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State Reveals Plans To Reduce Prison Overcrowding

mikhailcbs13 wrote 2 weeks ago: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would seek to reduce inmates’ sentences while increasing … more →

Tags: News, Local, Politics, Gov. Jerry Brown

California ‘Three-Strike’ Inmates Get 2nd Chance With New Law

tjfang wrote 3 weeks ago: FOLSOM (CBS News) — California prisons are so overcrowded that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled th … more →

Tags: News, Local, Politics, Crime, California, Overcrowding, prisons, Three Strikes Law, california prisons

Woman badly beaten for stealing underwear

witsjusticeproject wrote 1 month ago: Shop employees assault a 49-year-old woman accused of stealing underwear. (Photo: Daily Sun) Granny … more →

Tags: Blog Posts, Department of Correctional Services, Angelo Marconi, mother wins lawsuit against police, Public Service Association, DCS staff shortage, safety of prison warders, police shoot teenager, granny beaten for stealing underwear

The Very Real & Present Danger of Prison Overcrowding10 comments

reignmaker1911 wrote 1 month ago: The start of this entry began as a humorous look at the state of overcrowding currently being experi … more →

Tags: Business, Illinois Dept. of Corrections, Cook County Dept of Corrections, State of Illinois, governor pat quinn

Texas county faces growing problem of overcrowding in local jail

Ignacio Torres wrote 3 months ago: HIDALGO COUNTY — Chained up, crammed in, maxed out. This isn’t just how the inmates feel in th … more →

Tags: News, Texas, Violence, Jail, Hidalgo County, Hidalgo County Detention Facility

Irish prison service attempts reforms to reduce violence

witsjusticeproject wrote 4 months ago:   Prison violence is said to be increasing in Ireland, where inmates face overcrowding and a la … more →

Tags: Blog Posts, Prison Conditions, incentives for prisoners

Profile: Matt Pillischer "Broken On All Sides"

John Seven wrote 4 months ago: A new documentary film focusing on the Philadelphia jail system reveals harsh truths about public sa … more →

Tags: film, Politics, Documentary, poverty, California, Prison, war on drugs, Philadelphia, bennington college

Community Release Programme: One Year On

Cosaint wrote 4 months ago: The overcrowding problem in the prison system will not be solved solely by building more prisons. Fu … more →

Tags: Rehabilitation, irish prison service, Probation Service, temporary release

Lawsuit Rekindled Over Philadelphia Prison Crowding

Ed Fischer wrote 5 months ago: By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Nutter administration is again getting hauled into court … more →

Tags: News, Local, watch & listen, Heard On, Crime and Justice, Philadelphia, Syndicated Local, Government, Michael Nutter

Lindsay Lohan ... again ....

jasonpaulweber wrote 5 months ago: Here’s your weekly Lindsay Lohan arrest — this time for assault!  http://imdb.to/TtIuye … more →

Tags: Current Events, overcharging

Reform of Remission, Temporary Release and Parole - IPRT Position Paper

Cosaint wrote 6 months ago: The Irish Penal Reform Trust has released a position paper in October recommending sweeping reform o … more →

Tags: Penology, fair procedures, ECHR, IPRT, early release

Reform of Remission, Temporary Release and Parole - IPRT Position Paper

Cosaint wrote 6 months ago: The Irish Penal Reform Trust has released a position paper in October recommending sweeping reform o … more →

Tags: Penology, fair procedures, ECHR, IPRT, early release

Disregard for prisoners from Minister of Justice Hrair Tovmasyan

Gabe Armas-Cardona wrote 6 months ago: Recently prisoner Hayk Galustyan went on a hunger strike and sewed shut his eyes. The details of his … more →

Tags: human rights, minister of justice, Rapid Response Department, Human Rights Defender's Office, Prisoners' Rights, prisons, hunger strike

1 Year After California Prison Realignment, ACLU Says More Reform Needed1 comment

jse wrote 7 months ago: SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – With Monday marking one year since the state’s prison realignment leg … more →

Tags: Local, Politics, Syndicated Local, ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Crowded Facilities, Jail Beds, Overcrowding, Prison Realignment

End prison overcrowding1 comment

georgestrango wrote 9 months ago: People say we have over crowded prisons, and there is something wrong.  Yes there is something wrong … more →

Tags: convict, Government, ACLU, Judge, crime, Criminal, Crime, money, Religion

Retribution vs. Rehabilitation in Penal Systems12 comments

varunbindra wrote 9 months ago: Interior in Halden Prison. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. N.p., 26 July 2010. Web. 24 Aug. 2012. … more →

Tags: Europe, The Americas, Government 2, united states, taxes, Prison, Norway

Locked Up and/or Locked Out

Que wrote 9 months ago: We tell our children the key to success is Education an it’s also a great tool to avoid going … more →

Tags: Protect our Children, Personal, Random Thoughts, penn state, Current Events, Politics, Justice System, Education, A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste

Marijuana should be Legal

Bri wrote 10 months ago: There is no argument to be found here that says marijuana or more precisely delta-9-tetrahydrocannab … more →

Tags: marijuana reform, Legalize, tax revenue, Reefer Madness, Marijuana, medical marrjuana, Law, NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS

U.S. stings Guyana on Human Rights again1 comment

guyaneseonline wrote 11 months ago: U.S. stings Guyana on Human Rights again MAY 26, 2012 | BY KNEWS The U.S. State Department has again … more →

Tags: Government, governance, Politics, Guyana, US State Department, Jal conditions, human rights report, exual and domestic violence against women, abuse of minors


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