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Criminal Justice System Linked to Suicide Risk
By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor
"Men and women who have had contact with the criminal justice system appear to have a significantly higher rate of suicide than the general population, according to a new study. And the higher suicide rate occurs even if an individual has never received a jail or prison sentence or a guilty verdict. The report is posted online and will appear in the June print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals."
From Psych Central News
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Pay-to-stay in jail raises funds -- and questions | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Interesting article from the Detroit Free Press. Click through to read the entire article, written by Christina Hall :
Pay-to-stay in jail raises funds -- and questions Detroit Free Press freep.com:
"If you do the crime and you do the time, you're also supposed to pay for it in many Michigan county jails.
But sheriff's officials say too many former inmates aren't paying for their stays.State law allows sheriffs to charge a $12 fee when people are booked. Also, counties may seek reimbursement for up to $60 a day for the time people are sentenced to the jail. But many former inmates don't pay or don't have the money to pay, and if they do pay, sheriff's officials say, it doesn't cover the cost of their stay"
Pay-to-stay in jail raises funds -- and questions Detroit Free Press freep.com:
"If you do the crime and you do the time, you're also supposed to pay for it in many Michigan county jails.
But sheriff's officials say too many former inmates aren't paying for their stays.State law allows sheriffs to charge a $12 fee when people are booked. Also, counties may seek reimbursement for up to $60 a day for the time people are sentenced to the jail. But many former inmates don't pay or don't have the money to pay, and if they do pay, sheriff's officials say, it doesn't cover the cost of their stay"
Monday, January 31, 2011
Barr Code: High time for criminal justice reform
High time for criminal justice reform
5:00 am January 31, 2011, by Bob Barr
From Bob Barr's Blog, follow the link above to read the entire post:
http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/
"Georgia faces a billion-dollar budget deficit. In response, the General Assembly must come up with measures to alleviate the burden placed on Peach State taxpayers. One of the areas ripe for reform – at least if we take seriously recent hints by Gov. Nathan Deal and House Speaker David Ralston – is the state’s criminal justice system.
In discussing this problem recently with Walter Jones of the Morris News Service, Ralston stated that Georgians are “spending a huge amount of money locking people up that have drug problems.” He added, “At some point the people of Georgia have a right to ask if that’s an appropriate way to spend their tax dollars.” "
5:00 am January 31, 2011, by Bob Barr
From Bob Barr's Blog, follow the link above to read the entire post:
http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/
"Georgia faces a billion-dollar budget deficit. In response, the General Assembly must come up with measures to alleviate the burden placed on Peach State taxpayers. One of the areas ripe for reform – at least if we take seriously recent hints by Gov. Nathan Deal and House Speaker David Ralston – is the state’s criminal justice system.
In discussing this problem recently with Walter Jones of the Morris News Service, Ralston stated that Georgians are “spending a huge amount of money locking people up that have drug problems.” He added, “At some point the people of Georgia have a right to ask if that’s an appropriate way to spend their tax dollars.” "
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Criminal justice professor accomplishes publishing feat - Houstonian - A & E
Criminal justice professor accomplishes publishing feat - Houstonian - A & E
From the Houstonian. I met Will several times, a really great guy.
"Willard Oliver, Ph.D., a criminal justice professor at Sam Houston State University, has published three books within the past three months.
His most recent book commands attention with its astounding title and cover art, depicting a sniper's gun pointed at the White House. "Killing the President" describes in detail the story of every presidential assassination and those attempted.
"I wrote the stories in a way that is interesting but backed by scholarly evidence," said Oliver..."
From the Houstonian. I met Will several times, a really great guy.
"Willard Oliver, Ph.D., a criminal justice professor at Sam Houston State University, has published three books within the past three months.
His most recent book commands attention with its astounding title and cover art, depicting a sniper's gun pointed at the White House. "Killing the President" describes in detail the story of every presidential assassination and those attempted.
"I wrote the stories in a way that is interesting but backed by scholarly evidence," said Oliver..."
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Houston-area prison to shut under budget proposal - Bloomberg
Houston-area prison to shut under budget proposal - Bloomberg: "HOUSTON (AP) — A more than century-old prison in suburban Houston would be closed this year under the proposed budget delivered to Texas lawmakers.
The estimated $31.1 million savings with the shuttering of the Central Unit in Sugar Land would be highly visible but only a tiny part of the some $459 million in cuts proposed for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
The biggest hit, almost $224 million out of the proposed $5.4 billion budget for 2012 and 2013, is for cuts in inmate health care and monitoring costs, including a 14 percent reduction in psychiatric and pharmacy care expenses.
The agency had requested an overall $6.5 billion. In the last two-year budget, it received $6.2 billion, a figure that subsequently was trimmed slightly"
I saw about 4 of these closings feed through today. This one from Bloomberg.com Is this a trend?
The estimated $31.1 million savings with the shuttering of the Central Unit in Sugar Land would be highly visible but only a tiny part of the some $459 million in cuts proposed for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
The biggest hit, almost $224 million out of the proposed $5.4 billion budget for 2012 and 2013, is for cuts in inmate health care and monitoring costs, including a 14 percent reduction in psychiatric and pharmacy care expenses.
The agency had requested an overall $6.5 billion. In the last two-year budget, it received $6.2 billion, a figure that subsequently was trimmed slightly"
I saw about 4 of these closings feed through today. This one from Bloomberg.com Is this a trend?
