report on Maldives
... 1. The Constitution of the Republic of Maldives 18. The SPT understands that the new Constitution of the Republic of Maldives, which existed in draft form at the time of the visit of the SPT, has now been adopted. The new Constitution contains a revised Chapter II on fundamental rights and freedoms, ...
... 1. The Constitution of the Republic of Maldives 18. The SPT understands that the new Constitution of the Republic of Maldives, which existed in draft form at the time of the visit of the SPT, has now been adopted. The new Constitution contains a revised Chapter II on fundamental rights and freedoms, ...
Handbook on the Management of Violent Extremist Prisoners and
... 1.2 The overall context of violent extremism Violent extremism is an affront to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. It undermines peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. No country or region is immune from its impacts ... Violent extremism is a diverse phenomeno ...
... 1.2 The overall context of violent extremism Violent extremism is an affront to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. It undermines peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. No country or region is immune from its impacts ... Violent extremism is a diverse phenomeno ...
Reforming Sentencing and Corrections Policy
... Studies suggest that Kentucky’s mandatory reentry supervision policy contributed to a 30 percent decrease in recidivism. Missouri’s earned compliance credit policy shortened supervision terms and decreased caseloads without affecting public safety. And South Dakota’s expansion of presumptive probati ...
... Studies suggest that Kentucky’s mandatory reentry supervision policy contributed to a 30 percent decrease in recidivism. Missouri’s earned compliance credit policy shortened supervision terms and decreased caseloads without affecting public safety. And South Dakota’s expansion of presumptive probati ...
In the shadow of the prison gates: an institutional analysis of early
... most notably, the politicisation of law and order (Downes and Morgan 2007), the role of the police (Newburn 2003; Reiner 2000), sentencing behaviour (Bottoms 1995; Roberts et al 2003) and the centrality of the prison within our penal ‘imaginary’ (Mathiesen 2005; Pratt 2007). But this is only one par ...
... most notably, the politicisation of law and order (Downes and Morgan 2007), the role of the police (Newburn 2003; Reiner 2000), sentencing behaviour (Bottoms 1995; Roberts et al 2003) and the centrality of the prison within our penal ‘imaginary’ (Mathiesen 2005; Pratt 2007). But this is only one par ...
Summary table of sentences in counterfeiting cases
... and Mr. Crocker’s significant possession of mail belonging to other individuals. With respect to mitigating factors, the judge took into account the remorse expressed by Mr. Crocker as well as his guilty plea. The judge also stated that case law recognized the extremely negative consequences that co ...
... and Mr. Crocker’s significant possession of mail belonging to other individuals. With respect to mitigating factors, the judge took into account the remorse expressed by Mr. Crocker as well as his guilty plea. The judge also stated that case law recognized the extremely negative consequences that co ...
Community sentences since 2000: How they work – and why they
... accompanied a release of in average time spent in sentencing statistics with a prison since 2000, in statement welcoming the England and Wales. steady increase in the average prison sentence handed down in the period since 2010 when the coalition government took power. The statement pointed to the g ...
... accompanied a release of in average time spent in sentencing statistics with a prison since 2000, in statement welcoming the England and Wales. steady increase in the average prison sentence handed down in the period since 2010 when the coalition government took power. The statement pointed to the g ...
Expert Report of Dr.Craig Haney
... Because I focus primarily on the psychological and “mental health” effects of correctional environments, I have studied the ways that mentally ill prisoners, especially, are affected by their conditions of confinement and how prison systems address the needs of this vulnerable population. In the cou ...
... Because I focus primarily on the psychological and “mental health” effects of correctional environments, I have studied the ways that mentally ill prisoners, especially, are affected by their conditions of confinement and how prison systems address the needs of this vulnerable population. In the cou ...
Report: 10000 Fewer Michigan Prisoners
... Approximately 10,400 people are serving sentences of 24 months or less, raising questions about how prisons are used and what such sentences can really accomplish. Minimum sentences for the total prison population have been steadily increasing: • From 1989-2003, average minimum sentences increased ...
... Approximately 10,400 people are serving sentences of 24 months or less, raising questions about how prisons are used and what such sentences can really accomplish. Minimum sentences for the total prison population have been steadily increasing: • From 1989-2003, average minimum sentences increased ...
Chicago Report of Mayoral Caucus on Reentry
... It is impossible to discuss prisoner reentry without mentioning race. Simply put, most of the people sentenced to prison are black.34 The disparity of incarceration rates by race is stark: black men are about seven times more likely to be incarcerated than white men, and black women are about four t ...
