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News, commentary and analysis on prisons: government proposals with the aim of stemming overcrowding and recidivism; inmate living conditions and changing demographics; sentencing issues.
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OR: Prison Communities: Representation is Not Created Equal Bill would end gerrymandering in sparsely populated communities

Posted on March 28, 2009
Prison Communities: Representation is Not Created Equal Bill would end gerrymandering in sparsely populated communities By Brian Stimson of The Skanner Rep. Chip Shields hopes to bring fairness to the way prisoners are counted in Oregon. Currently, prisoners are counted...

NY: Camp Gabriels Hopes to Become a "Treatment Center" in response to changes in Rockeffer Drug Laws

Posted on March 28, 2009
They never give up thinking about how to lock people up! Senator pushes plan to turn Camp Gabriels into a treatment center By EMILY HUNKLER, Enterprise Staff Writer March 6, 2009 GABRIELS - Local institutions and politicians have come together...

NY: Press Release from Gov. Paterson on Major Changes to Rockefeller Drug Laws!!

Posted on March 28, 2009
(Scroll down for specific reforms.) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2009 GOVERNOR PATERSON AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ANNOUNCE THREE-WAY AGREEMENT TO REFORM NEW YORK STATE?S ROCKEFELLER DRUG LAWS Sweeping Reform Ends Harsh Sentences for Non-violent Addicts Focuses on Treatment Rather than...

"The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century": Will New York Change?

Posted on March 27, 2009
March 27, 2009 "The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century": Will New York Change? Odile Weissenborn Posted March 26, 2009 Huffington Post Our new president came in on a platform of change, and just a few months after his...

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SC: Prisons would close without stimulus

Posted on March 26, 2009
25 March 2009 Harrell: Prisons would close without stimulus House Speaker Bobby Harrell said Wednesday the Senate should write a budget that leaves out $350 million in federal stimulus money as Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman suggested Tuesday...

The National Criminal Justice Act of 2009- will undertake a top-to bottom review of our entire criminal justice system and offer recommendations for reform"

Posted on March 26, 2009
Senator Jim Webb of VA has introduced The National Criminal Justice Act of 2009 today. I encourage you to take a few minutes and read the full-bill http://webb.senate.gov/email/incardocs/CriminalJusticeReform_Legislation.pdf Here is a fact sheet on the Bill (http://webb...

MD: Parole Fee Burdens People Trying to Rebuild Their Lives

Posted on March 26, 2009
Parole fee burdens ex-offenders Average $750 debt hinders efforts to rebuild life after prison, study says Baltimore Sun By Julie Scharper March 23, 2009 Andrea Brinkley, a mother of three, says she did not realize that she owed a parole...

OT: Legislative Bureau Audit Finds Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners Inadequate for Women Especially

Posted on March 26, 2009
Audit finds problems with mentally ill inmates By SCOTT BAUER | Associated Press Writer March 25, 2009 Chicago Tribune MADISON, Wis. - At a time when Wisconsin is taking steps to avoid a federal lawsuit over its handling of mentally...

Washington Governor Proposes Early Release Of Some Women Prisoners

Posted on March 25, 2009
Washington Governor Proposes Early Release Of Some Inmates BY AUSTIN JENKINS Olympia, WA March 23, 2009 3:28 p.m. Washington Governor Chris Gregoire is proposing the early release of some inmates to help balance the state budget. Specifically, the Governor floated...

"Resistance Behind Bars- The Struggles of Incercerated Women" by Vikki Law

Posted on March 25, 2009
I just finished reading "Resistance Behind Bars" written by Vikki Law. In case you don't know about it or haven't had the chance to I recommend you buy a copy and read it. I will quote a little from the...

NY: Letting Judges Have a Say in Sentencing

Posted on March 25, 2009
About New York- NY Times Letting Judges Have a Say in Sentencing By JIM DWYER Published: March 24, 2009 It is a cold spring morning, and a woman in her 30s, who has spent most of her adult life working...

OH: Prosecutors seek elimination of mandatory prison for some drug offenders

Posted on March 25, 2009
Prosecutors seek elimination of mandatory prison for some drug offenders Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:08 AM By Alan Johnson THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Ohio's county prosecutors are recommending major changes to state drug laws, including the elimination of mandatory prison sentences...

KS: Johnson County's prison avoidance operation could lose more than $868,500 from the state

Posted on March 25, 2009
Johnson County's prison avoidance operation could lose more than $868,500 from the state Posted:03/21/2009 Mark Winton?s handshake was firm and his voice strong when he said he was a former drug addict on his last chance to stay out of...

CA: Judge rejects returning prison care to state

Posted on March 25, 2009
Judge rejects returning prison care to state Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, March 25, 2009 (03-24) 12:33 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge rejected Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's request to return health care in California prisons to state control...

The New Yorker: Annals of Human Rights Hellhole The United States holds tens of thousands of inmates in long-term solitary confinement. Is this torture?

Posted on March 24, 2009
Annals of Human Rights Hellhole The United States holds tens of thousands of inmates in long-term solitary confinement. Is this torture? by Atul Gawande March 30, 2009, The New Yorker Human beings are social creatures. We are social not just...

