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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

MA: Parole records under Romney, Patrick similar

Posted on February 07, 2011
Parole records under Romney, Patrick similar Data on releases reveal little about politics By Jonathan Saltzman Globe Staff / February 7, 2011 The Christmas weekend slaying of a Woburn police officer by a recently paroled inmate renewed criticism in some...

MA: Boston Globe Editorial: Let Patrick oversee probation, to link with parole, corrections

Posted on February 06, 2011
Globe Editorial The Boston Globe Let Patrick oversee probation, to link with parole, corrections February 6, 2011 IN SMOOTHLY functioning courts, probation officers serve as the eyes and ears of the judges, helping to determine which offenders need to be...

New Orleans- The $270 Million Lockup: Will New Orleans? Sheriff Stand in the Way of Rebuilding a Smaller and Smarter Orleans Parish Prison?

Posted on February 06, 2011
?Yesterday, the City Council embraced the evidence-based projections, voting unanimously to decommission the old buildings and cap the new jail at 1,438 beds. This is a promising sign that New Orleans can relinquish its position as the overincarceration capital of...

Maine considers private prison bill

Posted on February 06, 2011
Maine considers private prison bill By Glenn Adams Associated Press / February 6, 2011 AUGUSTA, Maine?Prospects of building a privately run prison in the economically depressed town of Milo appear to be gaining momentum with a new administration in the...

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MD: Easy budget cut: new women's jail

Posted on February 04, 2011
Easy budget cut: new women's jail $181 million Baltimore project is expensive and unnecessary By Tracy Vel�zquez, Executive Director, Justice Policy Institute January 19, 2011 Gov. Martin O'Malley's budget is coming out this week, and while there are many items...

Arkansas/Louisiana: Prison reform measures soon to emerge

Posted on February 04, 2011
Prison reform measures soon to emerge By The Fort Smith City Wire staff Created 02/04/2011 In a little more than a week, Arkansans are going to read and hear a lot of the details regarding prison reform measures emerging from...

CA: Editorial calls for much expanded county jail system

Posted on February 02, 2011
"But that promising approach will only work if counties have the means to handle the new responsibilities -- which is not the case now. County jails will need far more beds to house the 38,000 inmates the state projects will...

OR: Gov plan cuts juvenile prison system by half and forestalls construction of new adult prison

Posted on February 02, 2011
Oregon prisons: Youth Authority faces biggest changes in budget plan Feb. 2, 2011 Written by Alan Gustafson The budget unveiled Tuesday by Gov. John Kitzhaber calls for deep cuts in the Oregon Youth Authority, including scrapping 425 of the agency's....

NV: Prisons chief says closure would save state $16.1 million

Posted on February 02, 2011
Prisons chief says closure would save state $16.1 million By Cy Ryan Feb. 2, 2011 Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY ? Closing the aging Nevada State Prison in Carson City would save $16.1 million in the next two fiscal years,...

From Socialist Alternative: Urgent Solidarity: Prisoner Activist Facing Violent Retaliation?Support Shawn Whatley! Stop all retaliations against Georgia prison strike activists!

Posted on February 01, 2011
This is an email from The Socialist Alternative For more information contact them directly at: info@socialistalternative.org. Urgent Solidarity: Prisoner Activist Facing Violent Retaliation?Support Shawn Whatley! Stop all retaliations against Georgia prison strike activists! Jan 26, 2011 By SocialistAlternative...

MA: Boston Globe Editorial: Drug-free school zones- The too-long arm of the law

Posted on February 01, 2011
Drug-free school zones | Globe Editorial The Boston Globe The too-long arm of the law February 1, 2011 GOVERNOR PATRICK?S plan to close two state prisons at the same time he is clamping down on paroling inmates won?t work unless...

NY: GOP challenges changes in the way prisoners figure in drawing of state electoral districts

Posted on January 31, 2011
Line drawn on prison head count debate GOP challenges changes in the way inmates figure in drawing of state electoral districts By JIMMY VIELKIND Capitol Bureau January 31, 2011 ALBANY -- Having retaken the Senate majority, Republicans are once again...

Plan to Upgrade New Jersey Jail Into Model for Immigrant Detention Centers

Posted on January 31, 2011
"Federal immigration officials have said they expect demand for bed space in jails around the country to increase in coming months and years, in part because of Secure Communities, a new enforcement program that has already contributed to a surge...

Major Decision Looms for New Orleans' City Council on Prison Faci

Posted on January 31, 2011
Major Decision Looms for New Orleans' City Council on Prison Facility Monday, 31 January 2011 By Seth DiStefano, Special to the NNPA from thefendersonline.com ? It?s not often that building a new prison might represent a watershed moment in criminal....

U.S. judges can't overturn parole board rulings

Posted on January 30, 2011
U.S. judges can't overturn parole board rulings COURTS January 25, 2011| By Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer A federal appeals court exceeded its power when it reversed a decision by the California parole board and ordered the release....

