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Time to Curb Police Unions
Article • November 15, 2020 • from CLN December, 2020
Filed under: Lobbying, Qualified Immunity, Guard Unions, Excessive Force (Police)
Time to Curb Police Unions by Bill Barton by Bill Barton The May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd under the left knee of Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis served as the proverbial “straw that broke the camel’s back” when it came to spurring widespread public outcry over the seemingly endless …
Police Unions Buy Their Way Out of Reform
Article • September 15, 2020 • from CLN October, 2020
Filed under: Lobbying, Criminal justice system reform, Guard Unions
Police Unions Buy Their Way Out of Reform by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Guardian investigated two decades’ worth of campaign financial records in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago and found that police and police unions at the state and local levels have donated at least $87 …
Abolishing Private Prisons: A Constitutional and Moral Imperative, University of Baltimore Law Review, 2020
Publication • April 29, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons, Lobbying, Constitutional Challenges/Law
Abolishing Private Prisons: A Constitutional and Moral Imperative, University of Baltimore Law Review, 2020 CRAIG-CUMMINGS (DO NOT DELETE) 4/29/20 11:21 AM ABOLISHING PRIVATE PRISONS: A CONSTITUTIONAL AND MORAL IMPERATIVE Robert Craig* and andré douglas pond cummings+ I. INTRODUCTION President Richard Nixon declared a “War on Drugs” in 1971.1 President Ronald …
Insurance Companies Make $1000 For Each Speed Camera Ticket
Article • May 23, 2019
Filed under: Lobbying, Cell Phone Access, Traffic stop, DUI
Insurance Companies Make $1000 For Each Speed Camera Ticket by California red light camera tickets boosted insurance industry profit by $1.5 billion over five years. From TheNewspaper.com Neither the cities that have traffic cameras nor the private companies that operate them are the biggest financial beneficiaries of photo enforcement. In states …
Law Enforcement and Lobbyists Battle Over Need for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Filed under: Lobbying, Criminal justice system reform, Forfeiture
Law Enforcement and Lobbyists Battle Over Need for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Texas used civil and criminal asset forfeiture to obtain more than $50 million in cash and property in 2017, according to the Texas Attorney General’s Office. Everything from cash and cars to …
New York State Parole Board - Failures in Staffing and Performance - A Report by the Parole Preparation Project and The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, 2018
Publication • August 1, 2018
Filed under: Discrimination, Commentary/Reviews, Lobbying, Parole, Parole Conditions
New York State Parole Board - Failures in Staffing and Performance - A Report by the Parole Preparation Project and The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, 2018 New York State Parole Board: Failures A Report and in by the Staffing and Performance Parole Preparation Project The Release Aging People …
ACLU - $elling Off Our Freedom, 2017
Publication • June 14, 2017
Filed under: Lobbying, Bail, Bail Bonds
ACLU - $elling Off Our Freedom, 2017 MAY 2017 $ELLING OFF OUR FREEDOM How insurance corporations have taken over our bail system CONTENTS Color Of Change and ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice would like to acknowledge: Katie Unger, who spearheaded the research and analysis for this report. Thanks to the …
Senators Emanuel Cleaver and Luis Gutierrez - Letter re Private Prison Campaign Contributions, 2017
Publication • 2017
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Lobbying
Senators Emanuel Cleaver and Luis Gutierrez - Letter re Private Prison Campaign Contributions, 2017 EMANUEL CLEAVER, II http: //WWW.HOUSE.GOV/CLEAVER FIFTH DISTRICT, MISSOURI TWITIER.COMIREPCLEAVER FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITIEE FACEBOOK.COM/EMANUELCLEAVER II HOUSING ANO I NSURANCE SUBCOMMITTFE OVERSIGHT ANO IN'IESTIGATIONS SUBCOl.U.llTTEE ([ongr.esg i~ousr itf tlrr !nit.eh §taf.eg nf iRrprr.s.enfatiur.a March 2, 2017 Damon Hininger …
Confronting Criminal Justice Debt - A Guide for Policy Form, CJPP, 2016
Publication • December 30, 2016
Filed under: Lobbying, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Cost of Prison Systems, Overcrowding, Collateral consequences of prison
Confronting Criminal Justice Debt - A Guide for Policy Form, CJPP, 2016 CONFRONTING CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEBT A GUIDE FOR POLICY REFORM September 2016 CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY PROGRAM HARVARD LAW SCHOOL A © Copyright 2016, Criminal Justice Policy Program at Harvard Law School. All rights reserved. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Confronting Criminal Justice Debt: …
Considerations in building an individual or system-wide medical care case, Medical issues panel, UCLA Prisoners’ Advocates Conference, September 2016
