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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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CT: Population soaring in state prisons. Population soaring in state prisons.

Posted on February 17, 2008
"Schissler believes the disparity between whites and minorities is "all about poverty." "Many of these people were raised in financially stricken, security stricken, parentally stricken and educationally stricken environments," he said. But he said if the national media -- which...

NH: House approves keeping prison open indefinitely

Posted on February 17, 2008
House approves keeping prison open indefinitely By Warren D. Huse Article Date: Saturday, February 16, 2008 LACONIA ? At Concord, Feb. 12, 1998, as the long-running battle over the Laconia prison facility continued, the House approved keeping the Lakes Region...

California keeps its prisoners too long.Times investigation shows that good behavior isn't properly counted; errors could cost $44 million in this fiscal year.

Posted on February 17, 2008
California keeps its prisoners too long Times investigation shows that good behavior isn't properly counted; errors could cost $44 million in this fiscal year. By Michael Rothfeld Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 6:37 PM PST, February 16, 2008 SACRAMENTO -...

CA: Prison beds, rehab delayed. No construction yet in $7.9 billion program

Posted on February 16, 2008
Prison beds, rehab delayed No construction yet in $7.9 billion program By Andy Furillo - Saturday, February 16, 2008 The state corrections agency still hasn't broken ground on new prison bed space, and its plan to redirect the lives of...

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MA: SJC: Sex offender registration needs to account for homeless

Posted on February 15, 2008
SJC: Sex offender registration needs to account for homeless By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press 02/15/2008 Daily Hampshire Gazette BOSTON - The state's highest court said Thursday that the Sex Offender Registry Board needs to change its registration form so sex...

MA: Two articles on teen birth rates. Springfield and Holyoke hightest in state.

Posted on February 15, 2008
Report outlines teen birth rates Thursday, February 14, 2008, Springfield Republican By STEPHANIE BARRY sbarry@repub.com New statewide birth statistics brought an unwelcome refrain for two Western Massachusetts cities, and revealed an all-time high in Caesarean sections...

Dream Reborn Conference. Green for All in Memphis Apirl 4-6, 2008

Posted on February 14, 2008
The Dream Reborn (www.dreamreborn.org), a conference Green for All is producing in Memphis at the Cook Convention Center on April 4th-6th. We are holding this gathering of over 1000 people from across the nation to commemorate Dr. King Jr. on...

KS: Leavonworth: Proposed federal prison would boost area economy

Posted on February 14, 2008
Proposed prison could boost area economy By Mark Fagan February 14, 2008 LEAVENWORTH ? Anticipated construction of a new medium-security federal prison in Leavenworth would be welcome news for the area as the economy continues to slow. ?We?re talking millions...

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Posted on February 13, 2008
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Finding 11-Day Sentence Not Too Little but Too Late

Posted on February 12, 2008
February 12, 2008 Sidebar, NY Times Finding 11-Day Sentence Not Too Little but Too Late By ADAM LIPTAK Matthew Sinor was in his second year of law school at Ohio State a couple of years ago when he heard that...

Senate Dems Support New Crack Sentences

Posted on February 12, 2008
February 12, 2008 Senate Dems Support New Crack Sentences By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 4:52 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats on Tuesday rejected Attorney General Michael Mukasey's request to change new sentencing guidelines that would enable thousands...

Committee OKs measure to fund inmates' postsecondary education

Posted on February 12, 2008
The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 02/12/2008 The Senate Education Committee on Monday approved a bill that would fund postsecondary education for 479 prison inmates currently enrolled in college classes. Rep. Jack Draxler, R-North Logan, sponsor of HB86, told...

CQ: Crack Sentencing Scrum Moves to Senate as March 3 Rules Change Nears

Posted on February 12, 2008
CQ TODAY PRINT EDITION ? LEGAL AFFAIRS Feb. 11, 2008 ? 8:14 p.m. Crack Sentencing Scrum Moves to Senate as March 3 Rules Change Nears By Keith Perine, CQ Staff A Tuesday hearing before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee is just...

Where candidates stand on crime, death penalty

Posted on February 11, 2008
"The two differ on crime-related issues that have a lower profile but affect many thousands of prisoners, most of them minorities - the disparity between sentences for offenses involving crack and powder cocaine, and the merits of federal mandatory-minimum sentencing...

KY: State juvenile justice changing directions. Rehabilitation, not jail, part of change

Posted on February 11, 2008
2/10/08 State juvenile justice changing directions Rehabilitation, not jail, part of change By Deborah Yetter The Courier-Journal Kentucky's juvenile justice system is undergoing a major shift in philosophy -- dropping what critics said had been an emphasis on incarceration and...

NY: ?Should We Be Sentencing for Dollars: Rethinking the Proposed Drug Tax?

