News
Bill would help ex-cons start food carts
New Haven Independent— In a new bill to be introduced Tuesday, the mayor aims to help people like Jimmy Nigretti have an easier time getting into the hot dog business.January 13, 2012 … [Read More...]
Jobs important to re-entry from prison
The Herald-Sun— If people coming out of prison can get jobs, it’ll reduce the chances of them committing crime again and going back to jail, said speakers at the Faith, Partnership & Re-Entry Conference … [Read More...]
County divvies re-entry funds
Willows Journal— Glenn County officials have divvied up the money available to assist in the re-entry of state prison inmates, but some think it may not be enough.January 17, 2012 … [Read More...]
How to keep criminals out of jail
Governing— During his five years at the helm of New Jersey's largest city, Newark Mayor Cory Booker's work could provide fodder for months of columns on energetic, innovative and responsive government. … [Read More...]
Headlines
The Near Certainty of Obama being a One Term President–Based on Polls, the Loss of his Base, and the Tremendous Disappointment of his Presidency (Poll Included)
January 18, 2012
The odds are that Obama will lose the next election. … [Read More...]
Germany: Teacher (39) at Anthroposophy Steiner / Waldorf School makes IED for 5th graders – what kind of insanity is this?
January 11, 2012
Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, N Germany. … [Read More...]
Germany: Teacher (39) at anthroposophic ‘Steiner’ Waldorf School makes IED for 5th graders – what kind of insanity is this?
January 11, 2012
Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, N Germany. … [Read More...]
Prison News
New Correctional Officer, by Bryan Avila @ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:03:00 -0000
January 30, 2012
You were just notified that you will be a Correctional Officer soon … [Read More...]
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Correctional Officers, by Kevin E. Bedore @ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:02:00 -0000
January 30, 2012
Evil has a special poison that disseminates onto all of us. … [Read More...]
Developing Positive Attitudes in the Workplace, by Carl ToersBijns @ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0000
January 30, 2012
Block the negative thoughts and prevent them from developing into permanent thought provoked patterns. … [Read More...]
Crime
Psych exam sought before Pa. murder case hearing
January 30, 2012
A south-central Pennsylvania man says he wants a psychiatric evaluation before a judge hears his motion to reconsider … [Read More...]
2 injured in shooting at South Florida Fair
January 30, 2012
Palm Beach Sheriff's officials say the shooting occurred around late Saturday night near Gate 2 of the fair. … [Read More...]
Guilty verdict for all three accused in Shafia family murder trial
January 29, 2012
Tooba Yahya, 42, and her son Hamed Shafia, 21, are escorted into court as the jury continues to deliberate on the family … [Read More...]
Revealing slain victims' rap sheets draws fire
January 29, 2012
As Mike Ainsworth walked his two sons to a school bus stop, he heard a woman being carjacked scream, and ran to help. … [Read More...]
Prosecutors plan retrial in Katrina shootings cover-up case
January 29, 2012
Federal prosecutors plan to seek a retrial for a retired New Orleans police detective accused of conspiring to cover up … [Read More...]
Authorities: Man, 2 toddlers found dead in Va home
January 29, 2012
Authorities said Sunday they are investigating the "tragic" and "suspicious deaths" of a 40-year-old man and two … [Read More...]
Pueblo Teen Gets Maxium Sentence In Murder Trial
January 29, 2012
A Pueblo teenager who shot and killed a homeowner who interrupted a robbery has received the maximum sentence of 40 … [Read More...]
Justice
No Guaranteed Savings from Private Prisons
January 27, 2012
Thirty years ago, private prisons were nearly nonexistent. Today, the population incarcerated in fully privatized prisons has soared. States and the … [Read More...]
Pardons in the Spirit of Mercy and Justice
January 27, 2012
Columnist Neal Pearce argues that the nation has too long focused almost exclusively on punishment and retribution and that the custom of pardons, … [Read More...]
Disenfranchisement News
January 24, 2012
Kentucky: Challenging state’s disenfranchisement laws New York: Legislative maps redrawn to account for prison population National: Santorum and … [Read More...]
A Comprehensive Funding Approach to Public Safety in Tribal Communities
January 23, 2012
Last week, the Justice Department announced the posting of the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), a comprehensive grant solicitation … [Read More...]
Marc Mauer on WGBH?s ?The Callie Crosby Show?
January 18, 2012
Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project, is interviewed about the “three strikes” legislation passed by the … [Read More...]
CNN Poll on Felony Disenfranchisement – An Issue in 2012 Election
January 18, 2012
At Monday's Republican debate in South Carolina, presidential candidates sparred over whether people with felony convictions should be allowed to … [Read More...]
