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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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Missouri senator proposes bill to lengthen prison stays

Posted on February 25, 2009
Missouri senator proposes bill to lengthen prison stays Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Missourian BY Michael Bushnell JEFFERSON CITY ? Before he even was sworn in as a state senator for his first term, Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, filed a bill to...

TX: Study finds major interruptions in antiretroviral therapy after release from prison

Posted on February 25, 2009
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Study finds major interruptions in antiretroviral therapy after release from prison Feb 24, 2009 GALVESTON, Texas ? The vast majority of HIV-infected Texas prison inmates who receive antiretroviral therapy while incarcerated experience...

Wall St. Journal Op-Ed: Former Presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Columbia Declare War on Drugs a Failure

Posted on February 24, 2009
Former Presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Columbia Declare War on Drugs a Failure The War on Drugs Is a Failure Wall Street Journal FEBRUARY 23, 2009 We should focus instead on reducing harm to users and on tackling organized crime....

VA: Meherrin River Regional Jail project up in the air

Posted on February 24, 2009
Meherrin River Regional Jail project up in the air By Luz Lazo Published: February 23, 2009 Richmond Times Dispatch DINWIDDIE -- A plan to build a $100 million regional jail for Brunswick, Dinwiddie and Mecklenburg counties would alleviate the need...

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WI: Prison future creates high anxiety in Appleton

Posted on February 23, 2009
Prison future creates high anxiety in Appleton Morris Sun Tribune Published Saturday, February 21, 2009 By Tom Cherveny West Central Tribune APPLETON ? Anxiety levels are running high in Appleton, where workers at the Prairie Correctional Facility are fearful that...

"Charles Dickens adn The House of Fallen Women"- an account of Dickens' efforts to help destitute women

Posted on February 22, 2009
The house that Charles built Claire Tomalin enjoys a vivid account of Dickens's efforts to help destitute women By Claire Tomalin * The Guardian, Saturday 20 December 2008 Jenny Hartley's brilliant book fills a gap in Dickens studies. Vivid, intelligent...

Enforcement Gone Bad

Posted on February 22, 2009
Editorial- NY Times Enforcement Gone Bad Published: February 21, 2009 The failures of the immigration system are many and severe, but the main problem is not that the country is catching too few undocumented immigrants. It is catching too many....

Josh MacPhee Review of: Illustrations from the Inside & The Real Cost of Prisons Comix

Posted on February 20, 2009
Review: Illustrations from the Inside & The Real Cost of Prisons Posted February 18, 2009 by Josh MacPhee Go to this URL for the review which includes images from the books. http://www.justseeds.org/blog/2009/02/review_illustrations_from_the_1.html Review: Illustrations from the Inside: The Beat Within...

NV: Legislative panel discusses prison plans

Posted on February 20, 2009
Legislative panel discusses prison plans Feb. 19, 2009 Copyright � Las Vegas Review-Journal Legislative panel discusses prison plans By BRENDAN RILEY The Associated Press CARSON CITY ? Told that the state's prison population is lower than expected, members of a...

Report: Prison Rehab Programs Are Working. Prison Population Has Stopped Expanding

Posted on February 20, 2009
Report: Prison rehab programs working By Mike Ward | Thursday, February 19, 2009 Austin American Statesman Texas? prison population has stopped growing for the time being, thanks in part to a controversial changes in corrections policy two years ago that...

NY Plans to Release More Prisoners

Posted on February 20, 2009
NY plans to release more inmates from prisons By Michael Virtanen Associated Press Writer Newsday February 19, 2009 ALBANY, N.Y. The Paterson administration has proposed further emptying New York's prisons by releasing more inmates six months early for good behavior,...

PA: New Bigger Prison to Proposed to Replace Graterford

Posted on February 20, 2009
New state prison planned Thursday, February 19, 2009 By KEITH PHUCAS Times Herald Staff COURTHOUSE ? Pennsylvania is planning to replace Graterford Prison with a new facility to reduce overcrowding, and construction could begin as early as next fall, according...

OK: DOC Boss Want to Close One Women's Prison

Posted on February 20, 2009
DOC boss wants to close one female prison by: CURTIS KILLMAN, Tulsa World Staff Writer Monday, February 09, 2009 2/10/2009 Laura Pitman would like to see one of Oklahoma's female prisons closed. As the boss of the state Department of...

MA: School Zone Laws Fail to Keep Children Safe from Drug Sales and Disproportionately Send More African Americans and Latinos to Prison & Jail

Posted on February 19, 2009
Go to the full report and excellent graph: http://www.prisonpolicy.org/toofar/report.html Report: Mass. sentencing laws not doing the job Feb. 19, 2009 Bay State Banner St. John Barned-Smith Calls for reform of mandatory minimum sentencing laws received some added support recently from...

FL: Business lobby: Don't build prisons, release inmates instead

Posted on February 19, 2009
Business lobby: Don't build prisons, release inmates instead BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER Miami Herald As lawmakers grapple with the need to build nearly 20 new Florida prisons in the next five years on a cratering state budget, a powerful business...

