http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/ Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:29 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The DOC is preparing to layoff Prison Chaplains. The Chaplains are represented by Local 509 SEIU. 1. The Department of Corrections has proposed to layoff 19 of 32 Chaplains now employed by the department in order to balance the department... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/ma_doc_is_prepa.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/ma_doc_is_prepa.html News related to Mass Incarceration Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:29 -0500 Analyst proposes putting corrections projects in Va. on hold By Tyler Whitley Published: November 19, 2009 Virginia and its localities should stop building more prisons and jails because a decade-long building program has led to undercrowding, a state budget analyst... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/analyst_propose.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/analyst_propose.html Financing and Siting Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:22 -0500 The following information and video is from Diana Kasdan, Staff Attorney, Reproductive Freedom Project American Civil Liberties Union about information about a lawsuit the ACLU filed today on behalf of Bethany Cajúne, a young mother who was denied medically necessary... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/mt_no_one_shoul.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/mt_no_one_shoul.html Women and Children Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:34 -0500 Senate Judiciary Committee Public Hearing on Prison Overcrowding November 16, 2009 Harrisburg, PA Donna Pfender, President – Fight For Lifers West Good afternoon to the Chairman, Senator Greenleaf; to the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee; to Senator Greenleaf’s aide,... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/pa_donna_pfende.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/pa_donna_pfende.html News related to Mass Incarceration Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:46:08 -0500 PLN files censorship suit against Virginia Dept. of Corrections Tue Nov 17, 2009 PRESS RELEASE PUBLISHER SUES VIRGINIA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS OVER CENSORSHIP OF BOOKS, MAGAZINES SENT TO PRISONERS Richmond, VA – Prison Legal News (PLN), a non-profit monthly publication... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/prison_legal_ne_1.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/prison_legal_ne_1.html Organizing Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:52:17 -0500 Keep books flowing to prisons By Camy Matthay • November 16, 2009 Greenbay Press Gazette Why deny used books to inmates in Wisconsin's state prison system? Wisconsin Books to Prisoners (WBTP), a project of Rainbow Bookstore, is a volunteer nonprofit... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/wi_why_deny_use.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/wi_why_deny_use.html Organizing Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:57:26 -0500 College Ivy Sprouts at a Connecticut Prison November 16, 2009 NY Times By ALISON LEIGH COWAN CHESHIRE, Conn. — In many ways it was just another day, another class of Wesleyan University, one of the more selective colleges in the... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/college_ivy_spr.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/college_ivy_spr.html News related to Mass Incarceration Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:54:12 -0500 Moms, children stay locked up together in Ohio Ky. program allows inmates to see children monthly By Sharon Coolidge and Eileen Kelley - November 13, 2009 Cincinnati Enquirer MARYSVILLE, Ohio - The only thing missing from tiny Takeem Maffett's world... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/moms_children_s.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/moms_children_s.html Women and Children Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:07:56 -0500 OPINION: Ease state budget woes by closing more prisons November 12, 2009 By ROBERT GANGI Newsday Robert Gangi is executive director of the Correctional Association of New York. Gov. David A. Paterson has proposed severe spending reductions to close New... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/op_ed_newsday_r.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/op_ed_newsday_r.html News related to Mass Incarceration Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:07:01 -0500 Prison health-care costs rise as prisoners grow older and sicker CNN-11-13-09 ardwick, Georgia (CNN) -- White fuzz covers his bald head. His sallow skin sags. A wheelchair and cane support limp legs. This is not the typical image of a... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/prison_healthca.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/prison_healthca.html News related to Mass Incarceration Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:43:19 -0500 Among the immigrants identified through the program, known as Secure Communities, more than 11,000 had been charged with or convicted of the most serious crimes, including murder and rape, domestic security officials said Thursday. About 1,900 of those have been... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/us_identifies_1.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/us_identifies_1.html Immigration Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:06:43 -0500 A Message from the Sex Worker’s Outreach Project - Tucson www.swop-tucson.org Please forward this message. Please Join Us December 17, 2009 for the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Event in Tucson, Arizona! November 11, 2009 Dear Friends... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/sex_worker_outr.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/sex_worker_outr.html Women and Children Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:54 -0500 "In five of the six counties, burglary was the most common ticket to the adult system." Florida leads nation in locking up kids in adult jails By Colleen Jenkins, St Petersburg Tims Staff Writer Thursday, November 12, 2009 TAMPA —... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/florida_leads_n.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/florida_leads_n.html Youth Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:17:13 -0500 U.S. Commission to Assess Mandatory Sentences By GARY FIELDS Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Congress has ordered the panel that advises judges on prison terms to conduct a review of mandatory-minimum sentences, a move that could lead... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/defense_authori.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/defense_authori.html Sentencing Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:06:48 -0500 Treatment units for mentally ill inmates on hold State cites budget crunch as talks to end suit fail By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff | November 10, 2009 The Patrick administration has shelved plans to build special treatment units for hundreds... http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/ma_gov_shelves.html http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2009/11/ma_gov_shelves.html News related to Mass Incarceration Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:47:08 -0500