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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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KY: Former woman prisoner files rape suit against CCA guard & CCA

Posted on February 26, 2010
Former inmate alleges rape at private prison By Stephenie Steitzer February 25, 2010 Louisville Courier Journal A former inmate at the beleaguered private women?s prison in Eastern Kentucky has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was repeatedly raped by a...

Susan Burton, Founder of A New Way of Life nominated as a CNN hero

Posted on February 25, 2010
Dear Friends of A New Way of Life, I am honored to share with you my nomination as a CNN Hero?hopefully we?ll make it to the top 10! This week I am featured as ?hero of the week??please follow the...

CO: Prison or counseling? Lawmakers introduce bill to reform sentences for drug users

Posted on February 25, 2010
Prison or counseling? Lawmakers introduce bill to reform sentences for drug users Peter Marcus, Denver Daily News Staff Writer Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Lawmakers are again questioning whether to either treat drug users with community-based counseling, or send them to...

Cornell Companies Reports Fourth-Quarter Earnings Above Guidance Provides Earnings Guidance for First Quarter and Full Year 2010

Posted on February 25, 2010
Cornell Companies Reports Fourth-Quarter Earnings Above Guidance Provides Earnings Guidance for First Quarter and Full Year 2010 Feb. 24, 2010 HOUSTON, Feb 24, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Cornell Companies, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!crn/quotes/nls/crn (CRN 18...

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CCA Loses Contracts for 7,594 Prison Beds in Past 16 Months; More Losses Looming

Posted on February 25, 2010
P R E S S R E L E A S E CCA Loses Contracts for 7,594 Prison Beds in Past 16 Months; More Losses Looming February 24, 2010 ? Private Corrections Working Group For Immediate Release Nashville, TN ?...

Locking Down the Mentally Ill

Posted on February 24, 2010
GUGGENHEIM SPECIAL REPORT Locking Down the Mentally Ill By James Ridgeway and Jean Casella Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 10:06 pm Solitary Confinement Cells Have Become America?s New Asylums ?If you want to know where they are all being kept,? said....

Summary of 2011 Budget request BOP

Posted on February 23, 2010
Summary of 2011 Budget request BOP http://www.justice.gov/jmd/2011summary/pdf/fy11-bop-bud-summary.pdf...

IA: Disobedient Priest banned from prison visits. He took notes which stirred up controversy.

Posted on February 23, 2010
Priest banned from prison visits He took notes which stirred up controversy Monday, 22 Feb 2010, 11:41 AM EST OMAHA, Nebraska (CNN) - Father Val Peter said he has had just about enough. The 75-year-old, and one-time director of Boys...

Alaska: State Senate Leader Recognizes Dee Hubbard, Private Prison and Corruption Fighter

Posted on February 23, 2010
*Senator speaks to recognize state corruption fighter who died in '09* Feb 15, 2010 JUNEAU -- State Sen. Johnny Ellis took to the Senate floor Monday morning to recognize the behind-the-scenes work of a former state legislative aide who died...

MA: Don't block people with criminal records in finding employment

Posted on February 23, 2010
Op-Ed Don?t block reformed criminals? job efforts By Sonia Chang-D�az and Jeffrey Brown February 20, 2010 The Boston Globe THE UNEMPLOYMENT rate in Massachusetts hovers at 9 percent. In urban neighborhoods across the Commonwealth, that rate is sometimes more than...

Justice Policy Institute: Fact Sheet on The Obama Administration?s 2011 Budget: More Policing, Prisons, and Punitive Policies

Posted on February 22, 2010
Fact Sheet on The Obama Administration?s 2011 Budget: More Policing, Prisons, and Punitive Policies 02-17-10 Author(s): Justice Policy Institute Topic(s): Public Safety, Juvenile Justice, Adult Corrections, Books vs. Bars, Drug Policy The President?s proposed FY2011 Department of Justice (DOJ) budget...

MA: "Death of clerk should not mean the end of paroles, pardons"

Posted on February 22, 2010
February 5, 2010 Jamaica Plain Gazette The senseless murder of Surendra Dangol, a 39-year-old Nepalese store clerk, in Monument Square in Jamaica Plain (JP Gazette, Jan. 8 and 22) was a tragedy of immeasurable proportions for his family and for...

MA: Parole Board Recieves Public Scrutiny After Paroled Killer Kills Again. 78% of parolees complete parole without another offense.

Posted on February 22, 2010
In Parole Board?s work, few sure things Freed killer?s rearrest prompts case review By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff | February 22, 2010 NATICK - The sweet-voiced grandmother sat at a table before the Massachusetts Parole Board and said she was...

IA: Ombudsman: Delays in work release programs and new parole board rules mean prisoners remain in prison longer and cost the state millions

Posted on February 21, 2010
"We can't continue to keep people in prison when they would be better placed in a less restrictive environment at a significantly reduced cost," Iowa Ombudsman William Angrick said. Ombudsman: Rehab delays for prisoners cost millions By JASON CLAYWORTH ?...

