http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/ Copyright 2010 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:25:52 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Marcia Powell's Death Unavenged: County Attorney Passes on Prosecuting Prison Staff By Stephen Lemons, Wed., Sep. 1 2010 @ 8:09AM Feathered Bastard Sadly, Marcia Powell may never get justice The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has chosen not to prosecute Arizona... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/09/az_marcia_powel.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/09/az_marcia_powel.html Outrageous but True Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:25:52 -0500 Prison Without Walls Incarceration in America is a failure by almost any measure. But what if the prisons could be turned inside out, with convicts released into society under constant electronic surveillance? Radical though it may seem, early experiments suggest... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/prison_without.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/prison_without.html Alternatives Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:32:25 -0500 Melot: Prison costs loom over Michigan Prisoner releases haven't altered budgetary trends August 31, 2010 Is Michigan doomed to a $2 billion per year Corrections Department? Readers may be aware of the Granholm administration's push to reduce the prison population... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/mi_how_to_close_1.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/mi_how_to_close_1.html Financing and Siting Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:36:20 -0500 Ex-offenders face big debt challenges after prison Life after prison is often burdened by paying off large bills By Erica Sandberg Creditcards.com August 31, 2010 Even after leaving prison, most ex-offenders still carry a ball and chain: debt. About 650,000... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/people_who_have.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/people_who_have.html Obstacles to Coming Home Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:17:08 -0500 Prisoners, Security, Cells, High Security, Department of Corrections CANON CITY, COLO. -- A new high security prison in Canon City is preparing to open its doors to problem prisoners, and officials said the new facility is long overdue. The Centennial... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/co_canon_city_o.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/co_canon_city_o.html Control Units/SHU/SuperMAX Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:14:03 -0500 Inmates' treatment bottleneck means delays in release By TOM FAHEY State House Bureau Chief Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 CONCORD – State prison inmates trying to earn parole, many of them with alcohol and drug abuse backgrounds, face a shortage of... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/nh_lack_of_mone.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/nh_lack_of_mone.html News related to Mass Incarceration Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:42:27 -0500 "Board member Eldred Harris said he could not square the concept of benefiting financially from the prison system with a requirement to purchase goods from correctional facilities when those within the prison system are evidence of school districts' failures. 'The... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/ny_ithaca_schoo.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/ny_ithaca_schoo.html Organizing Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:31:03 -0500 Aging in prison Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia MO STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Sunday, August 22, 2010 Curtis Ballard rides a motorized wheelchair around his prison ward, which happens to be the new assisted-living unit — a place of many windows... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/aging_in_prison.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/aging_in_prison.html News related to Mass Incarceration Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:47:57 -0500 Are private prisons worth the cost? By Suzy Khimm Well before passing Arizona's controversial immigration law, Arizona lawmakers were treating the state as a laboratory of sorts for the criminal justice system. Last year, state legislators passed a bill that... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/az_are_private.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/az_are_private.html Financing and Siting Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:46:25 -0500 NY Times Editorial An End to Prison Gerrymandering Published: August 22, 2010 Gov. David Paterson of New York took a stand for electoral fairness earlier this month when he signed legislation that bans prison-based gerrymandering — the cynical practice of... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/ny_times_editor_66.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/ny_times_editor_66.html Disenfranchisement/Census Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:29:48 -0500 Report rips private Ariz. prison after escape 8-20-10 By JJ Hensley, The Arizona Republic The escape of three inmates from an Arizona prison will bring sweeping changes to the privately run facility near Kingman and could alter the way the... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/report_rips_pri.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/report_rips_pri.html Financing and Siting Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:27:06 -0500 Still another example of no disgusting thought left unsaid..... "Instead of handing out the welfare checks, we'll teach people how to earn their check. We'll teach them personal hygiene ... the personal things they don't get when they come from... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/ny_republican_c.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/ny_republican_c.html Outrageous but True Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:20:23 -0500 Take the money and . . . ? Despite law, schools get little of assets seized from crime suspects Tim Evans and Heather Gillers Star Watch Investigation- Indystar.com August 17, 2010 In Indiana, when police seize cash, luxury cars and... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/in_take_the_mon.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/in_take_the_mon.html Outrageous but True Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:07:01 -0500 Hearst Foundation Awards $150,000 to Saint Louis University Prison Initiative Innovative Program Brings Education to Inmates, Employees at Maximum Security Facility http://www.slu.edu/x38609.xml August 16, 2010- Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS — Saint Louis University has received a $150,000 grant from... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/mo_innovative_p.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/mo_innovative_p.html Alternatives Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:57:47 -0500 Health issues with older inmates cost Maine Panel weighs prisons versus nursing homes 8/16/10 By Mal Leary Capitol News Service AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine is not only the oldest state in the nation, the inmates in the state’s correctional facilities... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/health_issues_w.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/08/health_issues_w.html News related to Mass Incarceration Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:13:10 -0500