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Captive Labor-Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers, 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Prison Labor

Captive Labor-Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers, 2022 ACLU AND GHRC RESEARCH REPORT Captive Labor Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers Captive Labor 1 ACLU AND GHRC RESEARCH REPORT Captive Labor Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers ~ THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO W THE LAW SCHOOL Global Human Rights Clinic © 2022 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION …

University of Michigan-The Fat Prisoners' Dilemma, 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Discrimination, Obesity

University of Michigan-The Fat Prisoners' Dilemma, 2022 The Fat Prisoners’ Dilemma: Slow Violence, Intersectionality, and a Disability Rights Framework for the Future RABIA BELT* America is having a reckoning on mass incarceration. Events such as George Floyd’s killing, COVID behind bars, and Black Lives Matter have punctured our collective consciousness. …

Civil Rights Litigation-Effective Communication, July 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act

Civil Rights Litigation-Effective Communication, July 2022 WHITE PAPER SERIES Learning from Civil Rights Lawsuits: Effective Communication with Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, and Low Vision Incarcerated People white paper series Learning from Civil Rights Lawsuits: Effective Communication with Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, and Low Vision Incarcerated People JULY 2022 …

NM Legislative Finance Committe-Performance Report Card 3rd Qtr, 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Hepatitis, COVID-19, Drug Testing

NM Legislative Finance Committe-Performance Report Card 3rd Qtr, 2022 NEW MEX I CO LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE Submitted by agency? Yes Timeline assigned? No Responsibility assigned? No Indexed to FY09 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Corrections Department Third Quarter, Fiscal Year 2022 Corrections Department ACTION PLAN New Mexico Prison Population PERFORMANCE …

NM Legislative Finance Committe-Performance Report Card 3rd Qtr, 2022 (1)

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Hepatitis, COVID-19, Drug Testing

NM Legislative Finance Committe-Performance Report Card 3rd Qtr, 2022 (1) NEW MEX I CO LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE Submitted by agency? Yes Timeline assigned? No Responsibility assigned? No Indexed to FY09 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Corrections Department Third Quarter, Fiscal Year 2022 Corrections Department ACTION PLAN New Mexico Prison Population …

Examining Prison Releases in Response to COVID - July 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: COVID-19, Effects of Mass Incarceration, Compassionate Release

Examining Prison Releases in Response to COVID - July 2022 Examining Prison Releases in Response to COVID: LESSONS LEARNED FOR REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF MASS INCARCERATION Kelly Lyn Mitchell Julia Laskorunsky Natalie Bielenberg Lucy Chin Madison Wadsworth July 2022 Acknowledgements This report was prepared with support from Arnold Ventures. We …

NCLC-Collection at All Costs-Examining the Intersection of Mass Incarceration, July 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Education, Effects of Mass Incarceration

NCLC-Collection at All Costs-Examining the Intersection of Mass Incarceration, July 2022 COLLECTION AT ALL COSTS Examining the Intersection of Mass Incarceration and the Student Debt Crisis July 2022 PROTEC TBOR ROWER S .ORG Acknowledgments This report benefited from gracious review and input by Bradley Custer of the Center for American …

Voting in Jails-July 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Voting Rights

Voting in Jails-July 2022 VOTING IN JAILS ADVOCACY STRATEGIES TO #UNLOCKtheVOTE “My voice should be heard, even from the incarcerated state.” Frank Baker was detained in Texas’ Harris County Jail but didn’t know he was eligible to vote until the advocacy group, Houston Justice, helped him register. He wishes the …

Cages Without Bars-Pretrial Electronic Monitoring Across the United States-Sept. 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Electronic Monitoring

Cages Without Bars-Pretrial Electronic Monitoring Across the United States-Sept. 2022 Cages Without Bars Pretrial Electronic Monitoring Across the United States September 2022 Cages Without Bars | 1 Cages Without Bars: Pretrial Electronic Monitoring Across the United States by Patrice James, James Kilgore, Gabriela Kirk, Grace Mueller, Emmett Sanders, Sarah Staudt, …

The Journal of Civic Information-Behind Bars Secrecy in Arizona's Private Prisons, Sept 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Private Prisons

The Journal of Civic Information-Behind Bars Secrecy in Arizona's Private Prisons, Sept 2022 Petroff, Prison Labor Records, JCI, Vol. 4, No. 2: 1-16 (September 2022) the journal of c1v1c The Journal of Civic Information NFO Volume 4 | Number 2 September 2022 Journal homepage: https://journals.flvc.org/civic/ ISSN (online): 2641-970X Behind Bars: …

