Dunsmore v. San Diego County Sheriff's Dept, CA, Order Granting Joint Motion for Class Certification and Approval of Proposed Class Action Notice Plan, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 3:20-cv-00406-AJB-DDL Document 435 Filed 11/03/23 PageID.16793 Page 1 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT …

Rose v. Sandy, WV, Order and Propose4d Findings and Recommendation, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 5:22-cv-00405 Document 774 Filed 10/30/23 Page 1 of 39 PageID #: 12449 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA BECKLEY DIVISION MICHAEL D. ROSE, ET AL., Plaintiffs, vs. Civil …

Time to Find the Key by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins “Lock’em up and throw away the key” has long been the rallying cry of the tough-on-crime crowd. While this approach may have an intuitive appeal to a public frightened by stories about crime in the media, a series of …

Carty v. Bryan, VI, Order, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 3:94-cv-00078-RAM-RM Document #: 1385 Filed: 03/15/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN LAWRENCE CARTY, et al., Plaintiff, v. ALBERT BRYAN, et al., Defendant. ) ) ) ) …

Carty v. Bryan, VI, Order Appointing Glenn Corbett as the Fire Expert, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 3:94-cv-00078-RAM-RM Document #: 1386 Filed: 03/15/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN LAWRENCE CARTY, et al., Plaintiff, v. ALBERT BRYAN, …

Carty v. Bryan, VI, Order Appointing Michael Gatling as Security Environmental Safety Expert, Inhumane Prison Conditions, 2023 Case: 3:94-cv-00078-RAM-RM Document #: 1387 Filed: 03/15/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN LAWRENCE CARTY, et al., Plaintiff, v. ALBERT …

HI Correctional System Oversight Commission-OCCC Site Tour Observations-March 2023 JOSH GREEN, M.D. MARK PATTERSON GOVERNOR CHAIR CHRISTIN M. JOHNSON OVERSIGHT COORDINATOR STATE OF HAWAII HAWAII CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION 235 S. Beretania Street, 16 Floor th COMMISSIONERS HON. MICHAEL A. TOWN (ret.) HON. RONALD IBARRA (ret.) TED SAKAI MARTHA TORNEY …

William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal-Jail Health and Early Release Practices, Dec. 2022 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal Volume 31 (2022-2023) Issue 2 The Problem of Mass Incarceration: Diagnosis and Reform Article 4 12-2022 Jail Health and Early Release Practices Brandon L. Garrett Deniz Ariturk Jessica Carda-Auten …

Women, Incarceration, and Violent Crime, MA, 2021 Women,‌‌Incarceration,‌‌and‌‌Violent‌‌Crime:‌‌A‌‌Briefing‌‌in‌‌Response‌‌to‌‌ Plans‌‌for‌‌Building‌‌a‌‌New‌‌Women’s‌‌Prison‌‌in‌‌Massachusetts‌1‌ ‌ ‌ “[T]he‌‌effort‌‌to‌‌divide‌‌up‌‌the‌‌world‌‌into‌‌the‌‌violent‌‌and‌‌the‌‌nonviolent,‌‌or‌‌into‌‌any‌‌other‌‌sharply‌‌ drawn‌‌dichotomous‌‌categories,‌‌blinds‌‌us‌‌too‌‌often‌‌to‌‌the‌‌gradations‌‌that‌‌actually‌‌characterize‌‌ our‌‌collective‌‌life”‌‌(Sklansky,‌‌2021,‌‌p.‌‌5).‌ ‌ ‌ Introduction‌ ‌ The‌‌Massachusetts‌‌Department‌‌of‌‌Correction‌‌(DOC)‌‌has‌‌announced‌‌its‌‌intention‌‌to‌‌close‌‌ MCI-Framingham,‌‌the‌‌oldest‌‌functioning‌‌women’s‌‌prison‌‌in‌‌the‌‌country,‌‌by‌‌2024‌‌(Williams,‌‌ 2020).‌‌The‌‌primary‌‌state‌‌prison‌‌for‌‌women,‌‌MCI-Framingham‌‌currently‌‌houses‌‌fewer‌‌than‌‌200‌‌ women.‌2‌‌ ‌This‌‌number‌‌includes‌‌women‌‌awaiting‌‌trial‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌women‌‌sentenced‌‌on‌‌a‌‌wide‌‌ range‌‌of‌‌governing‌‌charges‌‌(Cannata‌‌et‌‌al.,‌‌2021).‌ ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌MCI-Framingham,‌‌Governor‌‌Baker’s‌‌administration‌‌plans‌‌to‌‌build‌‌a‌‌new‌‌women’s‌ prison‌‌or‌‌substantially‌‌renovate‌‌an‌‌unused‌‌men’s‌‌prison‌‌at‌‌an‌‌estimated‌‌cost‌‌of‌‌$50,000,000.‌ That‌‌sum‌‌is‌‌in‌‌addition‌‌to‌‌the‌‌operating‌‌cost‌‌of‌‌$162,000‌‌per‌‌woman‌‌per‌‌year‌‌(Cannata‌‌et‌‌al.,‌‌ 2021).‌‌ ‌ In‌‌response,‌‌coalitions‌‌of‌‌community‌‌organizations,‌‌academics,‌‌social‌‌workers,‌‌and‌‌attorneys‌‌ argue‌‌that‌‌the‌‌time‌‌has‌‌come‌‌to‌‌end‌‌the‌‌punitive‌‌policies‌‌that‌‌gave‌‌rise‌‌to‌‌mass‌‌incarceration;‌‌that‌‌ $50,000,000‌‌could‌‌be‌‌put‌‌to‌‌better‌‌use‌‌supporting‌‌housing,‌‌families,‌‌education,‌‌parks,‌‌local‌‌ businesses‌‌and‌‌services‌‌that‌‌build‌‌up‌‌people,‌‌not‌‌prisons‌‌(Building‌‌Up‌‌People‌‌Not‌‌Prisons,‌‌n.d.).‌‌ ‌ The‌‌population‌‌of‌‌women‌‌incarcerated‌‌for‌‌crimes‌‌labeled‌‌as‌‌violent‌‌has‌‌emerged‌‌as‌‌a‌‌sticking‌‌ point‌‌in‌‌efforts‌‌to‌‌balance‌‌concerns‌‌for‌‌public‌‌safety‌‌with‌‌the‌‌rights‌‌and‌‌well-being‌‌of‌‌women‌‌ and‌‌communities‌‌most‌‌impacted‌‌by‌‌pro-incarceration‌‌policies‌‌of‌‌the‌‌late‌‌20th‌‌and‌‌21st‌‌centuries.‌‌ ‌ To‌‌help‌‌ground‌‌these‌‌concerns‌‌in‌‌research,‌‌this‌‌briefing‌‌presents‌‌an‌‌overview‌‌of‌‌the‌‌scholarly‌‌ literature‌‌on‌‌women,‌‌violence,‌‌and‌‌crime.‌‌That‌‌literature‌‌is‌‌illustrated‌‌through‌‌the‌‌stories‌‌of‌‌real‌‌ women‌‌who‌‌have‌‌been‌‌incarcerated‌‌for‌‌crimes‌‌classified‌‌as‌‌violent‌‌in‌‌Massachusetts.‌ ‌ ‌ T ‌ his‌‌briefing‌‌was‌‌written‌‌by‌‌Rebecca‌‌Stone,‌‌Susan‌‌Sered,‌‌Amanda‌‌Wilhoit,‌‌and‌‌Cherry‌‌Russell‌‌together‌‌with‌‌ members‌‌of‌‌the‌W ‌ omen‌‌and‌‌Incarceration‌‌Project‌‌‌at‌‌Suffolk‌‌University.‌‌ …