MI: Analysis: Granholm's prison plan is ambitious

Posted on February 18, 2009
February 16, 2009 Analysis: Granholm's prison plan is ambitious By David Eggert Associated Press Writer LANSING (AP) ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm's ambitious plan to save money by releasing more prisoners is doable, but a lot has to go right for...

Pew Study Finds Sharp Rise in Latino Federal Prisoners

Posted on February 18, 2009
Study Shows Sharp Rise in Latino Federal Convicts By SOLOMON MOORE Published: February 18, 2009 NY Times Latino convicts now represent the largest ethnic population in the federal prison system, accounting for 40 percent of all those convicted of federal...

NH: Officials praise planned prison closing Many hopeful about future use of the land

Posted on February 18, 2009
Officials praise planned prison closing Many hopeful about future use of the land By ANNMARIE TIMMINS Monitor staff February 16, 2009 Laconia, NH The governor's announcement last week that he intends to close the Lakes Region prison by July was...

WI: Thread a threat to control of prisoners

Posted on February 17, 2009
"Thread is seized frequently in the Secure Program Facility, which houses the most unruly felons in highly restrictive conditions." SAT., FEB 14, 2009 Prison contraband reports show hidden potential of ordinary items Karen Rivedal Ramen noodles and a Bic pen...

Some Find Hope for a Shift in Drug Policy If Seattle Police Chief is Named Drug Czar

Posted on February 16, 2009
Some Find Hope for a Shift in Drug Policy By WILLIAM YARDLEY Published: February 15, 2009 NY Times SEATTLE ? Washington State law prohibits the possession of marijuana except for certain medical purposes. Hempfest is not one of them. Yet...

Rapid Repat for California prisons

Posted on February 16, 2009
From the Los Angeles Times Opinion Rapid Repat for California prisons The state could save money and reduce the number of inmates by taking part in a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement program. By Julie Myers Wood Julie Myers Wood...

OH: Strained Budget Prompts Call for Prison Reform

Posted on February 16, 2009
Seitz offers plan for prison reform OVERCROWDING STRAINS BUDGETS By Sharon Coolidge and Jon Craig February 16, 2009 State Sen. Bill Seitz says sweeping prison reform is the only way to reduce overcrowding and ease strain on Ohio's incarceration budget...

Kansas parks lose as prisons cut back

Posted on February 16, 2009
Monday, Feb 16, 2009 Posted on Sun, Feb. 15, 2009 Kansas parks lose as prisons cut back BY MICHAEL PEARCE The Wichita Eagle The closing of three rural correctional facilities to save the state money could increase costs in areas...

Texas-New Mexico Border Series Immigrant Inmates Caught in Outsourcing Labyrinth

Posted on February 16, 2009
Americas Program Report Texas-New Mexico Border Series Immigrant Inmates Caught in Outsourcing Labyrinth Tom Barry | February 16, 2009 Imprisoned immigrants in the large prison complex outside the small West Texas town of Pecos have rioted twice over the past...

PA: Suit Names 2 Judges Accused in a Kickback Case

Posted on February 14, 2009
Suit Names 2 Judges Accused in a Kickback Case By IAN URBINA Published: February 13, 2009 NY Times Several hundred families filed a class-action suit Friday against two Pennsylvania judges who pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting $2.6 million in...

Alison Des Forges, 66, Human Rights Advocate, Dies

Posted on February 14, 2009
Alison Des Forges, 66, Human Rights Advocate, Dies By SEWELL CHAN and DENNIS HEVESI Published: February 13, 2009 NY Times Alison L. Des Forges, a human rights activist and historian who tried to call the world?s attention to the looming...

New Hazelden Study Finds 79% think War on Drugs a Failure

Posted on February 14, 2009
New Hazelden Survey Finds Strong Support for Treatment, Recovery February 6, 2009 News Feature, Join Together by Bob Curley Advocates who say addiction should be treated as a public-health issue and not a criminal problem have broad public support, according...

Torture at Angola Prison: President Obama promises to close Guantanamo, but a court proceeding in Louisiana exposes brutality closer to home

Posted on February 13, 2009
Torture at Angola Prison President Obama promises to close Guantanamo, but a court proceeding in Louisiana exposes brutality closer to home by Jordan Flaherty / January 27th, 2009 The torture of prisoners in US custody is not only found in...

"Your Valentine, Made In Prison"

Posted on February 13, 2009
February 12, 2009 Beth Schwartzapfel Your Valentine, Made in Priosn The Nation With Valentine's Day approaching, perhaps you're planning a trip to Victoria's Secret. If you're a conscientious shopper, chances are you want to know about the origins of the...

Excellent article " The New Political Economy of Immigration"

Posted on February 13, 2009
The New Political Economy of Immigration By Tom Barry This article is from the January/February 2009 issue of Dollars & Sense: The Magazine of Economic Justice available at http://www.dollarsandsense.org/archives/2009/0109barry.html The terrorist attacks of Sept...

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