Positive Reentry Parole
... parole based on accomplishment. Shorter term inmates will have a reason to do something more than just do the time. Making the parole bill retroactive back to 1976 will allow release for the maximum number of prisoners eligible based on their record while incarcerated. Going forward parole will moti ...
... parole based on accomplishment. Shorter term inmates will have a reason to do something more than just do the time. Making the parole bill retroactive back to 1976 will allow release for the maximum number of prisoners eligible based on their record while incarcerated. Going forward parole will moti ...
N - The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
... breaching bail and other offences. I counted four convictions for assault; nine convictions for offences against members of the Police force, or escaping lawful custody and 11 charges for failing to comply with Court orders; breaching bail; breaching terms of a suspended sentence and so on. In relat ...
... breaching bail and other offences. I counted four convictions for assault; nine convictions for offences against members of the Police force, or escaping lawful custody and 11 charges for failing to comply with Court orders; breaching bail; breaching terms of a suspended sentence and so on. In relat ...
View PDF - Judicial Commission of New South Wales
... under s.19A might be described as a minimum term of 12 years and an additional term of 6 years, making a total sentence of 18 years. ...
... under s.19A might be described as a minimum term of 12 years and an additional term of 6 years, making a total sentence of 18 years. ...
RTF format
... Flynote:: Criminal Procedure - Sentence - Stock theft - sentence disproportionate to the offence committed, the offender and legitimate expectations of society - matter remitted to regional court to sentence the accused afresh. Summary: The appellant appealed against the sentence imposed by the regi ...
... Flynote:: Criminal Procedure - Sentence - Stock theft - sentence disproportionate to the offence committed, the offender and legitimate expectations of society - matter remitted to regional court to sentence the accused afresh. Summary: The appellant appealed against the sentence imposed by the regi ...
Progressive Ideas Network: Pathway from Prison
... habit, mentality, pathology and association. If we think of prison reentry in any other way than comprehensively, we miss the mark. Out of the approximately 650,000 state and federal prisoners reentering society each year, the Bureau of Justice reports that about half of all former prisoners are ret ...
... habit, mentality, pathology and association. If we think of prison reentry in any other way than comprehensively, we miss the mark. Out of the approximately 650,000 state and federal prisoners reentering society each year, the Bureau of Justice reports that about half of all former prisoners are ret ...
BridgeFoundation2009-Essay
... officers being assigned to a specific prison unit for an extended period, in order that they came to know and develop a working relationship with the prisoners in that unit. Case management involved each officer taking responsibility for a number of prisoners in their unit, and developing local plan ...
... officers being assigned to a specific prison unit for an extended period, in order that they came to know and develop a working relationship with the prisoners in that unit. Case management involved each officer taking responsibility for a number of prisoners in their unit, and developing local plan ...
Presentation by Judge Smyth
... conference had helped them realise the harm they did. The vast majority of both victims (88%) and offenders would recommend a conference. ...
... conference had helped them realise the harm they did. The vast majority of both victims (88%) and offenders would recommend a conference. ...
Structural Discrimination Against People of African Descent
... who is convicted of killing a white person is far more likely to receive the death penalty than one who is convicted of killing a Black person. This finding has been replicated many times in a number of different US states, and its magnitude is significant: some studies have found that, even when ot ...
... who is convicted of killing a white person is far more likely to receive the death penalty than one who is convicted of killing a Black person. This finding has been replicated many times in a number of different US states, and its magnitude is significant: some studies have found that, even when ot ...
Is prison a real threat for environmental offenders?
... common sanctioning instruments are monetary fines and prison sentences. In environmental law, criminal sanctions (such as prison sentences) have traditionally been unusual, but are gradually becoming more common1. The EU has reinforced criminal enforcement by introducing the Directive on the Protect ...
... common sanctioning instruments are monetary fines and prison sentences. In environmental law, criminal sanctions (such as prison sentences) have traditionally been unusual, but are gradually becoming more common1. The EU has reinforced criminal enforcement by introducing the Directive on the Protect ...
Bill S-6 - John Howard Society of Ontario
... Since the first judicial review hearing in 1987, only 173 prisoners have applied for a judicial review under s. 745.6 and received a completed hearing — out of the 991 total prisoners eligible for a judicial review hearing.12 That averages to less than 1 in 5 eligible prisoners initiating the judic ...
... Since the first judicial review hearing in 1987, only 173 prisoners have applied for a judicial review under s. 745.6 and received a completed hearing — out of the 991 total prisoners eligible for a judicial review hearing.12 That averages to less than 1 in 5 eligible prisoners initiating the judic ...
The Science of Downsizing Prisons – What
... Analyses of the potential for reducing prison populations conducted by leading scholars have demonstrated the potential for large-scale reductions through changes in prison admissions and lengths of stay. A policy analysis sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections, for example, demonstrates ...
... Analyses of the potential for reducing prison populations conducted by leading scholars have demonstrated the potential for large-scale reductions through changes in prison admissions and lengths of stay. A policy analysis sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections, for example, demonstrates ...
File - (EPEA)
... SPS Edinburgh • Edinburgh Prison is classed as a local or community prison and receives prisoners from the courts in Edinburgh and the Lothians and Borders. • The prison holds adult male and under 21 prisoners who are on remand or convicted awaiting sentence, and convicted prisoners serving sentenc ...
... SPS Edinburgh • Edinburgh Prison is classed as a local or community prison and receives prisoners from the courts in Edinburgh and the Lothians and Borders. • The prison holds adult male and under 21 prisoners who are on remand or convicted awaiting sentence, and convicted prisoners serving sentenc ...
