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Nov 23rd 2013  -  NEW YORKAMERICA releases 700,000 prisoners a year. Their prospects are bleak. Three-quarters drink too much or take drugs. One in six has mental-health problems. Most struggle to find a job or a place to stay. Within three years, two-thirds of them are back in prison.The Second ...

By Lateef Mungin, CNN  -  Sat November 23, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSIn all, 27 Baltimore correctional officers have been charged in the schemeThey face drug possession and distribution chargesIn once case, a guard had a prisoner's name tattooed on her wrist, indictment saysSome correctional officers a...

S 1690 IS 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1690 To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 13, 2013 Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. BROWN, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced the...

“We are facing significant challenges that are ultimately putting our staff at risk, putting prisoners at risk, and the community at risk,” said Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Charles Samuels.Charles Samuels, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, is sworn in to a Constitution, Civil Righ...

Second Chance Reauthorization Act Would Extend Successful Programs News Release — Sen. Patrick Leahy Nov. 13, 2013 WASHINGTON (Wednesday, November 13, 2013) — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced bip...

Steven Czifra, a former prisoner of Pelican Bay's isolation wing, lives with memory loss, anxiety and fear. He believes some of his symptoms stem from enduring the separation from human contact, but researchers do not all agree.Steven Czifra, 38, a former inmate in Pelican Bay prison's isolation ...

S 1410 IS113th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1410To focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders.IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 31, 2013Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. LEE, and Mr. LEAHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judici...

From White House to Congress, Drug Sentencing Reform Is One of Few Issues Democrats, Republicans Agree OnBy Drug Policy Alliance | DPA  -  October 31, 2013WASHINGON, DC-Today, Reps. Raul Labrador (R-ID) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Smarter Sentencing Act, which would significantly reform...

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-opens-door-low-cost-inmate-call-routing-services COMMISSION RULING OPENS DOOR FOR LOW-COST CALL ROUTING SERVICE FOR INMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES Bureau Action Follows Comprehensive Reforms by FCC to Reduce Exorbitant Inmate Calling ...