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Article • August 3, 2016
Florida Community Posts Sexual Predator Warning Signs Outside Homes by David Reutter One Florida community has initiated the newest indignity against sex offenders: the placement of signs outside homes warning an occupant is a sexual predator. The move is one another community is hoping to make law. In April 2013, …
California Prison Staff Told to Fake Suicide Checks, Union Says by Joe Watson The new medical facility for prisoners in Stockton, California, run by the state's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), was supposed to help correct the systemic problems CDCR has in providing adequate medical, dental and mental health …
Article • August 3, 2016
“Jail Mail:” United Kingdom’s Newest Prison System Newspaper by Derek Gilna Prisoners in United Kingdom (UK) correctional facilities have yet another newspaper to help pass the time.  “Jail Mail” is the third national newspaper in the British prison system, along with “Inside Time,” and “Converse,” and will have a print …
Article • August 3, 2016
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Minus California's 'Realignment,' U.S. Prison Population Increased in 2011 by For those parroting a recent Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report that claims decreases in the numbers of prisoners nationwide for the second consecutive year, they should read the fine print. The BJS' National Prisoner Statistics report-released in December 2012-boasts …
Article • August 3, 2016
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Number of U.S. Prisoners Increases Slightly in 2013 by Derek Gilna The total number of individuals incarcerated in the United States increased slightly in 2013, climbing by 4,300 to reach 1,574,700 prisoners, according  to the federal Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).  This was the first increase …
Hawaiian Prisoners’ Religious Freedom Lawsuit Certified as Class Action by Derek Gilna Native Hawaiians have a rich religious history, with elaborate rituals and sacred objects, which is a significant part of their culture.  Interference with the free exercise of these traditional religious practices at Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona where …
Article • August 3, 2016
BJS Says Slight Increase in State and Local Prisoner Deaths in 2013 by Derek Gilna The most recent compilation of mortality statistics for local jails and state correctional facilities by the Depart of Justice’s (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) showed an effective increase of approximately 2% for 2012, the …
Article • August 3, 2016
Filed under: Staffing, Jail Specific
Texas County Closes Most of Jail Due to Staff Shortage by Matthew Clarke People are escaping from the Austin County Jail in Texas. Not the prisoners, but the jailers. Low salaries and a lack of overtime compensation have driven jail staff away and led Austin County Sheriff Jack Brandes to …
Article • August 3, 2016
Ex-Prisoners Are More Susceptible to Premature Death, Study Says by Joe Watson It’s widely accepted that incarceration—with its inherent violence, poor medical care, inadequate nutrition and exposure to infectious diseases— can be a life-threatening experience for anyone who’s forced to endure it. But a new study says incarceration has a …
Prisoner Settles with Federal Bureau of Prisons Over Civil Right Violations by Christopher Zoukis Lonnie Benefield, a prisoner housed at United States Penitentiary Florence, Colorado, settled his claim against the Federal Bureau of Prisons for $150.00. Benefield's suit was filed in March, 1998, and settled in June, 2002. The settlement …
Article • August 3, 2016
Human Rights Report Reveals Inequities in U.S. Sentencing Practices by Gary Hunter “Nation Behind Bars” is a 36 page report exposing the egregious effects that decades of unfair sentencing practices have had on U.S. citizens. Pointing back to the “tough on crime” stance taken by many politicians in their quest …
Article • August 3, 2016
Excessive Force Upon California Grandmother Results in $250,000 Settlement by Los Angeles County paid $250,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging deputies used excessive force during the April 11, 2012, arrest of Marguerite Boyd.  Deputies responded to her residence upon receiving a call from her grandson stating she threatened to shoot …
Article • August 3, 2016
Filed under: Employee Litigation
Eleventh Amendment Immunity Applies to Florida Sheriff Acting as Chief Corrections Officer by A Florida federal district court held a Florida Sheriff, in his capacity as Chief Corrections Officer (CCO), is an arm of the state.  The holding led the court to determine the Sheriff is entitled to Eleventh Amendment …
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 …
Publication • August 3, 2016
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 …
Publication • August 3, 2016
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 …
Publication • August 3, 2016
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 …
Publication • August 3, 2016
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 …
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 …
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 …
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