Chapter 15 - Sentencing and Corrections
... Chapter 15 - Sentencing and Corrections 3. Home confinement – The defendant serves their time at home, and is only to leave for work, school or medical appointments. 4. Fine – The defendant pays money to court. 5. Restitution – The defendant is required to pay back or make up for whatever loss or i ...
... Chapter 15 - Sentencing and Corrections 3. Home confinement – The defendant serves their time at home, and is only to leave for work, school or medical appointments. 4. Fine – The defendant pays money to court. 5. Restitution – The defendant is required to pay back or make up for whatever loss or i ...
Oklahoma Justice Reform Task Force
... Establish an administrative parole process for individuals serving sentences for nonviolent crimes Establish a parole process for parole-eligible individuals serving sentences for nonviolent crimes that encourage inmates to satisfy the conditions of the case plan. Parole hearings will be heard for ...
... Establish an administrative parole process for individuals serving sentences for nonviolent crimes Establish a parole process for parole-eligible individuals serving sentences for nonviolent crimes that encourage inmates to satisfy the conditions of the case plan. Parole hearings will be heard for ...
Marijuana Laws - East Penn School District
... Possession of marijuana is punishable by up to one year in jail and a minimum fine of $1,000 for a first conviction. For a second conviction, the penalties increase to a 15-day mandatory minimum sentence with a maximum of two years in prison and a fine of up to $2,500. Subsequent convictions carry a ...
... Possession of marijuana is punishable by up to one year in jail and a minimum fine of $1,000 for a first conviction. For a second conviction, the penalties increase to a 15-day mandatory minimum sentence with a maximum of two years in prison and a fine of up to $2,500. Subsequent convictions carry a ...
158/2007
... suggest that she did not consent to having intercourse with the appellant. It is unlikely that the prosecutor would have accepted the plea of guilty to a lesser offence, if evidence that she did not consent existed. In assessing punishment, we must also take into account the fact that the appellant ...
... suggest that she did not consent to having intercourse with the appellant. It is unlikely that the prosecutor would have accepted the plea of guilty to a lesser offence, if evidence that she did not consent existed. In assessing punishment, we must also take into account the fact that the appellant ...
Resolution
... unchecked disparities; (3) inhibited defendants from exercising their Sixth Amendment right to a trial; and (4) greatly exacerbated racial disparities in the criminal justice system; WHEREAS unnecessarily severe sentences waste public resources and disrupt families, creating societal costs that thre ...
... unchecked disparities; (3) inhibited defendants from exercising their Sixth Amendment right to a trial; and (4) greatly exacerbated racial disparities in the criminal justice system; WHEREAS unnecessarily severe sentences waste public resources and disrupt families, creating societal costs that thre ...
Sentencing
... medicinal/drug treatment, self-esteem counseling, education Focus on juvenile crime ...
... medicinal/drug treatment, self-esteem counseling, education Focus on juvenile crime ...
The Philippine Corrections System: Current Situation and Issues
... Provincial jails, numbering 104 in all, including sub-provincial extensions, are under the supervision and control of the provincial governments.19 E. Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) The PPA was created pursuant to Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 96820, as amended, to administer the probati ...
... Provincial jails, numbering 104 in all, including sub-provincial extensions, are under the supervision and control of the provincial governments.19 E. Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) The PPA was created pursuant to Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 96820, as amended, to administer the probati ...
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
... State’s infamous Rockefeller Drug Laws in 1973, which required long mandatory minimum sentences even for first time, non-violent drug offenses extending to life in prison, and even recently modified leaving 10,000 such souls serving interminable terms; and WHEREAS, over the next two decades, the maj ...
... State’s infamous Rockefeller Drug Laws in 1973, which required long mandatory minimum sentences even for first time, non-violent drug offenses extending to life in prison, and even recently modified leaving 10,000 such souls serving interminable terms; and WHEREAS, over the next two decades, the maj ...
Protection - The Grange School Blogs
... Fines – The maximum fine form the magistrate's court is £5,000 but no limit the High Court can fine. Probation – sometimes offenders are given suspended sentences, which means they can go to prison if they get in trouble again. Probation officers give advice, help the offender obey the law, and repo ...
... Fines – The maximum fine form the magistrate's court is £5,000 but no limit the High Court can fine. Probation – sometimes offenders are given suspended sentences, which means they can go to prison if they get in trouble again. Probation officers give advice, help the offender obey the law, and repo ...
The Aims of Punishment - The Grange School Blogs
... Fines – The maximum fine form the magistrate's court is £5,000 but no limit the High Court can fine. Probation – sometimes offenders are given suspended sentences, which means they can go to prison if they get in trouble again. Probation officers give advice, help the offender obey the law, and repo ...
... Fines – The maximum fine form the magistrate's court is £5,000 but no limit the High Court can fine. Probation – sometimes offenders are given suspended sentences, which means they can go to prison if they get in trouble again. Probation officers give advice, help the offender obey the law, and repo ...
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE YOUTH CRIMIANAL JUSTICE ACT
... Deals with 12-17 year olds (age is considered at time of offence) Allows for consequences such as community service Prevents adult sentences for offenders aged 12-14, but will permit adult sentences for individuals age 14 and over Protects privacy, names not released to media Allows most offenders t ...
... Deals with 12-17 year olds (age is considered at time of offence) Allows for consequences such as community service Prevents adult sentences for offenders aged 12-14, but will permit adult sentences for individuals age 14 and over Protects privacy, names not released to media Allows most offenders t ...