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We've added 16 new reports to the research clearinghouse:
- A New Role for Technology? Implementing Video Visitation in Prison
by Vera Institute of Justice, February, 2016
"This report examines the current landscape of video visitation in
prisons nationwide and offers a detailed case study of an early
adopter, Washington State."
See similar reports about:
Prison Procedures Families
Prison Programs
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The Truth About Juvenile False Confessions by American Bar Association, February, 2016
"People, including judges and juries, are very reluctant to believe that a confession might be false - and the result, too often, can be a wrongful conviction." See similar reports about:
Juveniles
- Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBT People
by Center for American Progress; Movement Advancement Project, February, 2016
"This report pulls together documentation by grassroots groups,
national studies, and academic research to unearth and examine
evidence of ongoing and pervasive discrimination against LGBTQ people
throughout the criminal legal system, from entry to exit."
See similar reports about:
Prisoner Welfare Civil Rights
Police and Policing Practices
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Jobs After Jail: Ending the prison to poverty pipeline by Alliance for a Just Society, February, 2016
"For the 70 million adults with a serious misdemeanor or felony arrest or conviction record and the hundreds of thousands more each year released from prison, their record can be a life sentence of poverty and low wages."
See similar reports about:
Recidivism and Reentry Civil Rights
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Inside the Box: The Real Costs of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico's Prisons and Jails by The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty; The ACLU of New Mexico, October, 2013
"New Mexico urgently needs to reform the practice of solitary confinement in its prisons and jails." See similar reports about:
Prisoner Welfare Mental Health
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Snapshot of Indigent Defense Representation in Michigan's Adult Criminal Courts by Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, February, 2016
"The first survey of indigent defense court systems is just one part of an extensive, multipronged data gathering strategy that the MIDC will use to initiate comprehensive system change."
See similar reports about:
Trials
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Racial Disparities in Florida Safety Belt Law Enforcement by ACLU, February, 2016
"American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) analysis of the most recent seatbelt citation data confirms that the Florida Safety Belt Law has been applied more often to Black motorists than white motorists."
See similar reports about:
Civil Rights Police and Policing Practices
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The Impact of Race, Gender, and Geography on Florida Executions by Frank R. Baumgartner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, January, 2016
"Florida's use of the death penalty in the modern era has been marked by substantial disparities by the race and gender of the victim of the crime, and by geography." See similar reports about:
Death Penalty
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The Use of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) by United States Sentencing Commission, February, 2016
"This report examines sentence reductions for offenders who cooperate with the government in its efforts to investigate or prosecute others." See similar reports about:
Sentencing Policy
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What Do We Know About the Association Between Firearm Legislation and Firearm-Related Injuries? by Epidemiologic Reviews, February, 2016
"Evidence from 130 studies in 10 countries suggests that in certain nations the simultaneous implementation of laws targeting multiple firearms restrictions is associated with reductions in firearm deaths."
See similar reports about:
Gun Control International Incarceration Comparisons
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Fatal Neglect: How ICE Ignores Deaths in Detention by ACLU; Detention Watch Network; National Immigrant Justice Center, February, 2016
"This report examines egregious violations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) own medical care standards that played a significant role in eight in-custody deaths from 2010 to 2012."
See similar reports about:
Immigration Detainees
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Under Custody Report: Profile of Incarcerated Offender Population Under Custody on January 1, 2012 by State of New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, January, 2012
"This report...presents information on offenders held under Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) custody on January 1, 2012." See similar reports about:
Incarceration Rates Growth Causes Data Collection
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Under Custody Report: Profile of Inmate Population Under Custody on January 1, 2013 by State of New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, January, 2013
"This report...presents information on inmates and incarcerated parolees held under Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) custody on January 1, 2013." See similar reports about:
Incarceration Rates Growth Causes Data Collection
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Under Custody Report: Profile of Under Custody Population As of January 1, 2014 by State of New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, January, 2014
"This report...profiles under custody offenders' demographic and criminal history characteristics." See similar reports about:
Incarceration Rates Growth Causes Data Collection
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54,000 Children: The Geography of America's Dysfunctional & Racially Disparate Youth Incarceration Complex by Youth First Initiative, March, 2016
"Youth prisons are the most expensive option in the juvenile justice system and consistently produce the worst outcomes." See similar reports about:
Juveniles Community Impact
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Stemming the Flow of Youth Into Adult Systems by The National Council on Crime and Delinquency, March, 2014
"Can juvenile justice systems reduce incarceration while avoiding juveniles being tried as adults?" See similar reports about:
Juveniles
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An editorial in The Boston Globe
argues that suspending the driver's licenses of convicted drug offenders, including those convicted of drug trafficking, does not deter future crime — it only creates financial and logistical barriers to employment. Read our report for more information on the origins and consequences of this harmful policy.
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