Private Equity Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, but Care Issues Continue, November 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Inadequate Health Care Facilities

Private Equity Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, but Care Issues Continue, November 2022 PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS REBRAND PRISON HEALTHCARE COMPANIES, BUT CARE ISSUES CONTINUE November 2022 | Michael Fenne | michael.fenne@pestakeholder.org 2 KEY POINTS 2 ■ W ellpath is owned by H.I.G. Capital, and is among the largest healthcare companies …

State of NY OIG -Racial Disparities in the Admin of Discipline in NY State Prisons-Nov. 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Racial/Ethnic Bias/Profiling

State of NY OIG -Racial Disparities in the Admin of Discipline in NY State Prisons-Nov. 2022 State of New York Offices of the Inspector General Racial Disparities in the Administration of Discipline in New York State Prisons November 2022 Lucy Lang Inspector General EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The myriad manifestations of systemic …

U.S. Census Bureau-Mortality in a Multi-State Cohort of Former State Prisoners 2010-2015, Feb. 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Prison Conditions

U.S. Census Bureau-Mortality in a Multi-State Cohort of Former State Prisoners 2010-2015, Feb. 2022 This report was prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (CES), using federal funding provided by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Document Title: Mortality in a Multi-State Cohort of Former State Prisoners, 2010-2015 …

University of Maryland-Releasing Older Prisoners Convicted of Violent Crimes, 2022-03

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Release and Reentry

University of Maryland-Releasing Older Prisoners Convicted of Violent Crimes, 2022-03 Releasing Older Prisoners Convicted of Violent Crimes: The Unger Story Michael A. Millemann Jennifer Elisa Chapman Samuel P. Feder University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2022–03 ....... ~ ..· IV'ERSITY. of MARYLAN'D …

U.S. Dept of Justice-Prisoners in 2021-Statistical Tables, Dec. 2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Crime, Statistics/Trends, Census, Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

U.S. Dept of Justice-Prisoners in 2021-Statistical Tables, Dec. 2022 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics December 2022, NCJ 305125 E. Ann Carson, PhD, BJS Statistician F rom yearend 2020 to yearend 2021, the number of persons under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional …

US Court of Appeals -Section 1983 Outline-2022

Publication • 2022

Filed under: Recusal, Fabricated Evidence

US Court of Appeals -Section 1983 Outline-2022 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Office of Staff Attorneys Section 1983 Outline Updated 2022 Office of Staff Attorneys United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit This outline is intended for use as a starting point for research. …

Florida Justice Institute-Objections to Form DC6-20001, May 2022

Publication • May 17, 2022

Filed under: Telephones

Florida Justice Institute-Objections to Form DC6-20001, May 2022 IID PO Box 370747 Miami, FL 33137 305.358.2081 – Fax 305.358.0910 www.floridajusticeinstitute.org FLORIDA JUSTICE INSTITUTE >--------------------------May 17, 2022 Via Email Office of the General Counsel Attn. FDC Rule Correspondence 501 South Calhoun Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399 FDCRuleCorrespondence@fdc.myflorida.com Re: Objections to Form DC6-20001 …

Conditions at the NWDC- Reporting of Sexual Abuse and Assault, 2022

Publication • May 16, 2022

Filed under: Sexual Assault

Conditions at the NWDC- Reporting of Sexual Abuse and Assault, 2022 Conditions at the NWDC: Reporting of Sexual Abuse and Assault Photo courtesy La Resistencia MAY 16, 2022 This report is part of a series regarding Human Rights Conditions at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, based on ongoing …

State of Connecticut Substitute Senate Bill No. 459-Public Act No. 22-18 (Isolated Confinement), 2022

Publication • May 10, 2022

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

State of Connecticut Substitute Senate Bill No. 459-Public Act No. 22-18 (Isolated Confinement), 2022 Substitute Senate Bill No. 459 Public Act No. 22-18 AN ACT CONCERNING THE CORRECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE USE OF ISOLATED CONFINEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY FOR CONDITIONS OF INCARCERATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of …

Mitchell Hamline School of Law-The Sex Offense Litigation and Policy, 2022

Publication • May 2, 2022

Filed under: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Sex Offender Classification

Mitchell Hamline School of Law-The Sex Offense Litigation and Policy, 2022 MITCHELL HAMLINE Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center SORNA 2022: A Guide for Practitioners to New Federal SORNA Regulations Effective January 7, 2022 The Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center (SOLPRC) at Mitchell Hamline School of Law …