IL: Census rule change sparks debate about counting prisoners

Posted on February 21, 2010
Census rule change sparks debate about counting inmates Fight brewing over whether convict should be factored into hometown or prison town population By Oscar Avila Chicago Tribune staff reporter February 21, 2010 Normally, few communities would want to take credit...

Maine: 50 Gather to learn about LD 1611 which would limit the use of solitary confinement

Posted on February 19, 2010
The bill would limit stays in the state?s special management units to 45 days and would prohibit ?seriously? mentally ill prisoners from being placed there, Levasseur said. ?This bill doesn?t go far enough, in my opinion,? he said. ?I think...

Federal program to deport criminal immigrants expands in California

Posted on February 18, 2010
http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/federal-program-deport-criminal-immigrants-expands-california NOTE: The online version has a few links for those who want more information. Federal program to deport criminal immigrants expands in California February 17, 2010 | Andrew Becker Police in two more California counties have joined an expanding...

The Justice Department's proposed $1.5 billion budget increase would help pay for 2,880 new attorneys, agents, marshals, intelligence analysts and prison guards in 2011.

Posted on February 18, 2010
Justice seeks funds to add 2,800 employees in 2011 By STEPHEN LOSEY | Last Updated: February 2, 2010 The Justice Department's proposed $1.5 billion budget increase would help pay for 2,880 new attorneys, agents, marshals, intelligence analysts and prison guards...

MA: Clergy ask change in criminal record law

Posted on February 18, 2010
Clergy ask change in criminal record law Say ex-offenders hurt in job search By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff | February 18, 2010 A group of prominent black ministers accused House leaders yesterday of failing to allow a vote on legislation...

About New York- When Cell Doors Won?t Close

Posted on February 17, 2010
"It?s not that the prisons are overstaffed, it?s just that they?re under-prisonered." About New York When Cell Doors Won?t Close By JIM DWYER Published: February 16, 2010 As of Tuesday afternoon, New York State had about 5,000 empty beds in...

Illinois set to close Thomson prison. $237 million allocated to buy prison for Guantanamo prisoners

Posted on February 17, 2010
Illinois set to close Thomson prison Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 The Obama administration announced December 15, 2009 it wants to buy the Thomson Correctional Center, which is 50 miles northeast of the Davenport. The Obama administration?s budget for fiscal...

TX: Proposed cuts include programs, meds, private prisons

Posted on February 17, 2010
Prison cuts: 3,000 jobs, meds, programs to get axe By Mike Ward | Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 09:27 AM Nearly 3,100 jobs of prison guards, parole officers and other officials would be eliminated, privately run prisons would be closed, highly...

Imaginary fiends. Crime in America keeps going down. Why does the public refuse to believe it?

Posted on February 15, 2010
Imaginary fiends Crime in America keeps going down. Why does the public refuse to believe it? By Joe Keohane | February 14, 2010 Boston Globe The year 2009 was a grim one for many Americans, but there was one pleasant...

PA: "The corrections Rendell's budget needs" 2,000 more cages proposed in Rendell's budget

Posted on February 15, 2010
The corrections Rendell's budget needs BY PROPOSING spending increases on education, medical assistance, unemployment and health insurance for children, and including almost no new programs, Gov. Rendell's final budget reflects the sobering realities of a lingering recession...

Pres. Obama?s 2011 Budget Proposal: How It?s Spent

Posted on February 14, 2010
Obama?s 2011 Budget Proposal: How It?s Spent http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/02/01/us/budget.html Drag your cursor over the blocks to see how the money will be spent. (Direct prison related is in Administration.)...

AZ: CCA Tries Another Town for It's 5000 cage prison

Posted on February 12, 2010
February 12, 2010 Private prison interested in Camp Verde By Steve Ayers Staff Reporter CAMP VERDE - Mayor Bob Burnside has confirmed that the Corrections Corporation of America has made a preliminary inquiry regarding the construction of a private prison...

Prescott AZ: CCA Cancels Public Forum--appears CCA proposal is dead

Posted on February 12, 2010
From reading this "news" story, you would never know that the reason CCA canceled the public forum is that they have lost in their fight to site 5000 cage prison in Prescott Valley. Good work Frank Smith! Public Forum on...

One more tribute to Howard Zinn

Posted on February 12, 2010
He taught us to use our voice Marlene Martin of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty talks about what Howard Zinn meant to those fighting for a better and more just world. February 5, 2010 LAST JULY, I sent...

No More Shame in Having Prison Connections

Posted on February 12, 2010
Posted on the controlunittalk list serve. Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:28 pm (PST) No More Shame in Having Prison Connections by Jean Butler For those of you who forget that the incarcerated humans in this country are indeed just that...

NY: Guards launch advertising campaign against the closure of four prisons

Posted on February 11, 2010
Corrections officers fighting proposed closure of four prisons over two years By Cara Matthews ?Albany Bureau ? February 10, 2010 Ithaca Journal ALBANY - The state Correctional Officers Union on Wednesday announced an advertising campaign against Gov...

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