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16 Aug 2009, 3:23 am
However, expansion of probation and parole populations also contribute to boosting the number of prisoners because of high revocation rates, particularly for drug offenders. [read post]
12 Aug 2009, 8:23 am
Proposed as an effort to give inmates more incentives for good behavior and to reduce costs for the state Department of Corrections (DOC), the changes give greater authority to the DOC to manage the inmate population and affect inmate release dates.... [read post]
23 Jul 2009, 2:38 am
In a prison system just a little larger than ours (serving a population that's 60% greater, it should be added), a whopping 20% of all California prisoners are serving life sentences compared to just 6.1% in Texas. [read post]
22 Jul 2009, 4:02 am
A "Parole Re-Entry Accountability Program" would reduce the state parole population by 46,000 -- more than a third of those now under supervision -- depending on their crimes and behavior. [read post]
17 Jul 2009, 9:47 am
Just more than two weeks ago, a correctional officer at the Everglades Correctional Institution was arrested for drug trafficking, conspiracy to introduce drugs into a correctional facility and bribery after allegedly agreeing to smuggle two cell phones, one pound of marijuana and 4 ounces of cocaine into the facility.During the past fiscal year, the Florida DOC confiscated 336 cell phones from Florida's prison population. [read post]
7 Jul 2009, 6:27 am
For burglars and those convicted of aggravated assault, the thresholds are even earlier (3.8 and 4.3 years, respectively).This from a new reentry study focused on post-conviction employment I noticed via Doc Berman and Ted Gest. [read post]
16 Jun 2009, 12:21 am
Kevin Noonan at Patent Docs on gene patenting. [read post]
6 Jun 2009, 3:44 am
Since they already cover roughly 40% of the population via taxpayer funded health insurance plans like Medicare (bankrupt), Medicaid (bankrupt) and SCHIP, controlling the salaries of health care providers seems a logical step.They already dictate what they are willing to pay for medical services. [read post]
28 May 2009, 4:58 am
Here's an upcoming event in Germany designed for European Ph.D. students and post-docs that might be of interest. [read post]
11 May 2009, 1:57 am
Doc Berman points to news from the Buckeye state that:With a near-record 50,919 inmates behind bars as of May 4, Gov. [read post]
26 Apr 2009, 7:39 am
"The prison population is a large mix of society," says Judy, "same as we have outside. [read post]
23 Apr 2009, 4:20 am
‌ Would questions have been raised about "no doc" loans? [read post]