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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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AZ: Community activists, immigrant-rights advocates, tribal critics and local elected officials don't want to see a federal detention center

Posted on May 19, 2009
Tucson Region Prison plan opposition grows County's help sought to fight US facility slated for O'odham land near Sahuarita By Erica Meltzer Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.18.2009 Community activists, immigrant-rights advocates, tribal critics and local elected officials...

NY: Prison play canceled in NY over fight with unions

Posted on May 19, 2009
Prison play canceled in NY over fight with unions May 17, 2009 WOODBOURNE, N.Y. - The show won't go on after all. A troupe of 18 inmates at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility were scheduled to perform an original play Wednesday....

U.S. to Expand Immigration Checks to All Local Jails Obama Administration's Enforcement Push Could Lead to Sharp Increase in Deportation Cases

Posted on May 19, 2009
U.S. to Expand Immigration Checks to All Local Jails Obama Administration's Enforcement Push Could Lead to Sharp Increase in Deportation Cases By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 19, 2009 The Obama administration is expanding a program...

Minnesota Becomes First State to "Ban the Box", Narrows Employer Liability for Criminal Records

Posted on May 19, 2009
Minnesota Becomes First State to "Ban the Box", Narrows Employer Liability for Criminal Records On May 11th Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed into law a public safety policy omnibus bill (House File 1301) which includes two provisions that begin to...

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MI: Several More Prisons to Close & More Parole

Posted on May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009 Michigan inmates fall to seven-year low Charlie Cain / Detroit News Lansing Bureau Lansing -- Michigan's prison population is at a seven-year low and for the first time a limited number of maximum security prisoners are...

UK: Our prisons are failing women Using punitive male models of imprisonment for vulnerable women results in tragedy ? and does nothing to tackle crime

Posted on May 18, 2009
Our prisons are failing women Using punitive male models of imprisonment for vulnerable women results in tragedy ? and does nothing to tackle crime o Frances Crook o guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 13 May 2009 In pay, pensions, politics and promotion, the....

Review of new books on Christian moral practice/punishment/imprisonment

Posted on May 18, 2009
"...both Logan and Redekop think that the underlying problem is our captivation with the idea of retributive punishment. Punishment, says Redekop, is "a historical artifact passed from one generation to the next without much thought and supported by force of...

My Return to Prison: Views on the Failed Drug War from Inside Sing Sing

Posted on May 16, 2009
May 15, 2009 My Return to Prison: Views on the Failed Drug War from Inside Sing Sing By Wayne Kramer Huffington Post On Saturday, May 2nd 2009, I returned to prison. Again. Tom Morello, Jerry Cantrell, Billy Bragg, Perry Farrell...

Radio interview with Tina Reynolds of WORTH and Chandra Villanueva of Women's Prison Assoc. on WPA report on prison nusuries

Posted on May 14, 2009
Chandra Villanueva, the author of the Women?s Prison Association (WPA) talks about a new report on prison nursery programs and Tina Reynolds, founder of Women on the Rise Telling HerStory (WORTH), who spoke about her thoughts on the report and...

Black prison population in Iowa could grow--now 2% of population and 24 % of prisoners

Posted on May 14, 2009
Black prison population in Iowa could grow By MIKE GLOVER | Associated Press Writer May 14, 2009 Chicago Tribune DES MOINES, Iowa - Blacks continue to be incarcerated in Iowa prisons at a number far out of proporation to their...

Justice Policy Institute: 2010 Department of Justice Budget Likely to Increase Incarceration in U.S.

Posted on May 13, 2009
2010 Department of Justice Budget Likely to Increase Incarceration in U.S. Overspending in law enforcement, prisons and under-spending in prevention, treatment and communities won?t yield long term improvements, will cause increased costs for states May 13, 2009 WASHINGTON?The President?s Department...

NJ: New state initiative seeks to reduce prison overcrowding

Posted on May 13, 2009
New state initiative seeks to reduce prison overcrowding by Chris Megerian/The Star-Ledger May 10, 2009 After five months in prison for dealing drugs, Nashon James was going straight. He cut hair at his mother's barbershop, tried making money on eBay...

Congressional Black Caucus Justice and Civil Rights Taskforce and Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice at Harvard Law School presents Rethinking Federal Sentencing Policy: 25th Anniversary of the Sentencing Reform Act.

Posted on May 13, 2009
Congressional Black Caucus Justice and Civil Rights Taskforce and Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice at Harvard Law School presents Rethinking Federal Sentencing Policy: 25th Anniversary of the Sentencing Reform Act. Start: 2009/06/24 - 4:00pm End: 2009/06/24 -...

MI: Robert Scott Women's Prison to Close

Posted on May 12, 2009
Women's prison to close Sunday to save state money BY CECIL ANGEL ? FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER ? May 10, 2009 The Robert Scott Correctional Facility, a women's prison in Northville Township, is to close May 17 as part of...

