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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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More children going hungry in U.S.

Posted on November 18, 2008
More children going hungry in U.S. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Staff Writer Tuesday, November 18, 2008 WASHINGTON - Some 691,000 children went hungry in America sometime in 2007, while close to one in eight Americans struggled to feed themselves adequately...

Amherst MA: Justice for Jason Campaign

Posted on November 18, 2008
On February 3, 2008, two white men appeared at the window of the dormitory room of Jason Vassell, a black student who was majoring in Biology at UMass Amherst. The two men subjected Jason to racial invective and threats of...

MS: Southern Poverty Law Center Calls for Closing Mississippi Youth Prison

Posted on November 18, 2008
11/17/2008 SPLC Calls for Closing of Mississippi Youth Prison The Southern Poverty Law Center today called for the state of Mississippi to abandon the use of large youth prisons following a report showing that after almost four years, the state's...

LA: State takes steps to close Jetson prison for youth

Posted on November 18, 2008
State takes steps to close Jetson * By SANDY DAVIS * Published: Nov 15, 2008 - Page: 1B The state is on its way to closing Jetson Center for Youth and making steps toward reforming the state?s juvenile justice system,...

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KY: Study Blames Repeat "Offender" Law for Overcrowded Prisons

Posted on November 18, 2008
Study blames Ky. law for overcrowded prisons November 17, 2008 @ 07:30 PM 2008/The Herald-Dispatch LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ? Kentucky?s repeat offender law shoulders much of the blame for overcrowded prisons, according to a new study by the man who...

More Native Americans Now In Prisons

Posted on November 18, 2008
More Native Americans Now In Prisons Indianz.Com, Posted: Nov 17, 2008 Review it on NewsTrust WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The number of incarcerated Native Americans has risen sharply over the last five years, reports Indianz.Com. The figures come from a federal...

CO: Fort Carson has sent thousands of troops into action overseas. But nine may have brought too much of the war home with them and have been linked to violent crimes.

Posted on November 16, 2008
Deadly duty for Fort Carson Fort Carson has sent thousands of troops into action overseas. But nine may have brought too much of the war home with them and have been linked to violent crimes. By David Olinger The Denver...

MN: Veterans taking care of their own with new business center Founded by former soldiers, center will help vets start ? and sustain ? businesses

Posted on November 16, 2008
Rub�n Rosario: Veterans taking care of their own with new business center Founded by former soldiers, center will help vets start ? and sustain ? businesses By Rub�n Rosario, Pioneer Press Article Launched: 11/16/2008 12:01:00 AM CST Jimmie Lee Coulthard...

Alaska: Prison Privateer Gets Fine and 6 months jail time

Posted on November 16, 2008
Weimar gets 6 months in prison, fine By LISA DEMER Published: November 12th,2008 Bill Weimar, who built a lucrative business in Alaska working with criminals, was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday as a convicted felon. Weimar, 68, tall and silver-haired,...

MA: Prisoners to be double bunked due to sentencing/war on drugs

Posted on November 16, 2008
Prison to double-bunk inmates Sentencing changes urged to ease overcrowding in system Boston Globe By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff | November 16, 2008 MILFORD - The number of inmates in Massachusetts prisons is projected to reach about 12,000 next year...

NY: Judge Supports Soldier With Police Record Seeking to Join Force

Posted on November 14, 2008
November 14, 2008 Judge Supports Soldier With Police Record Seeking to Join Force By ANNE BARNARD NY Times They called themselves a ?band of brothers,? and they all wore their paratrooper badges as they stood in front of the judge:...

Vt. readies for prison deal in Ala.

Posted on November 14, 2008
Nov 13, 2008 Vt. readies for prison deal in Ala. By Daniel Barlow Vermont Press Bureau MONTPELIER ? Vermont is poised to sign a contract with a new for-profit prison in Alabama, planning to relocate up to 80 of the...

NC: New women's prison to hold open house

Posted on November 12, 2008
New women's prison to hold open house November 11,2008 SWANNANOA ? A new prison for women in Swannanoa is holding an open house next Tuesday with tours of the facility. Advertisement Officials will hold a dedication ceremony at 2 p.m.,...

NY Cuts Funding for Treatment Programs Aimed at People Who Have Been Incarcerated

Posted on November 12, 2008
N.Y. Cuts Funding for Treatment Programs Aimed at Ex-Offenders November 10, 2008 Massive state budget cuts are leaving some New York ex-convicts without addiction treatment, the New York Times reported Nov. 7. The state Division of Parole will be ending...

NY Times Editorial: That?s Two for Me

Posted on November 12, 2008
November 12, 2008 Editorial That?s Two for Me We?ve all heard of close elections. But consider the strange (and outrageous) case of the 2006 City Council election in Anamosa, Iowa. According to census figures, Anamosa?s Ward 2 has nearly 1,400...