... It is impossible to discuss prisoner reentry without mentioning race. Simply put, most of the people sentenced to prison are black.34 The disparity of incarceration rates by race is stark: black men are about seven times more likely to be incarcerated than white men, and black women are about four t ...
as a PDF
... A Bureau of Justice study tracked the recidivism rate of 272,111 inmates released from 15 states in 1994 and found that inmates’ are the most vulnerable for recommitting criminal offenses during the first six months following their release. In the 1994 Bureau of Justice study, researchers found that ...
... A Bureau of Justice study tracked the recidivism rate of 272,111 inmates released from 15 states in 1994 and found that inmates’ are the most vulnerable for recommitting criminal offenses during the first six months following their release. In the 1994 Bureau of Justice study, researchers found that ...
Shock-Incarceration Programs in the Israeli Sanctioning Policy
... impact of electronic monitoring (EM) on future crime and its functioning as a true alternative to incarceration. Bonta et al. (1999)16 found that it had no appreciable impact on the criminal behavior of offenders, and that the offenders continued to engage in as much crime as those who received impr ...
... impact of electronic monitoring (EM) on future crime and its functioning as a true alternative to incarceration. Bonta et al. (1999)16 found that it had no appreciable impact on the criminal behavior of offenders, and that the offenders continued to engage in as much crime as those who received impr ...
Dialogue on Strategies to Save States Money
... The state’s pretrial diversion officers are trained to be neutral in all decisions regarding treatment. The state’s program has 256 employees and provides investigation and supervision services in all 120 counties in the state. Diversion provides selected individuals with non-punitive case processin ...
... The state’s pretrial diversion officers are trained to be neutral in all decisions regarding treatment. The state’s program has 256 employees and provides investigation and supervision services in all 120 counties in the state. Diversion provides selected individuals with non-punitive case processin ...
prison conditions in the united states
... to particularly harsh conditions. This second sentencing is open-ended C limited only by the overall length of an inmate's sentence C and is imposed without the benefit of counsel. The prison at Marion, in rural Illinois, one of the most written-about among contemporary American penal institutions, ...
... to particularly harsh conditions. This second sentencing is open-ended C limited only by the overall length of an inmate's sentence C and is imposed without the benefit of counsel. The prison at Marion, in rural Illinois, one of the most written-about among contemporary American penal institutions, ...
Overcrowding and violence in federal correctional
... 2003). Increases in capacity lagged behind population growth at both the state and federal level such that the percent of occupied capacity exceeded 100 percent throughout the US prison system (BJS, 1997). By midyear 1995, 25 percent of state prisons were under some type of court order to place limi ...
... 2003). Increases in capacity lagged behind population growth at both the state and federal level such that the percent of occupied capacity exceeded 100 percent throughout the US prison system (BJS, 1997). By midyear 1995, 25 percent of state prisons were under some type of court order to place limi ...
Prisons affirmative - University of Michigan Debate Camp Wiki
... US include loss of civil rights and citizenship rights while imprisoned (or while paroled or on probation) and now, increasingly, upon final release, that is to say, indefinitely: loss of access to the law , to the right to vote , to serve on a jury , to hold public office , to live in certain neigh ...
... US include loss of civil rights and citizenship rights while imprisoned (or while paroled or on probation) and now, increasingly, upon final release, that is to say, indefinitely: loss of access to the law , to the right to vote , to serve on a jury , to hold public office , to live in certain neigh ...
A comparison of punishment exchange rates between offenders
... probation, prison, fines, and fine plus probation for first time burglary offenders, Roberts and Doob (1989) reported that only about one out of three Canadian respondents chose prison over the other sentences. Additionally, half of those who chose prison stated that, even though they selected priso ...
... probation, prison, fines, and fine plus probation for first time burglary offenders, Roberts and Doob (1989) reported that only about one out of three Canadian respondents chose prison over the other sentences. Additionally, half of those who chose prison stated that, even though they selected priso ...
Main report (Text only) - RTF 68Kb - Opens in a new
... exceeding 6,600. Prisoners are generally classified by gender, age (those aged 21 and under are classified as young offenders) and length of sentence (those sentenced to four years or more are long-term and others shortterm). Prisoners are also assessed for their risk to the public, with those in hi ...
... exceeding 6,600. Prisoners are generally classified by gender, age (those aged 21 and under are classified as young offenders) and length of sentence (those sentenced to four years or more are long-term and others shortterm). Prisoners are also assessed for their risk to the public, with those in hi ...
Ex-offenders and the Labor Market - Center for Economic and Policy
... prison would rise to 7.3 million by 2008. Given that about 1.6 million people were in state and federal prisons in 2008, Bonczar’s forecast implies a 2008 ex-prisoner population of about 5.7 million. 13 Uggen, Manza, and Thompson (2006), using an approach similar to the one we have used here, conclu ...