Posted on February 10, 2008
?Should We Be Sentencing for Dollars: Rethinking the Proposed Drug Tax? by Patricia Warth and Alan Rosenthal. Center for Community Alternatives www.communityalternatives.org The 2008-2009 New York Governor's budget proposes a tax on illegal drug activity that will be imposed on...

OR: Lottery money proposed as use for more cages for peole convicted of first time offences

Posted on February 09, 2008
"Mannix's proposed initiative does not come with funding attached, though he has sponsored a different initiative to earmark 15 percent of lottery proceeds for public safety, on top of other voter-approved earmarks for an education reserve fund and parks and...

NY Times Edititorial: Toward Drug Case Justice

Posted on February 09, 2008
February 9, 2008 Editorial, NY Times Toward Drug Case Justice Attorney General Michael Mukasey tried to scare the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday into blocking a responsible plan by the United States Sentencing Commission to address the gross disparity in...

Bush's 2009 Budget Cust $198 million from SAMSHA and other Substance Abuse Programs

Posted on February 09, 2008
?Drug-prevention advocates and others are raising the alarm over President Bush's FY2009 budget plan, which slashed $198 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and calls for elimination of the Recovery Community Support Programs and the STOP...

AL: All votes count, even prisoners'

Posted on February 08, 2008
Today, there are more than 250,000 people in Alabama who have been disfranchised because of a felony conviction, but nearly 75,000 of these people were convicted of nonviolent drug offenses and have never legally lost their voting rights. Yet nowhere...

Amy Goodman : Denying felons a vote has substantial impact

Posted on February 08, 2008
Published: 02.07.2008 My opinion Amy Goodman : Denying felons a vote has substantial impact As I raced into our TV studio for our Super Tuesday morning-after show, I was excited. Across the country, initial reports indicated there was unprecedented voter...

Robert Gangi Op-Ed in NY Newsday: Repeal Rockefeller drug laws, cut prison costs

Posted on February 08, 2008
Newsday.com Repeal Rockefeller drug laws, cut prison costs BY ROBERT GANGI Robert Gangi is the executive director of the Correctional Association of New York, a nonprofit prison-monitoring and criminal justice policy organization. February 8, 2008 New York's elected officials face...

Mukasey Warns of Drug Case Releases

Posted on February 08, 2008
February 8, 2008 Mukasey Warns of Drug Case Releases By NEIL A. LEWIS NY Times WASHINGTON ? Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey warned Congress on Thursday that unless it enacted legislation quickly, hundreds of people in jail for cocaine offenses,...

AZ: Our Opinion: Keeping prisons in line. Lawmakers need to pass watchdog legislation over burgeoning private industry

Posted on February 08, 2008
Our Opinion: Keeping prisons in line Lawmakers need to pass watchdog legislation over burgeoning private industry Tucson Citizen Another year, another attempt by the Arizona Legislature to exercise oversight over one of the state's true growth industries: private prisons...

CO: Joint Budget Cmte Chief Urges Prison Expansions

Posted on February 07, 2008
The Pueblo Chieftain 2/7/08 JBC chief urges prison expansions By CHARLES ASHBY CHIEFTAIN DENVER BUREAU DENVER - Colorado should begin serious talks about expanding some of its state-owned prisons, the head of the Legislature's Joint Budget Committee said Tuesday...

In New York, a fight brews between renewable energy and jails

Posted on February 07, 2008
February 7, 2008 In New York, a fight brews between renewable energy and jails Posted by Michael Kanellos INDIAN WELLS, Calif.--Jails or jobs. Those are the terms of a battle over a plot of land in the South Bronx, according...

NY Times Editorial on Juvenile Lifers: "A Shameful Record"

Posted on February 06, 2008
February 6, 2008 Editorial, NY Times A Shameful Record The United States leads the world in a shameful category: the number of people it has locked up for life without parole for crimes committed by juveniles. Juvenile crime should not...

CA: CCA demands 5% rate increase & threatens to move prisoners out of state

Posted on February 06, 2008
Wednesday February 06, 2008 Private prisons demand 5 percent rate increase By CHARLES ASHBY CHIEFTAIN DENVER BUREAU DENVER - A private prison company is threatening to move all Colorado inmates out of one of its facilities if it doesn't get...

Mukasey to urge Congress to stop release of inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges

Posted on February 06, 2008
Mukasey to urge Congress to stop release of inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/ February 6th, 2008 Mukasey to urge Congress to stop release of inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges WASHINGTON (CNN) ? Attorney General Michael Mukasey plans...

CT: Prisons In Crisis Mode. Some Want To Open 504-Bed Wing In Cheshire

Posted on February 06, 2008
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctcheshire0206.artfeb06,0,6780283.story Prisons In Crisis Mode. Some Want To Open 504-Bed Wing In Cheshire By KATIE MELONE | Courant Staff Writer February 6, 2008 As legislators have debated how to control the state's spiking prison population, the state has quietly plowed...

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