Justice and Corrections Update - December 2014
... overcrowding, poor conditions and prolonged and arbitrary detention and the threat these pose to peace and security. Most recently, on 24 November 2014, detainees at Bangui’s Ngaragba Prison in the Central African Republic started a violent riot during which they seized weapons and shot and threw gr ...
... overcrowding, poor conditions and prolonged and arbitrary detention and the threat these pose to peace and security. Most recently, on 24 November 2014, detainees at Bangui’s Ngaragba Prison in the Central African Republic started a violent riot during which they seized weapons and shot and threw gr ...
A Comparison of Transition Management Practices
... • The project partners and associate partners did not provide for statistically comparable data. Therefore a comparison up to now has not been possible. ...
... • The project partners and associate partners did not provide for statistically comparable data. Therefore a comparison up to now has not been possible. ...
How are Aboriginal women discriminated against
... spirituality, and the failure of the Department of Corrective Services to recognise the centrality of their cultural identities to many Aboriginal prisoners. The incarceration of Aboriginal women in traditional prisons is culturally inappropriate. In fact, the confinement of Aboriginal women replica ...
... spirituality, and the failure of the Department of Corrective Services to recognise the centrality of their cultural identities to many Aboriginal prisoners. The incarceration of Aboriginal women in traditional prisons is culturally inappropriate. In fact, the confinement of Aboriginal women replica ...
Document
... type and nature of the offence availability of appropriate community service placement suitability of the offender for a CSO- which is obtained from the pre-sentencing social report prepared by the CRO for the ...
... type and nature of the offence availability of appropriate community service placement suitability of the offender for a CSO- which is obtained from the pre-sentencing social report prepared by the CRO for the ...
Mississippi`s 2014 Corrections and Criminal Justice Reform
... only Louisiana.1 Prison growth created significant costs for taxpayers. In fiscal year 2013, the Department of Corrections spent $360 million, an increase of more than 350 percent from 30 years earlier.2 Despite the rising cost of incarceration, Mississippi taxpayers had not received a commensurate ...
... only Louisiana.1 Prison growth created significant costs for taxpayers. In fiscal year 2013, the Department of Corrections spent $360 million, an increase of more than 350 percent from 30 years earlier.2 Despite the rising cost of incarceration, Mississippi taxpayers had not received a commensurate ...
Schedule VIII-B - Florida Department of Corrections
... Caution: This is a projected savings that would only be realized if the department continues its agreement with DOH to provide repackaging. ...
... Caution: This is a projected savings that would only be realized if the department continues its agreement with DOH to provide repackaging. ...
1 - Job Seeker
... 1871 Royal Commission into the Penal Establishments and Gaols, which urged the establishment of a body to give assistance to discharged prisoners. VACRO works across the criminal justice system to create a safe and fair community, to respect and support individual and family dignity, and to make a p ...
... 1871 Royal Commission into the Penal Establishments and Gaols, which urged the establishment of a body to give assistance to discharged prisoners. VACRO works across the criminal justice system to create a safe and fair community, to respect and support individual and family dignity, and to make a p ...
Oklahoma Justice Reform Task Force
... Require that at least two members of the Board have five years of training and/or experience in clinical psychology, substance abuse services, or social work. Require that annual Board training include training in proven recidivism-reduction practices. Expand GPS program eligibility and affordab ...
... Require that at least two members of the Board have five years of training and/or experience in clinical psychology, substance abuse services, or social work. Require that annual Board training include training in proven recidivism-reduction practices. Expand GPS program eligibility and affordab ...
Prison Reform
... substance crime and a controlled substance crime receive the same punishment, even though the former never involved a completed act. Only murder receives such treatment. In all other instances, a conviction of solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy of a crime is punished at one level lower than the un ...
... substance crime and a controlled substance crime receive the same punishment, even though the former never involved a completed act. Only murder receives such treatment. In all other instances, a conviction of solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy of a crime is punished at one level lower than the un ...
Fifteen years of progress By Aryeh Neier Monday, May 12, 2008
... The tribunals have indicted more than 250 people from 10 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe for grave crimes. Although the tribunals lack their own capacity to make arrests, and few of the governments that created them have supported them in this crucial matter, they have succeeded in apprehending ...
... The tribunals have indicted more than 250 people from 10 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe for grave crimes. Although the tribunals lack their own capacity to make arrests, and few of the governments that created them have supported them in this crucial matter, they have succeeded in apprehending ...
international prison news digest - International Centre for Prison
... shortage of space. The prisons, which have capacity for around 34,000 prisoners, were holding over 71,000 prisoners in February 2015. Only around a quarter of the prisoners have been sentenced. Prisoners recently released from Dhaka Central Jail said they had been forced to live in inhumane conditio ...
... shortage of space. The prisons, which have capacity for around 34,000 prisoners, were holding over 71,000 prisoners in February 2015. Only around a quarter of the prisoners have been sentenced. Prisoners recently released from Dhaka Central Jail said they had been forced to live in inhumane conditio ...
Proposition 5: Nonviolent Drug Offenses. Sentencing. Parole and Rehabilitation. Initiative Statute.
... Accountability Commission would be created to set program rules regarding the use and distribution of the new funding and other matters. “Harm Reduction” Drug Therapies. The measure authorizes SATTF funds to be spent on so-called harm reduction drug therapies that “promote methods of reducing the ph ...
... Accountability Commission would be created to set program rules regarding the use and distribution of the new funding and other matters. “Harm Reduction” Drug Therapies. The measure authorizes SATTF funds to be spent on so-called harm reduction drug therapies that “promote methods of reducing the ph ...
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
... WHEREAS, the cumulative result of these mandatory sentencing changes has been the tripling of the prison population from 1987 to 2007 and projected to grow another 200,000 over the next five years; and WHEREAS, the impact of these (particularly drug-focused) unjust and ineffective policies has been ...
... WHEREAS, the cumulative result of these mandatory sentencing changes has been the tripling of the prison population from 1987 to 2007 and projected to grow another 200,000 over the next five years; and WHEREAS, the impact of these (particularly drug-focused) unjust and ineffective policies has been ...
Unpacking the Crisis - University of California Press
... fueling public fears, states soon began introducing mandatory sentencing. As judges were compelled to hand down lengthy sentences, even when they believed that the defendant posed little threat to public safety, the number of women in prison and the length of time they spent inside grew exponentiall ...
... fueling public fears, states soon began introducing mandatory sentencing. As judges were compelled to hand down lengthy sentences, even when they believed that the defendant posed little threat to public safety, the number of women in prison and the length of time they spent inside grew exponentiall ...
Reducing drug-related crime
... ways of reducing re-offending.30 An independent evaluation of the NSW Drug Court Completion Program found participants to be 37% less likely to be reconvicted during the follow up period.31 While evaluations of the Victorian ...
... ways of reducing re-offending.30 An independent evaluation of the NSW Drug Court Completion Program found participants to be 37% less likely to be reconvicted during the follow up period.31 While evaluations of the Victorian ...
Crimes Code of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
... For 30 grams or less, you are facing misdemeanor charges of up to 30 days in jail, and a fine of $500. For possession of more than 30 grams, the penalties go up to 1 year in jail and $5000 in fines. Automatic six month loss of license. If you are a first time marijuana offender, it is possible to ge ...
... For 30 grams or less, you are facing misdemeanor charges of up to 30 days in jail, and a fine of $500. For possession of more than 30 grams, the penalties go up to 1 year in jail and $5000 in fines. Automatic six month loss of license. If you are a first time marijuana offender, it is possible to ge ...
criminal justice - Texas First Foundation
... • Annually, over 70,000 people leave Texas prisons,100 while a million individuals cycle through local jails.101 Various barriers and restrictions prevent the successful re-entry of many of these people into the community, including housing, employment, benefits and assistance, education, medical a ...
... • Annually, over 70,000 people leave Texas prisons,100 while a million individuals cycle through local jails.101 Various barriers and restrictions prevent the successful re-entry of many of these people into the community, including housing, employment, benefits and assistance, education, medical a ...
Improving Drug Abuse Services in Criminal Justice Settings
... >50% of violent crimes and 60-80% of child abuse/neglect cases (NIJ, 1999) Corrections officials estimate 70-85% of inmates need drug treatment (GAO, 1991) 68% of jail inmates report regular drug use (BJS, 2005) ...
... >50% of violent crimes and 60-80% of child abuse/neglect cases (NIJ, 1999) Corrections officials estimate 70-85% of inmates need drug treatment (GAO, 1991) 68% of jail inmates report regular drug use (BJS, 2005) ...
Pattern and trends
... People from some ethnic minorities are more likely to be represented in prison statistics than others. In June 2005, there were 18,750 people in prison establishments in England and Wales from Black minority ethnic groups, representing 25 per cent of the total prison population. This is an over repr ...
... People from some ethnic minorities are more likely to be represented in prison statistics than others. In June 2005, there were 18,750 people in prison establishments in England and Wales from Black minority ethnic groups, representing 25 per cent of the total prison population. This is an over repr ...
Women prisoners are
... Centre until it turns the age of 3. For this purpose, prison must ensure adequate facilities and qualified staff. In Penitentiary in Pozega there are special Ward for parturient women and mothers with children. Woman is placed at this ward 6 weeks before the birth and stays at this ward together wit ...
... Centre until it turns the age of 3. For this purpose, prison must ensure adequate facilities and qualified staff. In Penitentiary in Pozega there are special Ward for parturient women and mothers with children. Woman is placed at this ward 6 weeks before the birth and stays at this ward together wit ...
The Sentencing Reform Movement - Morrison Institute for Public Policy
... attributed primarily to growth in prison admission rates, especially for drug offenses, and to increases in time served, particularly for violent crimes. These changes, in turn, are largely attributable to the sentencing reform initiatives aimed at achieving greater severity and certainty of punish ...
... attributed primarily to growth in prison admission rates, especially for drug offenses, and to increases in time served, particularly for violent crimes. These changes, in turn, are largely attributable to the sentencing reform initiatives aimed at achieving greater severity and certainty of punish ...
13th Discussion Guide
... there was significant rise in awareness around the amount of prejudice African Americans continue to face in the 21st century. The historical roots of this oppression run deep, as Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13TH reveals. The film looks back to the ratification of Amendment XIII, which states, “Neith ...
... there was significant rise in awareness around the amount of prejudice African Americans continue to face in the 21st century. The historical roots of this oppression run deep, as Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13TH reveals. The film looks back to the ratification of Amendment XIII, which states, “Neith ...
The Campaign to Repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws
... amount to real reform. The severe aspects of these laws are still on the books. Mandatory sentencing provisions remain intact, meaning that judges still do not have discretion in deciding whether to send someone to prison or to an appropriate alternative-to-incarceration. Prison terms, though reduce ...
... amount to real reform. The severe aspects of these laws are still on the books. Mandatory sentencing provisions remain intact, meaning that judges still do not have discretion in deciding whether to send someone to prison or to an appropriate alternative-to-incarceration. Prison terms, though reduce ...
Prison reform
Prison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, establish a more effective penal system, or implement alternatives to incarceration.