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Help Stop Yemen from Executing a Juvenile Offender | Criminal Justice | Change.org
Help Stop Yemen from Executing a Juvenile Offender | Criminal Justice | Change.org:
"Like the United States, Yemen has treaty obligations to follow when it comes to children and the criminal justice system. And like the U.S. -- and, to be fair, a whole lot of other countries -- it doesn't much seem to care.
Signatories to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – like the U.S. and Yemen – are not supposed to (emphasis on supposed) to execute people who committed crimes as juveniles. Indeed, Article 6 of the treaty states as clear as day that the death penalty “shall not be imposed for crimes committed by persons below eighteen years of age....”"
From Change.org
"Like the United States, Yemen has treaty obligations to follow when it comes to children and the criminal justice system. And like the U.S. -- and, to be fair, a whole lot of other countries -- it doesn't much seem to care.
Signatories to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – like the U.S. and Yemen – are not supposed to (emphasis on supposed) to execute people who committed crimes as juveniles. Indeed, Article 6 of the treaty states as clear as day that the death penalty “shall not be imposed for crimes committed by persons below eighteen years of age....”"
From Change.org
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Drug experiment - The Boston Globe
Drug experiment - The Boston Globe
From the Boston Globe:
"In the end, there was no way to ignore the problem, and no way for politicians to spin it, either. Young people across Portugal were injecting themselves with heroin. HIV and Hepatitis C infection rates were soaring. And Casal Ventoso, a neighborhood in Lisbon, had become a dark symbol of this small nation’s immense drug problem. Junkies openly injected themselves in the street, dirty syringes piled up in the gutters, alleyways reeked of garbage and human waste, and no one seemed to care..."
Click here to read the full article.
From the Boston Globe:
"In the end, there was no way to ignore the problem, and no way for politicians to spin it, either. Young people across Portugal were injecting themselves with heroin. HIV and Hepatitis C infection rates were soaring. And Casal Ventoso, a neighborhood in Lisbon, had become a dark symbol of this small nation’s immense drug problem. Junkies openly injected themselves in the street, dirty syringes piled up in the gutters, alleyways reeked of garbage and human waste, and no one seemed to care..."
Click here to read the full article.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Death penalty deters crime - chicagotribune.com
Death penalty deters crime - chicagotribune.com
From Chicago Tribune.
In response to recent articles about abolishing the death penalty in Illinois I would like to point out some misrepresented facts.
"Twenty persons were exonerated from death row in the last 30-plus years after the criminal justice system found their sentences to be incorrect. In fact, these acquittals are proof that the system works. In our modern-day criminal justice system, no innocent person has been executed. Albeit, in any system, there are going to be situations where witnesses misidentify subjects and subjects are found guilty of heinous crimes. In order to safeguard against this, present-day convictions at this level are immediately and automatically appealed to ensure a fair trial and adequate defense. Only highly trained defense attorneys are allowed to accept these capital cases. Also, DNA testing has evolved to an extremely accurate science and should be automatic in such trials/appeals.."
From Chicago Tribune.
In response to recent articles about abolishing the death penalty in Illinois I would like to point out some misrepresented facts.
"Twenty persons were exonerated from death row in the last 30-plus years after the criminal justice system found their sentences to be incorrect. In fact, these acquittals are proof that the system works. In our modern-day criminal justice system, no innocent person has been executed. Albeit, in any system, there are going to be situations where witnesses misidentify subjects and subjects are found guilty of heinous crimes. In order to safeguard against this, present-day convictions at this level are immediately and automatically appealed to ensure a fair trial and adequate defense. Only highly trained defense attorneys are allowed to accept these capital cases. Also, DNA testing has evolved to an extremely accurate science and should be automatic in such trials/appeals.."
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Perspective: Scott Sisters Case Proves We Should Assess Our Entire Criminal Justice System | Roland S. Martin Blog
Perspective: Scott Sisters Case Proves We Should Assess Our Entire Criminal Justice System |
Roland S. Martin Blog:
"Gladys and Jamie Scott are home this weekend with their mother in Florida after spending more than a dozen years in a Mississippi prison. They were sentenced to life sentences as a result of a robbery that netted, according to authorities, $11. That’s right. Life in prison. Eleven dollars. They were only released because Mississippi governor Haley Barbour decided that, as a result of the grave condition of one of them, that it made no sense whatsoever for the State of Mississippi to spend thousands of dollars caring for them when, frankly, they could be free. But he granted a conditional release, requiring one of the sisters to give her kidney to the other, who is gravely ill...."
From Ronald S Martin's Blog: http://www.rolandsmartin.com/blog/
Roland S. Martin Blog:
"Gladys and Jamie Scott are home this weekend with their mother in Florida after spending more than a dozen years in a Mississippi prison. They were sentenced to life sentences as a result of a robbery that netted, according to authorities, $11. That’s right. Life in prison. Eleven dollars. They were only released because Mississippi governor Haley Barbour decided that, as a result of the grave condition of one of them, that it made no sense whatsoever for the State of Mississippi to spend thousands of dollars caring for them when, frankly, they could be free. But he granted a conditional release, requiring one of the sisters to give her kidney to the other, who is gravely ill...."
From Ronald S Martin's Blog: http://www.rolandsmartin.com/blog/
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