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18 Jan 2013, 6:12 am
In fact, studies have shown that a disproportionate number of prisoners in the American penal system suffer from mental health issues. [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 7:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
When the Gainesville stories first came out, Grits observed:These troubles mirror problems witnessed at the adult system, where sexual misconduct by staff at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a big source of federal Prison Rape Elimination Act violations. [read post]
5 Sep 2016, 2:22 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“Juvenile Law Center released a groundbreaking national report, Debtors’ Prison for Kids? [read post]
11 Apr 2020, 9:49 am by Tyler Gillett
Between 1,500 and 1,800 inmates are currently eligible under the terms of the program for temporary release, however the governor’s office stated that “given the reentry challenges of ensuring connection to the health care and behavioral health system, housing and food security, the number will likely be less than the eligible pool. [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 3:10 am by sally
“Some 90% of prisoners in England and Wales suffer from mental health problems and upon release are up to 36 times more likely to kill themselves than the general population, a report has revealed.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 6th October 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk [read post]
28 Jun 2019, 8:30 am
  As a senior clinical therapist at the prison, I provided mental health services to women in solitary confinement. [read post]
11 May 2017, 11:09 am by John Floyd
People throughout the entire health care system have been known to engage in health care fraud: patients, doctors, and healthcare providers. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 5:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
What other agency gets to ignore legislative directives like that, and why does UTMB have so much autonomy that they can tell the state prison system to go take a hike? [read post]
19 Sep 2018, 3:00 pm
  When a woman goes to prison or jail, the criminal justice system is very likely to treat her not as a woman with needs particular to women, but as a smaller, more docile man. [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 10:16 am by Michael Lowe
Attorney General William Barr requesting information concerning the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) handling of the Coronavirus Pandemic and the health and safety of both (1) those imprisoned and (2) those working in federal prisons. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 10:13 am by brian
A parole system that drops innocent people who have served their time back into the prison industrial complex without trial, without due process, with nothing more than a "technical" parole violation. [read post]
He became an original broker-dealers in the Nasdaq trading system in the early 1970s. [read post]
21 May 2010, 7:38 am by Jonathan Simon
Hidden in the depths of his "May Budget Revisions" (the adjustments to the annual January budge proposal that is based on actual revenue returns during April tax season and thus considered far more realistic) California Governor Schwarzenegger has included a proposal to have some state prisoners serve their time at the county level.To improve the success of felony probationers, and other offenders supervised or programmed at the local level, and reduce jail and prison… [read post]
4 Sep 2023, 10:08 am by John Floyd
  In a recent 2023 report, Arnold Ventures—a Houston headquartered philanthropic bipartisan group committed to fixing “broken systems,” including health care, democracy, and criminal justice—laid out the Texas prison population dilemma this way:   “In Texas, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, is struggling with many of these [staffing] problems. [read post]
28 Oct 2010, 1:25 pm by WIMS
However, we believe that the success of these efforts in the future could be hindered by lingering, systemic problems such as the lack of technical resources, inadequate oversight, and a Health Services Division at BOP Headquarters that lacks authority to manage the delivery of quality safety services throughout the BOP and UNICOR. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 1:08 pm
It could find no reason to change the existing system in which convicted prisoners found guilty of a crime serious enough to warrant imprisonment are denied the right to vote for the duration of their imprisonment.Prisoners have a variety of ways in which they can express their views about conditions in prison, including by writing to their Member of Parliament - and many do so.Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights covers the rights of the… [read post]