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Article • August 4, 2016
Filed under: Guard Misconduct
Illinois: Assistant Warden Fired for Helping Ex-Prisoner by Lonnie Burton On July 9, 2014, an assistant warden at the Dixon Correctional Center in Illinois was dismissed from his position and escorted off the prison grounds after it was discovered that he tried to give a former prisoner some money. Charles …
Suit Charges Florida Detainee Died of Neglect by David Reutter The estate of a pretrial detainee who was “neglected to death” sued Florida’s Broward County Jail (BCJ) and its medical contractor, Armor Correctional Health Services (Armor). In other BCJ news, a guard was acquitted of assaulting a pretrial detainee. Upon …
Article • August 4, 2016
States Still Using Unconstitutional Debtors Prisons to Jail the Poor by Joe Watson The landmark 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision Bearden v. Georgia reaffirmed the outlaw of so-called "debtors prisons"—the practice of incarcerating indigent people for being unable to pay off their debts—and requires that judges consider whether defendants are …
Report Finds Criminal Justice Debt Creates Barriers to Offender Reintegration by David Reutter Severe financial obligations imposed upon offenders who get entangled with the criminal justice system "perpetually punish many ex-offenders and consign them to a life of permanent debt and poverty," concludes a report published by the John Jay …
Article • August 4, 2016
Plaquemines Parish Jail Grand-Opening Faces Shuttered Wasteful Cells by David Reutter Hurricane Katrina destroyed the 800 plus bed Plaquemines Parish Detention Center (PPDC). Plans to house out-of-jurisdiction prisoners and corruption by the former sheriff resulted in building a state-of-the-art facility. As of October 2014, the construction of this facility--much larger …
New York Holds Sex Offenders Past Their Release Dates Because of 2005 Law by Joe Watson New York's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is reinterpreting statutes governing where sex offenders can live post incarceration to keep scores of them behind bars past their release dates. Since February 2014, …
Article • August 4, 2016
Law Forbidding the Shackling of Pregnant Women Fails to End Practice by David Reutter Four years after Pennsylvania passed legislation prohibiting the shackling of pregnant prisoners after their second trimester, the law is frequently disobeyed. As a result, many prisoners are enduring “barbaric” shackling while in labor.                 PLN previously …
History as Substance Abuser Influences Nation’s Drug Czar by David Reutter America’s drug czar is an alcoholic who is approaching his job differently than his predecessors. In leading the White House Office of National Drug Control, Michael Botticelli is following the Obama administration’s policy of shifting away from the “war …
In-the-News Article • August 4, 2016
PLN editor quoted re FCC's increase of prison phone rate caps Aug. 4, 2016 Articles with PLN Quotes Communications Daily   FCC Seen Unlikely to Curb Site Commissions in Inmate Calling Service Order The FCC doesn't appear likely to ban or restrict site-commission payments to correctional authorities in an inmate …
In-the-News Article • August 4, 2016
Federal Communications Commission votes to modify prison telephone rate caps Aug. 4, 2016 PLN Press Releases Prison Legal News PRESS RELEASE   Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release August 4, 2016 FCC Approves Modified Phone Rate Caps to Bring Financial Relief for Prisoners’ Families Washington, D.C. – Today the …
The Debt Penalty: Financial Barriers to Offender Reintegration, John Jay College, 2014 The Debt Penalty Exposing the Financial Barriers to Offender Reintegration Douglas N. Evans Research & Evaluation Center John Jay College of Criminal Justice August 2014 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | Preparation of this report was supported by a grant from Justice …
Publication • August 4, 2016
Federal Prosecution for the 21st Century, Brennan Center for Justice, 2014 brennan center for justice FE D ERA L P ROSECUTION FOR T H E 2 1 s t CENTUR Y Lauren-Brooke Eisen, Nicole Fortier, and Inimai Chettiar Foreword by the Honorable Janet Reno Introductory Letter by G. Douglas Jones …
Treatment and Reentry Practices for Sex Offenders - An overview of States, Vera Institute, 2008 TREATMENT AND REENTRY PRACTICES FOR SEX OFFENDERS An Overview of States Reagan Daly Vera Institute of Justice September 2008 Suggested citation: Reagan Daly. Treatment and Reentry Practices for Sex Offenders: An Overview of States. New …
Publication • August 4, 2016
Aging Behind Bars, Urban Institute, 2014 Aging Behind Bars Trends and Implications of Graying Prisoners in the Federal Prison System KiDeuk Kim Bryce Peterson August 2014 Acknowledgments This report was prepared with intramural support from the Urban Institute. The authors would also like to acknowledge the insightful advice and support …
Publication • August 4, 2016
Irregular Passion Unconstitutionality and Inefficacy of Sex Offender Residency Laws, Agudo, 2008 Copyright 2008 by Northwestern University School of Law Northwestern University Law Review Printed in U.S.A. Vol. 102, No. 1 Comments IRREGULAR PASSION: THE UNCONSTITUTIONALITY AND INEFFICACY OF SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY LAWS† Sarah E. Agudo∗ “[C]ertain duties must be …
Publication • August 4, 2016
Denying Parole at First Eligibility – How Much Public Safety Does It Actually Buy, CAPPS, 2009 Denying parole at first eligibility: How much public safety does it actually buy? A study of prisoner release and recidivism in Michigan August 2009 Denying parole at first eligibility: How much public safety does …
Publication • August 4, 2016
Soldiers of Misfortune - Abusive U.S. Military Recruitment and failure to Protect Child Soldiers, 2008 U.S. Violations of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE Abusive U.S. Military Recruitment and Failure to Protect Child Soldiers Jania Sandoval (right) speaks with U.S. Army recruiter …
Publication • August 4, 2016
What Caused the Crime Decline?, Brennan Center for Justice, 2015 brennan center for justice WHAT CAUSED THE CRIME DECLINE? Dr. Oliver Roeder, Lauren-Brooke Eisen, and Julia Bowling Foreword by Dr. Joseph E. Stiglitz Executive Summary by Inimai Chettiar Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law ABOUT …
Solutions: American Leaders Speak Out on Criminal Justice, Brennan Center for Justice, 2015 SOLUTIONS: AMERICAN LEADERS SPEAK OUT ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE Edited by Inimai Chettiar and Michael Waldman at New York University School of Law Foreword by President William J. Clinton Authors Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Cory Booker Chris Christie …
Publication • August 4, 2016
Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline, The Girls' Story, Georgetown Law Center for Poverty and Inequality, 2015 THE SEXUAL ABUSE TO PRISON PIPELINE: THE GIRLS’ STORY Human Rights Project for Girls Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality Ms. Foundation for Women CENTER ON POVERTY and INEQUALITY Text here 00report: authors …
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