Publication • December 30, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Rebellion, Lobbying, Advocacy, Medical, Failure to Treat
Considerations in building an individual or system-wide medical care case, Medical issues panel, UCLA Prisoners’ Advocates Conference, September 2016 Considerations in building an individual or system-wide medical care case Medical issues panel, UCLA Prisoners’ Advocates Conference, September 2016 1. Gather facts  prisoners and former prisoners (get people to exhaust …
Cell Taught, Self Taught - The Chicano Movement Behind Bars, Chase, 2015
Publication • December 30, 2016
Filed under: Prison Labor, Lobbying, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Rural Prisons, Prisoner Privileges
Cell Taught, Self Taught - The Chicano Movement Behind Bars, Chase, 2015 589949 research-article2015 JUHXXX10.1177/0096144215589949Journal of Urban HistoryChase Special Section: Urban America and the Carceral State Cell Taught, Self Taught: The Chicano Movement Behind Bars Urban Chicanos, Rural Prisons, and the Prisoners’ Rights Movement Journal of Urban History 2015, Vol. …
A Vision for Black Lives - Policy, Demands for Black Power, Freedom & Justice, M4BL, 2016
Publication • December 29, 2016
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Retaliation for Organizing, Organizing, Lobbying, Protests, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Racial Profiling
A Vision for Black Lives - Policy, Demands for Black Power, Freedom & Justice, M4BL, 2016 P OLIC Y. M 4 BL .ORG Black humanity and dignity requires Black political will and power. Despite constant exploitation and perpetual oppression, Black people have bravely and brilliantly been the driving force pushing …
Aiming to Reduce Time-In-Cell, ASCA, 2016
Publication • December 29, 2016
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Lobbying, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
Aiming to Reduce Time-In-Cell, ASCA, 2016 Aiming to Reduce Time-In-Cell: Aiming to Reduce Time-In-Cell Reports from Correctional Systems on the Numbers of Prisoners in Restricted Housing and on the Potential of Policy Changes to Bring About Reforms Association of State Correctional Administrators The Arthur Liman Public Interest Program Yale Law …
Pay to Prey Report on the Privatization of Public Services Center for Media and Democracy 2014
Publication • October 1, 2014
Filed under: Private Prisons, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Lobbying, Private Contractors
Pay to Prey Report on the Privatization of Public Services Center for Media and Democracy 2014 Pay to Prey Governors Facilitate the Predatory Outsourcing of America’s Public Services CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY October 2014 © 2014 Center for Media and Democracy. All rights reserved. No part of this document …
A Way Forward - Diverting People with Mental Illness from Inhumane and Expensive Jails into Community-Based Treatment that Works, ACLU & Bazelon, 2014
Publication • July 1, 2014
Filed under: Lobbying, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Involuntary Treatment/Drugging, Suicides, Civil Commitment
A Way Forward - Diverting People with Mental Illness from Inhumane and Expensive Jails into Community-Based Treatment that Works, ACLU & Bazelon, 2014 A WAY FORWARD: Diverting People with Mental Illness from Inhumane and Expensive Jails into Community-Based Treatment that Works TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.......................................................................................................... 1 A. FINDINGS............................................................................................................................ …
Skewed Justice: Report on Lobbying's Effect on Sentencing Trends - American Constitution Society, 2014
Publication • 2014
Filed under: Lobbying, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Statistics/Trends, Sentencing
Skewed Justice: Report on Lobbying's Effect on Sentencing Trends - American Constitution Society, 2014 10/22/2014 FireShot Capture - Skewed Justice - http___skewedjustice.org_ Summary The e::-.:plosion in spending on television attack a dve1tisements in state supreme court elections accelerated by the Citizens United decision has m ade courts less likely to …
CCA - Political Activity and Lobbying Report, 2012
Publication • 2012
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Lobbying
CCA - Political Activity and Lobbying Report, 2012 10 Burton Hills Boulevard Nashville, TN 37215 Political Activity and Lobbying POLITICAL ACTIVITY REPORT Report 2012 Transparency is a critical part of the relationships we have with our government partners and the taxpayers we ultimately serve, as well as our shareholders, and …
Funding Bias in TASER Research American Heart Journal 2011
Publication • September 1, 2011
Filed under: Lobbying, Stun Guns/Tasers
Funding Bias in TASER Research American Heart Journal 2011 Electrophysiology Funding source and author affiliation in TASER research are strongly associated with a conclusion of device safety Peyman N. Azadani, MD, Zian H. Tseng, MD, Simon Ermakov, BA, Gregory M. Marcus, MD, and Byron K. Lee, MD San Francisco, CA …