Archive for the ‘Prisoner Re-entry’ Category
Many Utah Ex-Inmates Are Clustered In Nearby Housing
Saturday, March 6th, 2010MI Prisoner Re-Entry Program Cuts Inmate Returns To Custody
Friday, February 26th, 2010Expected Cuts In CA Inmate Rehab Could Cause Crime: DA
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010An effort to slash prison costs in California by laying off hundreds of workers who run rehabilitation programs could backfire, resulting in higher recidivism rates and ultimately higher prison costs, critics tell the San Francisco Chronicle. Over the next several months, officials will shave $250 million from rehabilitation spending and dismiss about 850 prison workers who run substance abuse and anger management programs, help inmates get high school diplomas, and teach offenders marketable skills such as plumbing, horticulture, and graphic arts. (more…)
Ohio Prisoner Re-Entry Court Reports Low Recidivism
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Ohio Cuts Recividism By Teaching ‘Marketable Skills’ To Inmates
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010The Future of Sentencing, Corrections and Crime Reduction in Florida: A Conversation Between Journalists and Policymakers
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
On October 30-31, 2009, journalists from across the country gathered at The Poynter Pavillion in St. Petersburg, Fla., for a reporting seminar co-sponsored by the Pew Center on the States and John Jay College of Justice’s Center on Media, Crime and Justice.
“The Future of Sentencing, Corrections and Crime Reduction in Florida” featured panelists including St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker; David Utter, the Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Florida Initiatives; and Tim Ryan, the Director of the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department.
Resources from the Conference
Conference Agenda: With panelists’ names and associations
Fellows Stories
“Legislators look west for prison solution” by Jamal Thalji of St. Petersburg Times
“Courtrooms adjusting to a new Florida Supreme Court order against restraining juvenile defendants” by Colleen Jenkins of the St. Petersburg Times
“Faster Path to Adult Jail?” by Colleen Jenkins of the St. Petersburg Times
How Minnesota Company Finds Success In Prisoner Re-Entry
Saturday, January 16th, 2010Giving Parolees Bank Accounts Cut Recidivism In Britain
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Appeals Court Cites Race In Allowing WA Prisoners To Vote
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010A federal appeals court has tossed out Washington state’s law banning incarcerated felons from voting, finding the state’s criminal-justice system is “infected” with racial discrimination, reports the Seattle Times. The 2-1 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said the law violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act by disenfranchising minority voters. (more…)