Vera Institute of Justice - Broken Ground: Why America Keeps Building More Jails and What It Can Do Instead, 2019 Broken Ground: Why America Keeps Building More Jails and What It Can Do Instead Chris Mai, Mikelina Belaineh, Ram Subramanian, and Jacob Kang-Brown November 2019 Foreword Perennial headlines about the …

SPLC Americans for Immigrant Justice: Prison by Any Other Name - A Report on South Florida Detention Facilities, 2019 PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME A REPORT ON SOUTH FLORIDA DE TENTION FACILITIES ABOUT THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER The Southern Poverty Law Center, based in Montgomery, Alabama, is a nonprofit …

IL Prisons - Medical Investigation Team - Statewide Summary Report, Including Review of Statewide Leadership and Overview of Major Services, 2018 Case: 1:10-cv-04603 Document #: 767 Filed: 11/14/18 Page 1 of 153 PageID #:11432 Statewide Summary Report Including Review of Statewide Leadership and Overview of Major Services Report of the …

Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Report, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Jacob Kang-Brown, Oliver Hinds, Jasmine Heiss, and Olive Lu June 2018 From The Director The turn of the century marked a new direction for the nation’s prisons and jails: after three decades of …

Texas Policy Foundation Center for Effective Justice--Open Roads and Overflowing Jails--Addressing High Rates of Rural Pretrial Incarceration, May 2018 OPEN ROADS AND OVERFLOWING JAILS: Addressing High Rates of Rural Pretrial Incarceration by Marc Levin and Michael Haugen May 2018 May 2018 by Marc Levin Michael Haugen Center for Effective Justice …

The Consensus Myth in Criminal Justice Reform, Benjamin Levin, 2018 Draft (4/15/18) – Please do not cite or circulate without permission THE CONSENSUS MYTH IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM Benjamin Levin* (forthcoming Michigan Law Review) It has become popular to identify a “consensus” on criminal justice reform, but how deep is …

Penal Reform International, Thailand Institute of Justice: Global Prison Trends, 2018 GLOBAL PRISON TRENDS 2018 SPECIAL FOCUS Pull-out section The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders in the era of sustainable development Global Prison Trends 2018 This document is co-published and produced with financial assistance from the Thailand Institute of Justice …

The Campaign to Close the Workhouse and Promote a New Vision for St. Louis, 2018 -EXECUTIVE SUMMARY- The City of St. Louis condemns hundreds of mostly poor and Black people to suffer in unspeakably hellish and inhumane conditions at the “Workhouse,” officially known as the Medium Security Institution. Over 95% …

Louisiana: Reform Results in Early Releases by David Reutter by David Reutter Laws aimed at reducing Louisiana's prison population resulted in the release of about 1,400 prisoners on November 1, 2017. While the population reduction from those laws will save taxpayers $262 million, those who benefit from free prisoner labor …

Bread for the World Institute - Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger, 2018 BRIEFING PAPER NUMBER 35, FEBRUARY 2018 Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger by Marlysa D. Gamblin Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and poverty, as well as strategies to end it. …

Office of the Inspector General, Nebraska Correctional System, 2016-17 Annual Report, 2017 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE NEBRASKA CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM 2016/2017 ANNUAL REPORT Abstract An annual report regarding the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and the Nebraska Office of Parole Administration. The report is a summary of the year’s …