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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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PA: Editorial-"Push state to build prison here"

Posted on October 15, 2008
EDITORIAL: Push state to build prison here Altoona Mirror POSTED: October 14, 2008 What would the area do to obtain 600 well-paying jobs in what could be termed a recession-proof industry? It's not a rhetorical question. Those jobs could happen....

Supreme Court Rejects Troy Davis' Execution Appeal

Posted on October 15, 2008
October 15, 2008 Supreme Court Rejects Execution Appeal By ROBBIE BROWN ATLANTA ? Three weeks after temporarily sparing a Georgia inmate from the death penalty, the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear his appeal, a decision that...

U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering endorsing options including treatment programs for nonviolent users of drugs such as crack.

Posted on October 12, 2008
Sentencing Panel Mulls Alternatives to Prison The U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering endorsing options including treatment programs for nonviolent users of drugs such as crack. By Darryl Fears Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, October 12, 2008; Page A02 As the...

MA: DOC Commissioner Seeks More Work-Release

Posted on October 12, 2008
?As you well know, we are crowded and that?s why we need to better manage our system with an eye toward re-entry. That?s why work release is important,? said Clarke, who became prison chief last November. ?We ought to be...

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MA: The Catastrophic Failure of Corrections by by John Feroli, Old Colony prison, Bridgewater, MA.

Posted on October 11, 2008
The Catastrophic Failure of Corrections by John Feroli, Old Colony prison, Bridgewater, MA. ?The state, whether we like it or not, is in loco parentis and serves as one of the most powerful moral teachers we have.? -Justice Brandeis- The...

VA: Prison to close--State will lay off 116 employees, transfer inmates, tear down facility

Posted on October 10, 2008
Prison to close--State will lay off 116 employees, transfer inmates, tear down facility By Jena Passut | Tidewater News Published Friday, October 10, 2008 CAPRON?The Southampton Correctional Center, a medium-security prison near Capron, will be closed and demolished, and 116...

FL: Juvenile justice: Don't ignore girls

Posted on October 10, 2008
The Florida Times-Union October 4, 2008 Juvenile justice: Don't ignore girls Lock 'em up. That's the approach Florida has been taking to an extreme in recent years. This expensive approach to justice has been so overused that prisons now are...

VA: Southampton Correctional Center to close and be demolished

WI: Jail expansion not as urgent

Posted on October 09, 2008
Jail expansion not as urgent By Cheryl Scott Daily News staff writer Published: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 11:27 AM CDT Alternative programs, rough economy make waiting a better idea JANESVILLE - Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden has delayed plans for...

Curbing the Right to Vote

Posted on October 09, 2008
October 9, 2008 States? Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal By IAN URBINA NY Times Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in...

Northern VA-Profit-making venture for huge immigrant "detention center"

Posted on October 09, 2008
Southern Exposure Wednesday, October 08, 2008 As immigrations sweeps overwhelm detention systems, some private companies look to benefit This week?s large-scale immigration raid at Columbia Farms, a chicken processing plant near Greenville, S.C, where more than 300 were arrested, is...

OK: Millions more sought for prison system

Posted on October 09, 2008
Millions more sought for prison system By TOM LINDLEY World Capitol Bureau 10/9/2008 The proposed $591 million budget includes increases for operations and construction. OKLAHOMA CITY ? A new budget proposal approved Wednesday by the Oklahoma Board of Corrections calls...

MA: Double bunking expected at prison. Shirley prisoners stage protest

Posted on October 08, 2008
Double bunking expected at prison Shirley prisoners stage protest Boston Globe By Julie Masis, Globe Correspondent | October 7, 2008 Many inmates at the maximum security prison in Shirley may soon have to double up in their cells, under a...

Supreme Court Will Not Hear Case Seeking to Limit Abortion Rights

Posted on October 08, 2008
Supreme Court Will Not Hear Case Seeking to Limit Abortion Rights By Rachel Roth Created Oct 6 2008 - 12:02pm Published on Reproductive Health | RHRealityCheck.org (http://www.rhrealitycheck.org) The Supreme Court opened its new term with some good news for women:...

MA: Town scrambles as 70 inmates register to vote

Posted on October 08, 2008
Town scrambles as 70 inmates register to vote Civilly committed act on court ruling Boston Globe By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent | October 1, 2008 BRIDGEWATER - More than 70 sex offenders and substance abusers from the local correctional facility...

CA: Justice issues collide on ballot

Posted on October 06, 2008
Justice issues collide on ballot By Andy Furillo Monday, October 6, 2008 Sacramento Bee Law and order activists, critics of California's drug laws and victims rights groups independently have loaded three separate crime measures onto the Nov. 4 ballot, and...