Florida prison becomes faith-based penitentiary

Posted on May 12, 2009
Florida prison becomes faith-based penitentiary By Lois K. Solomon | South Florida Sun-Sentinel May 11, 2009 Belle Glade - Glades Correctional Institution's 1,390 inmates have faith. State prison officials hope to tap into that faith to boost morale, improve prisoner...

IA: New Maximum Security Prison--A new vision" ?

Posted on May 12, 2009
Penitentiary will express Iowa's vision for its prisons ROX LAIRD May 10, 2009 Des Moines Register One of Iowa's largest building projects was authorized with a single sentence in a legislative spending bill last year: "For the costs associated with....

CA: Obama's Budget includes $105 million to finish two federal prisons including one in Mendota

Posted on May 12, 2009
May7, 2009: The $17 billion worth of cuts proposed Thursday accompanied the administration's overall budget package, which expands on a budget outline released in February. For instance, the overall budget includes $105 million to finish two new federal prisons, including...

NY: AFTER 'ROCK' REFORM: WHAT HAPPENS TO REHAB?

Posted on May 12, 2009
AFTER 'ROCK' REFORM: WHAT HAPPENS TO REHAB? Expanded drug courts and holistic re-entry planning are under discussion, along with up to 3,000 more slots for addiction treatment. By Casey Samulski City Limits WEEKLY #686 May 11, 2009 Now that New...

U.K.: Prison Radio Shines

Posted on May 12, 2009
Media Prison Radio Shines Parmy Olson, 05.11.09, 12:35 PM ET LONDON--Johnny Cash made a mint when he recorded part of his 1968 album At Folsom Prison amidst the whoops and shouts of a roomful of inmates. Today's entertainment for prisoners...

States expand videoconferencing in prisons

Posted on May 12, 2009
"Relying on technology to keep inmates behind bars makes them ?disappear more and more from the public consciousness, and I think there?s a (negative) long-term consequence of that,? said Nancy Stoller, a professor at the University of California-Santa Cruz and...

Life Sentence for Juveniles?

Posted on May 12, 2009
May 12, 2009 Letter to the Editor, NY Times Life Sentence for Juveniles? To the Editor: Re ?Justices Agree to Take Up Life-Without-Parole Sentences for Young Offenders? (news article, May 5): There are currently almost 2,500 people serving sentences of...

OH: Plans for prison labor at Capitol on hold

Posted on May 10, 2009
Plans for prison labor at Capitol on hold Saturday, May 9, 2009 3:04 AM By Alan Johnson THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Concerns from lawmakers and union leaders have prompted the Strickland administration to temporarily halt a plan to have prisoners do...

MA: Editorial: Reform sentencing to save money, reduce crime

Posted on May 10, 2009
Editorial: Reform sentencing to save money, reduce crime GateHouse News Service Posted May 08, 2009 The case for reforming criminal sentencing in Massachusetts has been evident for years. Mandatory minimum sentences handcuff judges, denying them the flexibility they need to...

"Aging Behind Bars" by James Ridgeway

Posted on May 10, 2009
Aging Behind Bars April 21, 2009 � By James Ridgeway Among the grotesque realities of modern American life is the exponential rise of geriatric prisoners?men and women in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and even 90s, who committed crimes decades ago,...

VT: Legislature using budget bill to keep St Johnsbury prison for the jobs

Posted on May 09, 2009
Legislature using budget bill to save St Johnsbury prison Fri May 8 2009 The Legislature has included in the state budget language intended to keep open the prison in St Johnsbury. Among the Douglas Administration's budget reduction proposals was closing...

LA: Free From Prison At Last: For an Aging Angola Inmate, Death Is the Only Release

Posted on May 08, 2009
Free From Prison At Last: For an Aging Angola Inmate, Death Is the Only Release May 8, 2009 By James Ridgeway As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, the growth in harsh sentencing and parole restrictions are filling the...

WA: Voting Rights Restored to people with felony convictions

Posted on May 08, 2009
Voting rights restored to former felons in Washington state by Elizabeth Hovde, Oregonian columnist Tuesday May 05, 2009 Cheers to Washington state lawmakers for following Oregon and numerous other states in allowing former felons to vote. Washington state Governor Chris...

Stitch by Stitch: Unraveling the Crazy Quilt of Laws that Locks Millions of Americans out of the Electoral System

Posted on May 08, 2009
Stitch by Stitch: Unraveling the Crazy Quilt of Laws that Locks Millions of Americans out of the Electoral System May 6th, 2009 By Erika Wood- Brennan Center for Justice The Hill On Monday, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire signed into law...

Mothers in Crisis Turn to Temporary ?Parents?

Posted on May 07, 2009
Mothers in Crisis Turn to Temporary ?Parents? By ERIK ECKHOLM Published: May 6, 2009- NY Times INDIANAPOLIS ? After resolving to leave her longtime but violent partner in March, Janai Parahams, 25 and jobless, wanted to make a fresh start....

Girls on Our Streets

Posted on May 07, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist Girls on Our Streets By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Published: May 6, 2009- NY Times Jasmine Caldwell was 14 and selling sex on the streets when an opportunity arose to escape her pimp: an undercover policeman picked her up....

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