OK: Major overhaul needed at 17 percent of DOC facilities

Posted on March 23, 2009
Major overhaul needed at 17 percent of DOC facilities By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau Published: 3/18/2009 8:21 PM OKLAHOMA CITY ? Seventeen percent of the buildings at the state?s correctional facilities need major work or need to be torn...

How PA handles prison medical care

Posted on March 23, 2009
How Pa. handles prison medical care By: JO CIAVAGLIA The Intelligencer In the Pennsylvania state prison system, men diagnosed with cancer could be transferred to Graterford Prison, where a chemotherapy suite was installed in 2005. The prison in Montgomery County...

Plan for Prison Closures Stirs Fears Distressed Towns in Upstate N.Y. Cite Dire Economic Consequences

Posted on March 22, 2009
"Gregory M. Hooks, a sociology professor at Washington State University, who analyzed the economies of prisons, said that among other problems, the pool of free inmate labor eliminates the pool of low-paid manual labor jobs, further depressing local economies...

Louisiana?s prison telephone rip-off

Posted on March 21, 2009
Louisiana?s prison telephone rip-off Ronald Fraser Guest Columnist Published: Friday, March 20, 2009 Prison inmates who use the telephone to maintain strong family ties will be better prepared to rebuild their lives upon returning home. Why then do Louisiana elected...

MA Bar Association: MBA-backed criminal reform legislation returns for 2009-10 session

Posted on March 21, 2009
Lawyers Journal MBA-backed criminal reform legislation returns for 2009-10 session By Kelsey Sadoff March 20, 2009 Criminal reform bills that failed to make it through last year?s legislative session are being reintroduced for the 2009-10 session with high expectations for...

MI: Juvenile lifer bills in Senate ?The greatest hope I have had in 33 years.?

Posted on March 20, 2009
Juvenile lifer bills in Senate ?The greatest hope I have had in 33 years.? By Diane Bukowski The Michigan Citizen DETROIT ? Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged a 17-year-old with assault with intent to commit murder, felonious assault, assault...

Court Allows Brooklyn Jail to Reopen But Cannot Double Jail size Without Environmental and Land-Use Reviews

Posted on March 20, 2009
Court Allows Brooklyn Jail to Reopen By SEWELL CHAN March 18, 2009 NY Times A Brooklyn judge has cleared the way for the city to resume sending inmates to the Brooklyn House of Detention, which stopped housing them overnight in...

NC: Critics: Perdue's closing plan may overload prisons Officials say state's correctional system is already above capacity.

Posted on March 20, 2009
Critics: Perdue's closing plan may overload prisons Officials say state's correctional system is already above capacity. By Dan Kane Charlotte Observer Friday, Mar. 20, 2009 At a time when the state's prisons desperately need new beds, Gov. Bev Perdue wants...

MA: Round Two for Question 2 The battle over marijuana laws moves to the local level.

Posted on March 20, 2009
News Round Two for Question 2 The battle over marijuana laws moves to the local level. Tuesday, March 17, 2009 By Maureen Turner Valley Advocate (Northampton, MA) Drug law reform advocates scored a decisive victory last November when voters approved,...

Delano CA: Guards fire rounds during fatal Kern Valley State Prison riot

Posted on March 20, 2009
CALIFORNIA BRIEFING Guards fire rounds during fatal Kern Valley State Prison riot March 20, 2009 LA Times DELANO Guards fire rounds during fatal prison riot Prison guards fired live rounds, pepper spray and rubber bullets to quell a riot at...

The L.A. County Sheriff's Department and other agencies cover budget shortfalls and save positions using ICE money....$55.2 million in 2008

Posted on March 19, 2009
"Washington paid nearly $55.2 million to house detainees at 13 local jails in California in fiscal year 2008, up from $52.6 million the previous year. " The L.A. County Sheriff's Department and other agencies cover budget shortfalls and save positions...

NC: Perdue's budget tries again to close inefficient but job-rich NC prisons targeted since 1992

Posted on March 19, 2009
Perdue's budget tries again to close inefficient but job-rich NC prisons targeted since 1992 Gov. Beverly Perdue's roadmap for narrowing the state's $3.4 billion budget gap for the coming year includes closing seven of the state's 79 prisons, traditionally some...

$1 Spent on Prevention Saves $10, Study Says

Posted on March 19, 2009
$1 Spent on Prevention Saves $10, Study Says March 16, 2009 ISU report to United Nations conference says drug prevention programs help the economy AMES, Iowa -- Two Iowa State University researchers have given communities worldwide good reason to implement...

Prison Population Continues to Rise. To save money on prisons, states take a softer stance

Posted on March 18, 2009
Prison Population Continues to Rise To save money on prisons, states take a softer stance Good state by state map at this URL- http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-17-prison-economy_N.htm By Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY SALINA, Kan. ? In a hushed conference room overlooking the town's...

Plan Would Limit Prison Chapel Books

Posted on March 18, 2009
Plan Would Limit Prison Chapel Books By SOLOMON MOORE NY Times Published: March 17, 2009 A broad swath of religious organizations and civil liberties groups ? often on opposite sides of contentious issues ? have joined together to condemn a...

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