Idaho private prison has triple assault rate

Posted on November 11, 2008
Idaho private prison has triple assault rate Associated Press - November 10, 2008 5:44 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's only in-state private prison, the Idaho Correctional Center, has a violence rate that is three times higher than other...

Malik Rahim running for Congress

Posted on November 11, 2008
After a century of politicians, it's time to elect a community organizer After Hurricane Katrina, Malik founded Common Ground, an organization which: * opened the first free health clinic in the city of New Orleans * helped MLK Elementary and...

MS: "The Wrongful Conviction of Jamie and Gladys Scott" Written by Jamie Scott

Posted on November 11, 2008
Forwarded from the Facebook page dedicated to reversing "The Wrongful Conviction of Jamie and Gladys Scott" Written by Jamie Scott Posted by Nancy R. Lockhart, M.J., CLA email: TheWrongfulConviction@gmail.com Fourteen years ago in a small town, Forest, MS, two young...

IL: AFSCME sues again to stop Pontiac prison closure

Posted on November 10, 2008
AFSCME sues again to stop Pontiac prison closure Sat. November 08, 2008; Posted: 04:44 AM PONTIAC, Nov 08, 2008 (The Pantagraph - McClatchy-Tribune Widening its effort to stop the closure of Pontiac Correctional Center, the American Federation of State County...

Miriam Makeba, Singer, Dies at 76

Posted on November 10, 2008
November 11, 2008 Miriam Makeba, Singer, Dies at 76 By ALAN COWELL NY Times LONDON ? Miriam Makeba, a South African singer whose voice stirred hopes of freedom among millions in her own country though her music was formally banned...

California Youth Defeat ?Lock ?em Up? Politics -Prop 6

Posted on November 10, 2008
New America Media, Commentary, Raj Jayadev // Posted: Nov 08, 2008 Review it on NewsTrust Eclipsed by the enormity of a nation voting in a black President, and a statewide cultural war over gay marriage, is that fact that California...

CA: Press Release from Pro Prop 9 Orgnaizers which passed- harsher parole- more power to "victims rights "

Posted on November 10, 2008
PRESS RELEASE California Voters Pass Historic Crime Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 Prop. 9 Gives Victims in California Unprecedented Constitutional Rights Last update: 12:26 p.m. EST Nov. 5, 2008 SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov 05, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Crime...

CA: Prop. 9 passed, but there's no money to pay for new jailing costs

Posted on November 10, 2008
Prop. 9 passed, but there's no money to pay for new jailing costs Shasta County By Kimberly Ross Thursday, November 6, 2008 Voters passed Proposition 9 on Tuesday, which aims to give teeth to victim's rights, partly by prohibiting early...

CA: Prop. 5 and 6 defeated in election

Posted on November 10, 2008
2 of 3 CA crime measures fail at polls Tuesday, November 04, 2008 AP LOS ANGELES -- Two of three crime initiatives on California's ballot were rejected Tuesday by voters who may have been deterred by the hefty cost to...

OR: Measure 57 goes into effect

Posted on November 10, 2008
Mannix-sponsored anti-crime measure won't go into effect Posted by The Oregonian November 04, 2008 21:28PM Voters were narrowly approving Measure 61, an anti-crime initiative, but it won't go into effect because a competing measure received more votes...

"Smart on Crime: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress" -The 2009 Criminal Justice Transition Coalition

Posted on November 07, 2008
"Smart on Crime: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress" -The 2009 Criminal Justice Transition Coalition, 21 national organizations, released a collaborative report identifying critical needs for federal policy reform. The report contains comprehensive policy recommendations at every stage of...

MA: Prison mitigation cuts in prison towns

Posted on November 06, 2008
Town Meeting OKs budget cuts By Keith Ferguson/Daily News staff Daily News Transcript Posted Nov 06, 2008 @ 01:06 AM WALPOLE ? To make up for losing $750,000 in state money, Town Meeting last night enacted $350,000 in budget cuts,...

MA: Voters approve marijuana law change

Posted on November 05, 2008
The Boston Globe QUESTION 2 Voters approve marijuana law change By David Abel, Globe Staff | November 5, 2008 Voters yesterday overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, making getting caught with less than...

CA: Prop 5 vs. the prison-industrail complex

Posted on November 03, 2008
From the Los Angeles Times Prop. 5 vs. the prison-industrial complex The officials and special interests who oppose the drug rehabilitation measure are doing so to protect their own power and money. By Ethan Nadelmann November 3, 2008 If Proposition....

MN: Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder present challenges for the criminal justice system. Alternatives put into place.

Posted on October 30, 2008
"Minnesota is ahead of the curve when it comes to making concessions for veteran offenders. With help from veterans? advocate Guy Gambill, the state Legislature this year amended a state statute to take into account the mental health status of...

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