NY: Republicans resist prison closing &NYC Democrates oppose closing of prison in NYC

Posted on January 29, 2011
As Republicans Resist Closing Prisons, Cuomo Is Said to Scale Back Plan By DANNY HAKIM and THOMAS KAPLAN Published: January 28, 2011 NY Times ALBANY ? Nearly a month ago, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo made a call to close some...

Arizona DOC Reissues 5,000-bed Prison RFP

Posted on January 28, 2011
Arizona DOC Reissues 5,000-bed Prison RFP PrintPrint EmailEmail PHOENIX ?1-26-11 The Arizona Department of Corrections has reissued a Request for Proposals for the construction and management of 5,000 minimum-to-medium security prison beds. Proposals for the 20-year, fixed-price contract are due...

PA auditor general calls for halt to new prisons AFTER 4 NEW ONES ARE BUILT

Posted on January 28, 2011
Pa. auditor general calls for halt to new prisons Fri, Jan. 28, 2011 HARRISBURG - Auditor General Jack Wagner says it's time for Pennsylvania to stop building prisons and increase electronic monitoring, prerelease centers, and other alternative for nonviolent criminals...

Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Is Beaten to Death---Activist's Death Fomented By Hate Preached Against Gay Men and Lesbians by Evangelical Preacher Now in Springfield MA

Posted on January 27, 2011
Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Is Beaten to Death By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Published: NY Times January 27, 2011 NAIROBI, Kenya ? David Kato knew he was a marked man. As the most outspoken gay rights advocate in Uganda, a country where...

CA: shutting down the state's juvenile prisons - a good idea?

Posted on January 26, 2011
Can Counties Handle Young Offenders on Their Own? By Trey Bundy on January 22, 2011 Joaquin E. DiazDeLeon, a former Fresno gang member, spent two years inside California?s juvenile prison system. What he found there, he said, was no better...

MA FAMM Applauds Governor Patrick's Recommendation to End Minimums for Drug Offenses

Posted on January 26, 2011
FAMM Applauds Governor Patrick's Recommendation to End Minimums for Drug Offenses Sections of this are from the FAMM Press Release Date: January 26, 2011 BOSTON: Today Gov. Deval Patrick announced a ground-breaking criminal justice reform package that includes the repeal...

MA: Governor's budget would close 2 prisons

Posted on January 26, 2011
Gov. Patrick budget would close 2 Mass. Prisons Jan 26, 2011 By The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) ? Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is proposing that two state prisons be closed as part of his state budget for the new fiscal...

Funny & Not Funny from the Onion

Posted on January 26, 2011
The Onion....check it out... http://kasamaproject.org/2011/01/24/no-comment-7/...

CA: State prison system lucrative for corrections workers

Posted on January 25, 2011
State prison system lucrative for corrections workers January 06, 2011|By BRIAN JOSEPH Orange Co. Register California prisons are awful places. The walls are gray, the space is crowded and the threat of violence is always present. Every day, prison staff...

KS: Prison labor could provide housing

Posted on January 25, 2011
Prison labor could provide housing By Rachel Whitten January 24, 2011 (KansasReporter) TOPEKA, Kan. ? The Kansas Department of Corrections is considering putting inmates to work constructing low-income housing. But it is still a long way off, said Bill Miskell,...

?Deadbeat? parents caught in a debtor?s prison

Posted on January 25, 2011
?Deadbeat? parents caught in a debtor?s prison By Bill Rankin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution January 24, 2011 On any given day, hundreds of Georgians are in jail for failing to pay child support. Family law attorneys say many of these "deadbeats"...

MA: Senators file bill to tighten parole

Posted on January 25, 2011
By Michael Levenson and Jonathan Saltzman Globe Staff / January 25, 2011 A bipartisan group of state senators said yesterday that they hope to prevent the release of repeat violent offenders such as Domenic Cinelli, who shot and killed a...

U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Duty of Officials to Protect Prisoners from Rape and Retaliation

Posted on January 24, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Duty of Officials to Protect Prisoners from Rape and Retaliation Press release from Just Detention International (www.justdetention.org) Washington, DC, January 24, 2011. In a decision released today, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling...

MA: Coakley urges that victim be named to parole board

Posted on January 22, 2011
Coakley urges that victim be named to parole board By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Staff Writer Daily Hampshire Gazette Saturday, January 22, 2011 BOSTON - Attorney General Martha Coakley is urging Gov. Deval Patrick to name a crime victim or victim...

GA: Seven prison guards suspended after allegations of retaliatory beatings following strike

Posted on January 22, 2011
Seven prison guards suspended after allegations of inmate abuse Atlanta Journal Constitution Friday, January 21, 2011 By Joel Anderson The Georgia Department of Corrections announced Friday that it was suspending seven prison guards with pay pending an investigation into allegations...

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