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14 Jan 2014, 6:48 am by Laura Sandwell
The appellant applied for judicial review of the decision, arguing that his rights under ECHR, art 5(4) were breached by recalling him to prison without giving him access to a Parole Board. [read post]
11 Dec 2007, 4:22 am
There is a pragmatic limit to how much prisons can safely expand without sufficient staffing, and Texas already reached that threshold several years back.The article hints at another big problem that the state only this year has begun to address: Texas' probation system is broken, and long probation terms with minimalist supervision maximize the number of low-risk offenders revoked to prison. [read post]
24 Jul 2014, 9:21 am by Michael M. O'Hear
” 55% agreed that “once a prisoner has served at least half of his term, he should be released from prison and given a less costly form of punishment if he can demonstrate that he is no longer a threat to society. [read post]
1 Sep 2009, 8:45 pm
This unit, known as the Hightower unit, would be my last prison unit over a ten-year prison term. [read post]
2 Sep 2009, 2:51 am
That move, predicted the Legislative Budget Board, would have saved the state $72 million per year by 2008.Members balked at the idea of reducing drug penalties (though increasingly quite a few judges have gotten behind the suggestion), but the problem of prison overcrowding was real. [read post]
5 Apr 2023, 2:19 am by Matrix Law
  HELD – The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal, but nevertheless invites the Board to review the terms of the Guidance. [read post]
19 Jan 2005, 12:19 am
Following a Board of Prison Terms recommendation [PDF], California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger [official profile] denied clemency to Beardslee, saying: The state and federal courts have affirmed his conviction and death sentence, and nothing [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 2:38 pm by Sam Ritchie, ACLU
We recently released this video, featuring footage from Louisiana’s Angola prison and an interview with warden Burl Cain, to highlight just how clogged with elderly inmates the prison system truly is: Please note that by playing this clip You Tube and Google will place a long-term cookie on your computer. [read post]
22 May 2012, 1:31 pm by Steve Hall
They are hoping Schweitzer will take an objective look at the matter since he leaves office at year's end and won't be running again due to term limits. [read post]
6 May 2014, 11:46 am
There was lots of legal fodder in the spring report from the federal auditor general as it raised questions about the country’s overcrowded prisons and the state of pensions for public servants.The report notes that a year ago, the Correctional Service Canada had more offenders in custody than single cells available, a situation that resulted in problematic “double-bunking” in some prisons.Although the federal government is building more prison cells in 2014, the… [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 7:39 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The debate over proposed cuts to prison spending has so far seemed rather surreal, with the Governor and officials in both the House and Senate proposing massive, nine-figure cuts while the Legislative Budget Board predicts an expanding number of prisoners, with little public discussion of how to pragmatically reconcile the situation. [read post]
7 Dec 2008, 2:22 pm
  An across-the-board release of prisoners or lowering of sentences is obviously unappealing. [read post]
8 Sep 2017, 11:30 am by Paul Richardson
Challenging a Parole Board’s Decision to Deny a Person Parole In some situations, a person might be able to ask a judge to release the individual after certain amount of time in prison has been served. [read post]
11 May 2011, 3:44 am by Russ Bensing
  Finally, in recognition of the graying of the prison population, the Parole Board has to review cases of all parole-eligible inmates who are 65 and older. [read post]
4 Jun 2021, 12:28 pm by David M. Boertje
  It was found that the prisons were mismanaged in terms of how inmates were treated and what services to which they had access. [read post]
28 Dec 2010, 12:59 pm by zshapiro
The Ninth Circuit upheld a District Court grant of habeas corpus after California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger overrode a California Board of Prison Terms recommendation that Fred McCullough be released on parole. [read post]