... prison would rise to 7.3 million by 2008. Given that about 1.6 million people were in state and federal prisons in 2008, Bonczar’s forecast implies a 2008 ex-prisoner population of about 5.7 million. 13 Uggen, Manza, and Thompson (2006), using an approach similar to the one we have used here, conclu ...
Recidivism: Costs and Solutions
... by their sexual orientation or gender. The group that is being referred to is the 2.3 million Americans that are incarcerated at any given time. The incarcerated population in the United States dwarfs all others. Even nations with much larger overall populations have much lower numbers of incarcerat ...
... by their sexual orientation or gender. The group that is being referred to is the 2.3 million Americans that are incarcerated at any given time. The incarcerated population in the United States dwarfs all others. Even nations with much larger overall populations have much lower numbers of incarcerat ...
note the impact of mandatory minimum
... the offense and one or more offenses associated with it, when determining the length of the custodial sentence. The call for incarceration only in extreme cases aligned with the government’s policy stressing bifurcation: dealing with less serious offenses within the community whenever possible, whil ...
... the offense and one or more offenses associated with it, when determining the length of the custodial sentence. The call for incarceration only in extreme cases aligned with the government’s policy stressing bifurcation: dealing with less serious offenses within the community whenever possible, whil ...
the secret memo. - Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia Abu
... August 2010. The case of internationally renowned death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal is now before the Third Circuit Court--on the sentencing issue only. Mumia's 1982 kangaroo-court conviction for a crime he did not commit has already been upheld by the US Supreme Court. The sentencing issue revolves ...
... August 2010. The case of internationally renowned death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal is now before the Third Circuit Court--on the sentencing issue only. Mumia's 1982 kangaroo-court conviction for a crime he did not commit has already been upheld by the US Supreme Court. The sentencing issue revolves ...
Breaking the Cycle - Prison Reform Trust
... standard feature of all prison sentences of more than 12 months, at regular intervals as the date of release approaches, to improve the prospects of effective resettlement. Indeterminate sentences should be abolished, except in wholly exceptional circumstances. This decisive policy shift and a retur ...
... standard feature of all prison sentences of more than 12 months, at regular intervals as the date of release approaches, to improve the prospects of effective resettlement. Indeterminate sentences should be abolished, except in wholly exceptional circumstances. This decisive policy shift and a retur ...
Educational outcomes after serving with
... Since the early 1980s, the use of electronic monitoring (EM) for offenders has spread to penal systems across the world (Nellis, Beyens and Kaminski, 2013). More than 500,000 people in the United States and Europe had been electronically monitored by 2010 (Di Tella and Schargrodsky, 2013), and nearl ...
... Since the early 1980s, the use of electronic monitoring (EM) for offenders has spread to penal systems across the world (Nellis, Beyens and Kaminski, 2013). More than 500,000 people in the United States and Europe had been electronically monitored by 2010 (Di Tella and Schargrodsky, 2013), and nearl ...
Discussion document on the rights and needs of remand detainees
... 32 Kalashnikov v Russia 36 EHRR 587. ...
... 32 Kalashnikov v Russia 36 EHRR 587. ...
Second Chance Act
... drug war. The number of people behind bars for nonviolent drug law offenses increased from 50,000 in 1980 to over 400,000 by 1997.” (The Drug Policy Alliance, 2012). Since much of the same laws and policies, which were responsible for the mass incarceration of drug offenders still remain in place, i ...
... drug war. The number of people behind bars for nonviolent drug law offenses increased from 50,000 in 1980 to over 400,000 by 1997.” (The Drug Policy Alliance, 2012). Since much of the same laws and policies, which were responsible for the mass incarceration of drug offenders still remain in place, i ...
Prison–industrial complex
The term ""prison–industrial complex"" (PIC) is used to attribute the rapid expansion of the US inmate population to the political influence of private prison companies and businesses that supply goods and services to government prison agencies. The term is derived from the ""military–industrial complex"" of the 1950s. Such groups include corporations that contract prison labor, construction companies, surveillance technology vendors, companies that operate prison food services and medical facilities, private probation companies, lawyers, and lobby groups that represent them. Activist groups such as the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) have argued that the prison-industrial complex is perpetuating a flawed belief that imprisonment is an effective solution to social problems such as homelessness, unemployment, drug addiction, mental illness, and illiteracy.The term 'prison industrial complex' has been used to describe a similar issue in other countries' prisons of expanding populations.The promotion of prison-building as a job creator and the use of inmate labor are also cited as elements of the prison-industrial complex. The term often implies a network of actors who are motivated by making profit rather than solely by punishing or rehabilitating criminals or reducing crime rates. Proponents of this view, including civil rights organizations such as the Rutherford Institute and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), believe that the desire for monetary gain has led to the growth of the prison industry and the number of incarcerated individuals.