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Correctional Forum: Death Penalty
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The blog of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. September 27, 2007. US Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of Lethal Injection Procedures. From the AP via the Death Penalty Information Center. Baze et al. v. Rees. Image from Truth in Justice. Posted at 03:19 PM in Death Penalty. September 20, 2007. Angela Davis Presents Paradox of Prison and Democracy. Deadly medical lapses in prison. Man charged with holding up bank day of prison release for bank robbery. Thousands Rally in La. to Support Jena 6.
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Correctional Forum: Probation and Parole
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The blog of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. September 28, 2007. Care for Parolees in Michigan. How is the Michigan Department of Corrections planning to cut another $100 million from its budget? Not through reduction of programming or staff cuts, but by paroling and recommending commutations for some of the thousands of chronically ill and dying inmates. The Detroit Free Press. Inmates seem to appreciate the way things are being handled. From. The Detroit Free Press. Curtis Johnson, 45: They made sure I...
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Correctional Forum: Human Rights Watch Report on Sex Offenders
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The blog of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. Laquo; For-profit prisons. US Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of Lethal Injection Procedures ». September 27, 2007. Human Rights Watch Report on Sex Offenders. Unfortunately, our research reveals that sex offender registration, community notification, and residency restriction laws are ill-considered, poorly crafted, and may cause more harm than good:. The evidence is overwhelming, as detailed in this report, that these laws cause great harm to the...
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Correctional Forum: Pardons Board
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The blog of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. July 03, 2008. Pardons Board Case Hearings Postponed to August 5. The Fat Lady Hasn’t Yet Sung. Prison Society’s Pardons Board Case Hearings Resume. Scranton, Pa. US District Judge A. Richard Caputo has resumed hearings in the Pennsylvania Prison Society's decade-long battle challenging the constitutionality of the 1997 State Pardons Board referendum. Judge Caputo had previously ruled that the referendum violated. The original intent of the lawsuit was to have...
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Correctional Forum
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The blog of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. July 03, 2008. Pardons Board Case Hearings Postponed to August 5. The Fat Lady Hasn’t Yet Sung. Prison Society’s Pardons Board Case Hearings Resume. Scranton, Pa. US District Judge A. Richard Caputo has resumed hearings in the Pennsylvania Prison Society's decade-long battle challenging the constitutionality of the 1997 State Pardons Board referendum. Judge Caputo had previously ruled that the referendum violated. The original intent of the lawsuit was to have...
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Correctional Forum: Care for Parolees in Michigan
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The blog of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. Laquo; U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of Lethal Injection Procedures. Prison Overcrowding: by William DiMascio ». September 28, 2007. Care for Parolees in Michigan. How is the Michigan Department of Corrections planning to cut another $100 million from its budget? Not through reduction of programming or staff cuts, but by paroling and recommending commutations for some of the thousands of chronically ill and dying inmates. It's some comfort k...
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Correctional Forum: Prisoner Voices
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The blog of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. July 03, 2008. Pardons Board Case Hearings Postponed to August 5. The Fat Lady Hasn’t Yet Sung. Prison Society’s Pardons Board Case Hearings Resume. Scranton, Pa. US District Judge A. Richard Caputo has resumed hearings in the Pennsylvania Prison Society's decade-long battle challenging the constitutionality of the 1997 State Pardons Board referendum. Judge Caputo had previously ruled that the referendum violated. The original intent of the lawsuit was to have...
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Correctional Forum: Prison Society News
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The blog of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. July 03, 2008. Pardons Board Case Hearings Postponed to August 5. The Fat Lady Hasn’t Yet Sung. Prison Society’s Pardons Board Case Hearings Resume. Scranton, Pa. US District Judge A. Richard Caputo has resumed hearings in the Pennsylvania Prison Society's decade-long battle challenging the constitutionality of the 1997 State Pardons Board referendum. Judge Caputo had previously ruled that the referendum violated. The original intent of the lawsuit was to have...
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Correctional Forum: Prison Overcrowding: by William DiMascio
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The blog of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. Laquo; Care for Parolees in Michigan. Third Circuit Court Remands Prison Society's Pardons Board Case ». October 02, 2007. Prison Overcrowding: by William DiMascio. Governor Rendell is waltzing with a gorilla in tackling the thorny problem of prison overcrowding. But it’s a dance that’s been delayed for decades and can no longer be denied. State and local prisons in Pennsylvania are so crowded that we are at a tipping point. State institutions also are at 110 ...
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Correctional Forum: Pardons Board Case Hearings Postponed to August 5
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The blog of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. Laquo; Third Circuit Court Remands Prison Society's Pardons Board Case. July 03, 2008. Pardons Board Case Hearings Postponed to August 5. The Fat Lady Hasn’t Yet Sung. Prison Society’s Pardons Board Case Hearings Resume. Scranton, Pa. US District Judge A. Richard Caputo has resumed hearings in the Pennsylvania Prison Society's decade-long battle challenging the constitutionality of the 1997 State Pardons Board referendum. The original intent of the lawsuit was...