Assessment Report, ABA, 2006 Defending Liberty Pursuing Justice EVALUATING FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY IN STATE DEATH PENALTY SYSTEMS: The Arizona Death Penalty Assessment Report An Analysis of Arizona’s Death Penalty Laws, Procedures, and Practices “A system that takes …

The Anatomy of Discretion - An Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision Making, Frederick and Stemen, 2012

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution

The Anatomy of Discretion - An Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision Making, Frederick and Stemen, 2012 The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: The Anatomy of Discretion: An Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision Making – Technical Report …

Juveniles in Solitary Confinement, Human Rights Watch, 2012

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

Juveniles in Solitary Confinement, Human Rights Watch, 2012 Growing Up Locked Down Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prisons Across the United States H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H Growing Up Locked Down Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails …

Opportunities for Cost Savings in Corrections without Sacrificing Service Quality – Inmate Health Care, Urban Institute, 2012

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Cost of Prison Systems

Opportunities for Cost Savings in Corrections without Sacrificing Service Quality – Inmate Health Care, Urban Institute, 2012 OPPORTUNITIES FOR COST SAVINGS IN CORRECTIONS WITHOUT SACRIFICING SERVICE QUALITY: INMATE HEALTH CARE PHIL SCHAENMAN ELIZABETH DAVIES REED JORDAN REENA CHAKRABORTY ©2012. The Urban Institute. All rights reserved. The views expressed are solely …

Black Lives Matter, Racial Inequality in Criminal Justice Report, The Sentencing Project, 2015

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Crime/Demographics, Sentencing, Racial Profiling

Black Lives Matter, Racial Inequality in Criminal Justice Report, The Sentencing Project, 2015 BLACK LIVES MATTER: ELIMINATING RACIAL INEQUITY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 sentencingproject.org twitter.com/sentencingproj facebook.com/thesentencingproject This report was written by …

America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline, Children's Defense Fund, 2007

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Education (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline, Children's Defense Fund, 2007 CPP_report 2007_FINAL (a-22) 9/6/07 3:21 PM Page b A Report of the Children’s Defense Fund America’s Cradle to Prison Pipeline SM CPP_report 2007_revised (a-21) 10/10/07 12:15 PM Page c About the Children’s Defense Fund T he Children’s Defense Fund’s Leave No …

From Time Out to Hard Time – Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System, LBJ, 2008

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

From Time Out to Hard Time – Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System, LBJ, 2008 From t i m e o ut to hard time Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System by Michele Deitch Amanda Barstow Leslie Lukens Ryan Reyna Special Project Report Lyndon B. Johnson …

The Execution of Mentally Ill Offenders, Amnesty International, 2003

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

The Execution of Mentally Ill Offenders, Amnesty International, 2003 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The execution of mentally ill offenders I cannot believe that capital punishment is a solution – to abolish murder by murdering, an endless chain of murdering. When I heard that my daughter’s murderer was not to be …

Inmate Litigation, Harvard Law Review, 2003

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Court Access

Inmate Litigation, Harvard Law Review, 2003 SCHLANGER - BOOKPROOFS. DOC – NOT FINAL PAGINATION VOLUME 116 APRIL 2003 05/22/03 – 3:33 P M NUMBER 6 ARTICLE INMATE LITIGATION Margo Schlanger TABLE OF CONTENTS I NTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................1557 I. INMATE LITIGATION TRENDS..........................................................................................1565 A. The Varied Subject Matter of Inmate Litigation .........................................................1570 B. Inmate …

Justice Denied - America’s Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel, NRCC, 2009

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Court Access, Indigent Defense

Justice Denied - America’s Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel, NRCC, 2009 Justice Denied America’s Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel Report of the National Right to Counsel Committee Justice Denied America’s Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel Report of the National Right to …

The Rest of Their Lives – Life Without Parole for Child Offenders in the U.S., AI HRW, 2005

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

The Rest of Their Lives – Life Without Parole for Child Offenders in the U.S., AI HRW, 2005 The Rest of Their Lives Life without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States Amnesty International Human Rights Watch Copyright © 2005 Human Rights Watch/Amnesty International. All rights reserved. Printed in …

Mandatory Justice - The Death Penalty Revisited, The Constitution Project, 2005

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Death Penalty/Death Row, Death Penalty

Mandatory Justice - The Death Penalty Revisited, The Constitution Project, 2005 MANDATORY JUSTICE: The DEATH PENALTY REVISITED An Initiative of The Constitution Project Copyright © by the Constitution Project. All rights reserved. No part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by means, …

Smoothing the Pat from Prison to Home, Brown et al, 2006

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry

Smoothing the Pat from Prison to Home, Brown et al, 2006 The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: SMOOTHING THE PATH FROM PRISON TO HOME Author(s): Brenner Brown; Robin Campbell; James A. Wilson; Yury Cheryachukin; …

Manual, U.S. Parole Commission, 2010

Publication • August 1, 2016

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole

Manual, U.S. Parole Commission, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section (§) Title Page SUBPART A—UNITED STATES CODE PRISONERS AND PAROLEES 2.1 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …