Mississippi`s 2014 Corrections and Criminal Justice Reform
... showed that from fiscal 2002 to fiscal 2012, the number of offenders entering prison because of a revocation of parole or probation climbed 84 percent. In fiscal 2012, such admissions exceeded those for new sentences, and the vast majority of probation revocations—75 percent—resulted not from new cr ...
... showed that from fiscal 2002 to fiscal 2012, the number of offenders entering prison because of a revocation of parole or probation climbed 84 percent. In fiscal 2012, such admissions exceeded those for new sentences, and the vast majority of probation revocations—75 percent—resulted not from new cr ...
Handout 1 - LawLessons.ca
... 6. Intermittent Imprisonment: For custodial or jail sentences of 90 days or fewer, an offender can serve the sentence intermittently and be bound by a probation order while at large between times in prison. 7. Imprisonment: The most serious sentencing option available and may range anywhere from one ...
... 6. Intermittent Imprisonment: For custodial or jail sentences of 90 days or fewer, an offender can serve the sentence intermittently and be bound by a probation order while at large between times in prison. 7. Imprisonment: The most serious sentencing option available and may range anywhere from one ...
Unit 7!!!!
... • Definition -- A planned correctional intervention that targets for change internal and/or social criminogenic factors with the goal of reducing recidivism and, where possible, of improving other aspects of an offender’s life ...
... • Definition -- A planned correctional intervention that targets for change internal and/or social criminogenic factors with the goal of reducing recidivism and, where possible, of improving other aspects of an offender’s life ...
PRT response to Scottish Govt Consultation on Short sentences
... Domestic and international case-law requires this but we have recently recommended further measures to reinforce the court’s duty to investigate an offender’s sole or primary caring duties and to take these into account at sentencing. The fact that a mother is likely to be imprisoned further from h ...
... Domestic and international case-law requires this but we have recently recommended further measures to reinforce the court’s duty to investigate an offender’s sole or primary caring duties and to take these into account at sentencing. The fact that a mother is likely to be imprisoned further from h ...
2016 longford lecture michael gove - what`s
... prisoners, consummate charmers and men even their mothers would be hard-pushed to love, dedicated career criminals and those who’ve made just one horrendous mistake. But even though you find all sorts and conditions of men in prison there are some groups which have historically been over-represented ...
... prisoners, consummate charmers and men even their mothers would be hard-pushed to love, dedicated career criminals and those who’ve made just one horrendous mistake. But even though you find all sorts and conditions of men in prison there are some groups which have historically been over-represented ...
Press Release
... (Woodland, CA) – Assembly Bill 109, Public Safety Realignment, was enacted in 2011 in an effort to reduce state prison overcrowding by placing supervision and incarceration responsibilities for nonserious, non-sexual and non-violent offenders with local county criminal justice systems. Adding to tho ...
... (Woodland, CA) – Assembly Bill 109, Public Safety Realignment, was enacted in 2011 in an effort to reduce state prison overcrowding by placing supervision and incarceration responsibilities for nonserious, non-sexual and non-violent offenders with local county criminal justice systems. Adding to tho ...
Building Knowledge About Successful Prisoner Reentry Strategies
... A surge in incarceration. The per capita rate of prison incarceration in the U.S. has increased five-fold since 1970. Corrections costs exceed $70 billion per year, with most of the total borne by state and local governments. With state budgets in crisis, there is general support for strategies that ...
... A surge in incarceration. The per capita rate of prison incarceration in the U.S. has increased five-fold since 1970. Corrections costs exceed $70 billion per year, with most of the total borne by state and local governments. With state budgets in crisis, there is general support for strategies that ...
Four Pillars of Effective Drug Policy for New York: Prevention
... designed for pregnant and parenting women. • Establish programs that will pay for child care in areas where no treatment programs exist that provide child care services. • Enact treatment immunity policies that shield parents who seek drug treatment from having their children taken away. • Evaluate ...
... designed for pregnant and parenting women. • Establish programs that will pay for child care in areas where no treatment programs exist that provide child care services. • Enact treatment immunity policies that shield parents who seek drug treatment from having their children taken away. • Evaluate ...
lessons learned
... Close to 80% of inmates have a substance abuse problem that requires intervention (alcohol, other drugs or both) Strong relationship between substance use and crime - Over 50% of offenders report being intoxicated while committing their current offence Relationship increases with severity of t ...
... Close to 80% of inmates have a substance abuse problem that requires intervention (alcohol, other drugs or both) Strong relationship between substance use and crime - Over 50% of offenders report being intoxicated while committing their current offence Relationship increases with severity of t ...
Prison Reform
... An alternative approach: Set a limit for personal use (e.g. 2 ounces) and apply DUI sentencing structure (felony triggered on 4th offense). ii. Inchoate drug offenses Alabama is the only state that punishes an uncompleted drug offense at the same level as the underlying substantive offense. For ins ...
... An alternative approach: Set a limit for personal use (e.g. 2 ounces) and apply DUI sentencing structure (felony triggered on 4th offense). ii. Inchoate drug offenses Alabama is the only state that punishes an uncompleted drug offense at the same level as the underlying substantive offense. For ins ...
The Changing Racial Dynamics of Women`s Incarceration
... nearly 11,000 inmates nationally.10 California is likely to be increasingly influential in the national picture as a result of recent developments. In the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Plata decision in 2011, the court found that overcrowding in the state’s prison system produced unconstitutional co ...
... nearly 11,000 inmates nationally.10 California is likely to be increasingly influential in the national picture as a result of recent developments. In the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Plata decision in 2011, the court found that overcrowding in the state’s prison system produced unconstitutional co ...
27583_file_Congressiona_briefing_FINAL_ENG.
... with drug offenses. Because Latinos are disproportionately charged with drug offenses, and because prison has become the sentence of choice for such offenses, more and more Latinos are being incarcerated for low-level, nonviolent drug offenses. Yet, of all racial/ethnic groups, Hispanics are the lea ...
... with drug offenses. Because Latinos are disproportionately charged with drug offenses, and because prison has become the sentence of choice for such offenses, more and more Latinos are being incarcerated for low-level, nonviolent drug offenses. Yet, of all racial/ethnic groups, Hispanics are the lea ...
Court Referred Restorative Justice Pilot
... • over-represented in violent offending statistics • higher risk of being victims of violence than any other ethnic group ...
... • over-represented in violent offending statistics • higher risk of being victims of violence than any other ethnic group ...
W-35 AB109 – What Does Realignment Look Like for Child Support?
... Commercial burglary (theft under $950) Forgery and bad checks (under $950 value) Theft of most firearms Theft of a vehicle (under $950 value) Possession of stolen property (under $950 value) Possession of heroin, cocaine, illegal prescriptions, concentrated cannabis, and methamphetamine ...
... Commercial burglary (theft under $950) Forgery and bad checks (under $950 value) Theft of most firearms Theft of a vehicle (under $950 value) Possession of stolen property (under $950 value) Possession of heroin, cocaine, illegal prescriptions, concentrated cannabis, and methamphetamine ...
White Paper on Crime - Irish Penal Reform Trust
... are critical to the broader direction of crime and penal policy in Ireland. To date, there has been a tendency to separate issues relating to crime prevention and detection from issues of the adjudication and punishment of crime, largely due to the institutional separation of responsibility in these ...
... are critical to the broader direction of crime and penal policy in Ireland. To date, there has been a tendency to separate issues relating to crime prevention and detection from issues of the adjudication and punishment of crime, largely due to the institutional separation of responsibility in these ...
Dealing with Disparity in Federal Court
... when the proportion of a racial or ethnic group within the control of the system is greater than the proportion of such groups in the general population.” “Illegitimate or unwarranted racial disparity in the criminal justice system results from the dissimilar treatment of similarly situated people b ...
... when the proportion of a racial or ethnic group within the control of the system is greater than the proportion of such groups in the general population.” “Illegitimate or unwarranted racial disparity in the criminal justice system results from the dissimilar treatment of similarly situated people b ...
What Is the Value of Immunizing Prison Inmates Against Hepatitis B? Environments
... Injection drug use? Men having sex with men? Tattooing? Fights? ...
... Injection drug use? Men having sex with men? Tattooing? Fights? ...
Mass Incarceration Debates Media List Debatable Issue Is mass
... Yale law professor James Forman gives a thorough-going rebuttal to Michelle Alexander’s thesis that the American prison system is enforcing “the New Jim Crow.” http://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2017/02/09/problem-mass-incarceration-more-complicated-wethought The DuVernay/Alexander narrativ ...
... Yale law professor James Forman gives a thorough-going rebuttal to Michelle Alexander’s thesis that the American prison system is enforcing “the New Jim Crow.” http://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2017/02/09/problem-mass-incarceration-more-complicated-wethought The DuVernay/Alexander narrativ ...
aboriginal justice initiative to continue - Treasury
... “Eligible offenders, who would otherwise be likely to receive a full-time custodial sentence, must face their Elders, the victim and, ultimately, their own communities and take responsibility for their offences. The Ngambra Circle Sentencing Court is constituted by a Magistrate, and offenders accept ...
... “Eligible offenders, who would otherwise be likely to receive a full-time custodial sentence, must face their Elders, the victim and, ultimately, their own communities and take responsibility for their offences. The Ngambra Circle Sentencing Court is constituted by a Magistrate, and offenders accept ...
what is a juvenile?
... • Take into custody / Arrest • Petition / File Charges • Denial / Not Guilty Plea • Admission / Guilty Plea ...
... • Take into custody / Arrest • Petition / File Charges • Denial / Not Guilty Plea • Admission / Guilty Plea ...
Sentencing
... s. 718.1 of the Criminal Code: “A sentence must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender.” Proportionality may determine whether the sentence is “cruel & unusual” ...
... s. 718.1 of the Criminal Code: “A sentence must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender.” Proportionality may determine whether the sentence is “cruel & unusual” ...
Schedule VIII-B - Florida Department of Corrections
... to grant a 90-day gain time award to eligible inmates on June 30, 2010. 5,853 inmates would be eligible for release. Consistent with the 85% law - Sex offenders and inmates with life sentences would not be eligible. Minimal change in the release date for inmates. This issue is not recommended – may ...
... to grant a 90-day gain time award to eligible inmates on June 30, 2010. 5,853 inmates would be eligible for release. Consistent with the 85% law - Sex offenders and inmates with life sentences would not be eligible. Minimal change in the release date for inmates. This issue is not recommended – may ...
New York`s Rockefeller Drug Laws: Explaining the Reforms of 2009
... Drug Laws. The changes include eliminating mandatory minimums and returning judicial discretion in most (but not all) drug cases; reforming sentences; expanding drug treatment and alternatives to incarceration; and allowing resentencing of some currently incarcerated people who are serving sentences ...
... Drug Laws. The changes include eliminating mandatory minimums and returning judicial discretion in most (but not all) drug cases; reforming sentences; expanding drug treatment and alternatives to incarceration; and allowing resentencing of some currently incarcerated people who are serving sentences ...
Improving Drug Abuse Services in Criminal Justice Settings
... NYSAM 6th Annual Conference February 6, 2010 ...
... NYSAM 6th Annual Conference February 6, 2010 ...
Alternatives to prison
... expected to impose a sentence within this range – some felonies carry mandatory sentences – habitual offenders may be subject to “3 strikes” law ...
... expected to impose a sentence within this range – some felonies carry mandatory sentences – habitual offenders may be subject to “3 strikes” law ...