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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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Last Entry: March 27, 2011 at 18:14:51

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget tightens early prison release

Posted on March 06, 2011
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget tightens early prison release Doyle program has affected 479 inmates for 'limited' savings Mar. 5, 2011 | Written by Paul Srubas http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110305/GPG0101/103050637/Wisconsin-Gov-Scott-Walker-s-budget-tightens-early-prison-release Gov...

MA: THE TIME IS NOW to push back on Patrick's parole board picks--all 4 represent the prosecution side.

Posted on March 05, 2011
THE TIME IS NOW to push back on Patrick's parole board picks--all 4 represent the prosecution side. The Board needs diversity of perspective and experience and a commitment to making parole work. If you have not already signed the petition,...

The New York Review of Books: "Prison Rape and the Government "an extensive review by David Kaiser, Lovisa Stannow of several DOJ reports and books

Posted on March 04, 2011
Prison Rape and the Government by David Kaiser, Lovisa Stannow New York Review of Books Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2007?2008 by Allen J. Beck and Paul Guerino Bureau of Justice Statistics, 62 pp., available at bjs...

PRISON TERMINAL / KICKSTARTER FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN

Posted on March 02, 2011
PRISON TERMINAL / KICKSTARTER FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN Prison Terminal Needs Your Financial Support and Help Spread the Word Award winning documentary director, Edgar Barens has launched a fund raising campaign on Kickstarter.com to generate funds to complete his feature film...

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Suit results in Va. prisons allowing Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook from CCR and the NLG

Posted on March 02, 2011
Suit results in Va. prisons allowing legal handbook By Tasha Kates February 28, 2011 Charlottesville Daily Progress An inmate legal guide to challenging prison mistreatment will be made available in Virginia?s prison libraries as part of a lawsuit settlement...

From Solitary Watch: ACLU Takes a Strong Stand Against Solitary Confinement

Posted on February 27, 2011
From Solitary Watch: ACLU Takes a Strong Stand Against Solitary Confinement News from a Nation in Lockdown February 25, 2011 by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella > http://solitarywatch.com/2011/02/25/aclu-takes-a-strong-stand-against-solitary-confinement/ Over the last two weeks, the ACLU has adopted a much more...

MI: Snyder picks prisons over public universities

Posted on February 27, 2011
"Universities used to be at about $2 billion in state funding a decade ago. For the next fiscal year, it's $1.2 billion. The Corrections Department, on the other hand, is fat and happy at $2 billion." Snyder picks prisons over...

Enlisting Prison Labor to Close Budget Gaps. "Professors provide farming expertise, and inmates supply the labor and learn marketable skills as fieldworkers. "

Posted on February 25, 2011
"Professors provide farming expertise, and inmates supply the labor and learn marketable skills as fieldworkers. " Enlisting Prison Labor to Close Budget Gaps By ROBBIE BROWN and KIM SEVERSON New York Times- Published: February 24, 2011 JAY, Fla. ? Before...

KY: Bill to overhaul Ky. prison system advances

Posted on February 25, 2011
Bill to overhaul Ky. prison system advances Written by Deborah Yetter Louisville Courier Journal Feb. 24, 2011 FRANKFORT, Ky. ? A bill to overhaul the state?s corrections system ? and reduce the state?s costs ? won unanimous approval Thursday from...

FL: Scott pushes for state prisons privatization Prisoners, disabled, mentally ill and veterans would go from public to private care under governor's plan

Posted on February 24, 2011
Scott pushes for state prisons privatization Prisoners, disabled, mentally ill and veterans would go from public to private care under governor's plan By Tonya Alanez, Tallahassee Bureau Orlando Sentinel February 14, 2011 TALLAHASSEE ? For years lawmakers have toughened Florida's...

NY: Greater specificity of suicide and assaults do not prove guards arguments for keeping prisons open

Posted on February 24, 2011
Prison suicides, assaults increased in 2010 Feb. 22, 2011 Star Gazette Elmira, NY ALBANY -- The number of suicides at state prisons doubled last year and the number of inmate assaults rose 12 percent, according to data from the state...

The private life of prisons Researchers address Council on dangers, costs of private prisons

Posted on February 24, 2011
The private life of prisons Researchers address Council on dangers, costs of private prisons By LINDSEY GEMME Editor February 24, 2011 What seemed to be a housekeeping issue before Council during its regular meeting last Monday, Feb. 14, opened up...

From Solitary Watch: Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement Introduced in Colorado Legislature

Posted on February 23, 2011
Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement Introduced in Colorado Legislature By James Ridgeway and Jean Casella- Solitary Watch | February 22, 2011 Solitary Watch- URL: http://wp.me/pKbGK-KL A bill just introduced in the Colorado state legislature would place curbs on the use...

Spokeswoman: Wis. National Guard preparing for possibility of guarding prisons if guards walk

Posted on February 23, 2011
Note from David Ahrens in WI: "The irony is that most of the prison guards are also members of the National Guard. So if they go on strike, they'll just be changing uniforms." Spokeswoman: Wis. National Guard preparing for possibility...

MS: 'Recession-proof' prison jobs say fed prison boosters

Posted on February 23, 2011
Large crowd turns out for new prison Feb. 23, 2011 By CHRIS ALLEN BAKER Scott County Times MORTON ? A lucky group of people arrived in time to find seats while others lined the walls and others stood outside during...

