News
Attorney General Eric Holder Convenes 3rd Federal Reentry Council Meeting
Justice.gov— On Thursday, May 10th, Attorney General Eric Holder convened the third meeting of the federal interagency Reentry Council at the Department of Justice. The council represents 20 federal … [Read More...]
Re-entry programs unlock prison doors for good
The Hartford Courant— The persistent social issues that haunt Connecticut center on disparity: urban poverty encircled by wealth, the academic achievement gap between poor and more affluent students, and … [Read More...]
Prison paradigm shift away from big government needed
Corrections.com— Dostoevsky believed the degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons. Prisons today resemble declining civilizations in that prisoners spend an inordinate … [Read More...]
EEOC issues new policy guidance on the consideration of criminal records in employment decisions
Huffington Post— In the United States, the mass incarceration of minority communities, and the resulting mass reentry and lifetime collateral consequences have created the "perfect storm" to ensure that … [Read More...]
Headlines
The Duopoly of the United States of America: Democrats and Republicans working hard for the 1% (LIVE POLL)
May 12, 2012
Many folks on the Vine are comfortable with the claim that the likely Republican candidate will be working hard and furiously for the 1%. … [Read More...]
DO WE HAVE A SOCIOPATH RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
May 12, 2012
There any number of characteristics of a sociopathic personality that Mitt Romney meets, here are just a few. Glibness and Superficial Charm … [Read More...]
Ala. boy charged in killing of girl found on rope
May 11, 2012
When 9-year-old Katelynn Arnold didn't appear right away after one of her frequent bicycle rides along her rural Alabama road, her concerned aunt … [Read More...]
Alexandra and Kyliyah Bain SAFE, kidnapping suspect DEAD.
May 11, 2012
Back on Sat. May the 5th, seeded a piece on this case asking; “These people need the eyes of America to be looking for them right now, it … [Read More...]
Prison News
Study: Nearly 1 in 10 state prisoners victim of sexual abuse
May 18, 2012
While only a fraction of juveniles who are sent to state prison are sentenced to life without parole, some youth … [Read More...]
Kentucky weighed politics, medicine in death row inmate’s surgery
May 17, 2012
This undated file photo provided by the Kentucky Department of Corrections shows Kentucky death row inmate Robert Foley. … [Read More...]
Cuban president’s daughter gets US visa
May 17, 2012
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend an academic conference in San … [Read More...]
Crime
Cellphone Signals Lead L.A. Police to Suspects in Student Murders
May 19, 2012
The cellphone of one of two University of Southern California graduate students killed last month helped lead police … [Read More...]
Civil-Rights, Conservative Groups Seek to End Exorbitant Inmate Phone Fees
May 19, 2012
Civil rights and conservative groups have banded together to ask the Federal Communications Commission to end … [Read More...]
Kids Behind Bars: John Jay/Tow Foundation National Symposium for Journalists
May 18, 2012
Why does the U.S. lead the world in youth imprisonment? … [Read More...]
Feds: 71 Percent of Men Arrested in City Samples in 2011 Were on Drugs
May 18, 2012
Treating America's narcotics problem as a public health issue could held suppress crime, reports Reuters. An annual … [Read More...]
After Years of Discussion, Feds Issue New Rules on Prison Rape
May 18, 2012
The Justice Department on Thursday issued new federal rules aimed at “zero tolerance” for sexual assaults in … [Read More...]
Times-Pic Series: Sentencing Reform Won’t Come Easy in Louisiana
May 18, 2012
Despite a political consensus favoring change, meaningful reform of Louisiana's lock-'em-up sentencing laws will not … [Read More...]
After Judge’s Criticism, NYPD Tweaks Stop-and-Frisk Protocols
May 18, 2012
A day after a federal judge issued a ruling fiercely criticizing the NYPD's stop-and-frisk tactics, Police Commissioner … [Read More...]
Justice
New Publication: Trends in U.S. Corrections
May 18, 2012
Trends in U.S. Corrections is a visual tool that provides a compilation of key developments in the criminal justice system over the past … [Read More...]
Overview of the The U.S. Sentencing Commission's 2011 Report on Mandatory Minimums
May 18, 2012
This publication highlights important findings in the U.S. Sentencing Commission's second report in 20 years assessing the impact … [Read More...]
Disenfranchisement News
May 17, 2012
Virginia: Governor McDonnell: “I believe in second chances” Nevada: Clarifying voting rights National: Respect My Vote! spokesperson … [Read More...]
Juvenile Offenders Sentenced To Life Can Face Harsher Treatment Than Adults: Report
May 16, 2012
A new report chronicles the systematic disadvantages facing Michigan juveniles sentenced to life without parole in the adult criminal justice … [Read More...]
Meting Out Injustice in Mississippi
May 15, 2012
A guard at the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility "endorsed" a fight that left a dozen young men hospitalized and one nearly beaten to … [Read More...]
Angola inmates get life skills, then spend their lives behind bars
May 15, 2012
Johna Haynes, 31, is finally getting the education he never got in the brutal, impoverished world where he grew up. He’s paying for it with … [Read More...]