Des Moines Register: Voters, demand change in sentencing laws

Posted on October 05, 2008
Guest column: Voters, demand change in sentencing laws Des Moines Register FRAN and RAY KOONTZ live in Des Moines. Their son, John, is serving his 12th year in prison on drug and weapons charges. Contact: October 4, 2008 When Americans...

Justice Policy Institute Report: Moving Target: A Decade of Resistance to the Prison Industrial Complex

Posted on October 05, 2008
The Justice Policy Institute (JPI) released a new report this week examining the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC)--the relationship between government and private interests that use imprisonment, policing, and surveillance as a solution to social, political, and economic problems...

Message from Justice Action in Austraila on Abolition

Posted on October 05, 2008
Message to "Discovering Balance" Conference, Perth October 2, 2008. Justice Action attended the prison abolition conference "Critical Resistance" CR10 in San Francisco last weekend presenting a workshop and talking with key organisers. We also were in London in July for...

CA: Prop 5 Would Overhaul Sentencing of Poepole with Non-Violent Drug Convictions

Posted on October 05, 2008
Prop. 5 would overhaul sentencing of drug offenders The far-reaching measure would increase treatment and eliminate incarceration for those convicted of nonviolent, drug-related crimes. But opponents see another agenda. By Michael Rothfeld Los Angeles Times October 2, 2008 SACRAMENTO ?...

OR: Measure 62 may take a bite out of crime as well as school budgets

Posted on October 05, 2008
Measure 62 may take a bite out of crime as well as school budgets by Janie Har, The Oregonian Thursday October 02, 2008, 12:07 AM Oregon voters will have to choose between public safety and public schools on the November...

Two and a Half Hours a Week. An Inside/Out Class at the Hampshire County (MA) Jail

Posted on October 04, 2008
Two and a Half Hours a Week An Inside/Out Class at the Hampshire County (MA) Jail By Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne '01 Greg was flipping through pages of class readings. He was looking for a specific example to support his point...

Helping Mothers and Children Stay Connected-During and After Prison Coalition for Women Prisoners helps bring Family Reunion Program to New York's largest prison for women

Posted on October 03, 2008
Helping Mothers and Children Stay Connected-During and After Prison Coalition for Women Prisoners helps bring Family Reunion Program to New York's largest prison for women September 2008 Correctional Association of NY The Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) has begun the...

NEW POLL: Americans Oppose Mandatory Minimums,Will Vote for Candidates Who Feel the Same

Posted on October 03, 2008
NEW POLL: Americans Oppose Mandatory Minimums,Will Vote for Candidates Who Feel the Same August 25, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. ? A new poll released today by Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) shows widespread support for ending mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent...

CA: Billions for building jails may not materialize

Posted on October 02, 2008
Billions for building jails may not materialize By Hudson Sangree - hsangree@sacbee.com Thursday, October 2, 2008 As residents of rural Yolo County fight a proposal to build a re-entry prison near Madison, billions of dollars in funding for prison and...

Race is a factor in this election

Posted on October 01, 2008
Guest Column: Race is a factor in this election Tatishe M. Nteta Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) Created 10/01/2008 Last week, Senator Barack Obama, in a nationally televised interview, was asked if his race will be a detrimental factor in....

PA: Rendell orders halt to release of parolees

Posted on October 01, 2008
Rendell orders halt to release of parolees By Andrew Maykuth and Mario F. Cattabiani September 30, 2008 Inquirer Staff Writers Responding to mounting criticism of the judicial system after a paroled felon killed a Philadelphia police officer, Gov. Rendell yesterday...

NY : Two Decades in Solitary

Posted on September 23, 2008
U.S. torture machine. September 23, 2008 Two Decades in Solitary By JOHN ELIGON New YOrk Times He is one of New York?s most isolated prisoners, spending 23 hours a day for the past two decades in a 9-by-6-foot cell. The...

CA: Invest in Children Not Prisons. Stop Prop. 6

Posted on September 23, 2008
Invest in Children Not Prisons. Stop Prop. 6 Marian Wright Edelman Posted September 22, 2008 Children's Defense Fund Huffington Post Every election year, politicians talk about getting tough on crime. One easy and politically popular strategy is to show voters...

PA: New prisons seldom a lock on prosperity

Posted on September 23, 2008
"Tracy Hulling, public policy analyst and author of the report, "Building a Prison Economy in Rural America," suggested that hidden costs of prison business, such as added financial responsibilities for local police and court systems, often strain small communities...

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