NV:Committee hears testimony against closing aging prison

Posted on February 23, 2011
Committee hears testimony against closing aging prison By Cy Ryan Feb. 22, 2011 | 1:33 p.m. Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY ? Veteran correctional officers and a union official told a legislative budget subcommittee Tuesday that the staff in the...

"It?s not just black and white"--"a three month artists residency focusing on incarceration in AZ and specifically Maricopa County

Posted on February 23, 2011
It?s not just black and white Gregory Sale: Social Studies Project 6 Arizona State University Art Museum Project Overview Blog http://asuartmuseum.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/it%E2%80%99s-not-just-black-and-white-gregory-sale-social-studies-project-6/ It?s not just black and white begins with the current state of corrections in theU...

No Exit: Documentary Highlights the Impact of Politics on Parole in Maryland ,.Politics have kept hundreds from being paroled in Maryland, with profound impacts.

Posted on February 23, 2011
There are currently 2,657 people serving parole eligible life sentences in Maryland. It is one of only three states where the Governor must approve parole for people serving a parole-eligible life sentence (the other two are California and Oklahoma). And...

ACLU Urges UN to Take Action on Solitary Confinement in the United States

Posted on February 22, 2011
ACLU Urges UN to Take Action on Solitary Confinement in the United States February 21, 2011 Solitary Watch http://solitarywatch.com/2011/02/21/aclu-urges-un-to-take-action-on-solitary-confinement-in-the-united-states/ by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway The American Civil Liberties Union last week filed a statement with the United Nations? Human...

GA: Seven prison guards arrested on charges of beating two prisoners following prison uprising

Posted on February 22, 2011
Seven prison guards arrested on charges of beating inmate By Rhonda Cook February 21, 2011 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Seven Georgia prison guards were arrested Monday on charges of beating an inmate, inflicting injuries so severe that the prisoner was in...

GA: Opening a "nursing home" prison

Posted on February 22, 2011
Hard-hit Baldwin opens arms to prison jobs Feb. 22, 2011 By MAGGIE LEE - mlee@macon.com ATLANTA -- At least one prison facility is returning to Baldwin County, former home of a large state prison industry, perhaps followed by another. However,...

You will commit a crime in the future. Inside the new science of predicting violence. And link to "Risk as a Proxy for Race' by Bernard Harcourt

Posted on February 21, 2011
You will commit a crime in the future Inside the new science of predicting violence By Leon Neyfakh February 20, 2011 Boston Globe The ability to predict what someone will do in the future would be a seriously handy superpower....

Michigan prisons escape brunt of proposed cuts. Department of Corrections may see an increase of 0.6%

Posted on February 21, 2011
Michigan prisons escape brunt of proposed cuts Department of Corrections may see an increase of 0.6% Paul Egan / Detroit News Lansing Bureau February 18, 2011 Lansing ? The Michigan Department of Corrections will close one prison this year and...

TX: Prisons for profit Deaths, lawsuits don?t stop expansion of GEO immigration prison

Posted on February 21, 2011
Prisons for profit Deaths, lawsuits don?t stop expansion of GEO immigration prison By Michael Barajas San Antonio Current February 21, 2011 On May 27, 2007, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents caught Jesus Manuel Galindo as he swam across the...

The Justice Department is seeking a 2% budget increase including 7,200 more cages

Posted on February 21, 2011
"Although the total Justice Department budget reflects a proposed increase of only 2%, the portion of the budget directed to prisons and detention represents by far the largest increase -- a 10% boost to $8.3 billion dollars. Officials attribute the....

Sheriff accused of wrongdoing wants to buy La. prison

Posted on February 20, 2011
Sheriff accused of wrongdoing wants to buy La. prison * By MICHELLE MILLHOLLON * Advocate Capitol News Bureau * Published: Feb 19, 2011 - Page: 6A A north Louisiana sheriff under investigation for alleged wrongdoing and seven companies are interested...

PA: Residents call loss of prison a blow to Fayette. Project would have created 700 jobs

Posted on February 20, 2011
Residents call loss of prison a blow to Fayette Project would have created 700 jobs Sunday, February 20, 2011 By Julie Percha, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette German Township Supervisor Dan Shimshock spent years coordinating community meetings, doing cost analysis and planning to...

Women in prison: Why Oklahoma leads the nation

Posted on February 19, 2011
February 18, 2011 Women in prison: Why Oklahoma leads the nation By Ginnie Graham For Oklahoma Watch CNHI The Enid News and Eagle Fri Feb 18, 2011 TAFT ? Editor?s note: Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, investigative and in-depth reporting...

Pennsylvania contract expiration could threaten Muskegon prison's future

Posted on February 19, 2011
Pennsylvania contract expiration could threaten Muskegon prison's future Published: Friday, February 18, 2011 The Muskegon Chronicle By Erica Smith MUSKEGON ? A contract under which Pennsylvania prisoners are housed in the Muskegon Correctional Facility appears to be ending in six...

PA- Plans for Fayette County canceled - three others continue. Plans to bring 1000 PA prisoners back from MI.

Posted on February 18, 2011
Corbett cancels plans for Fayette County prison By PETER JACKSON Associated Press February 17, 2011 The Corbett administration Thursday abruptly scrapped a 2-year-old plan to build a 2,000-bed prison in Fayette County, saying plans to build three other prisons and...

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