Recently added articles from Corrections Digest:

ARKANSAS SEES HIKE IN TREATMENT AS SOLUTION

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... Arkansas is planning to increase funding for drug courts and expand opportunities for treatment to reduce recidividism among drug users. Without a change in the number of drug users, particularly those addicted to meth, the state projects the need for a new 2,500-bed prison within five ...

ADULT SENTENCES BOOST JUVENILE RECIDIVISM

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The Justice Policy Institute released a report concluding that sentencing youths as adults increases recidivism. The nonprofit research organization examined the effect of sentencing on youth crime in seven states-California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, North ...

DRUG CONTROL PLANS

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The Office of National Drug Control Policy released its fiscal 2008 budget plan. The budget identifies resources that support the three key elements of the ONDCP strategy and demonstrates an approach ...

CRIME BY HOUSEHOLDS

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report on the household measurement of crime. Household data varies from incident reports to police, which usually reflect less crime than the community experiences. The report includes estimates on households that ...

New Mexico Plans To Lengthen Care To Increase Probability Of Meth Rehab

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... New Mexico proposes to lengthen the period of treatment for convicted meth users, who would be directed into medical programs for six months or more. Governor Bill Richardson has asked the legislature to support the proposal as a way to both reduce the prison population and keep meth ...

VERMONT EYES 10-YEAR CRIME REDUCTION PLAN

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... Vermont is considering the creation of a committee of top law enforcement officials to design a comprehensive plan to reduce the crime rate and offender recidivism over a 10-year period. Vermont would create a working group, to be known as the "10-10-30 committee," to develop a 10-year ...

PRIVATE YOUTH UNIT IN ARKANSAS BEGINS AUDIT

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The British company managing the Alexander Juvenile Correctional Facility in Arkansas will hire a private firm to audit allegations of staff misconduct following the death of a 17-year-old girl. Although G4S Youth Services assumed management of the facility in January from Cornell ...

3rd Circuit: CHARGE'S JUSTIFICATION DOESN'T SHIELD OFFICER

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... Probable cause to make an arrest on one count of a multiple-count charge against a suspect does not shield an officer from a civil rights lawsuit for malicious prosecution in relation to the charges that were dismissed, said the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. Probationer Gamal Johnson ...

Delaware: PANEL BACKS BILL ON SEX ABUSE OF CHILD

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The Senate Health Committee approved a bill, SB 29, to eliminate the civil statute of limitations for a sex offense against a ...

Florida: BILL OUTLAWS MENTAL ABUSE OF A CHILD

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The House Public Safety Committee approved a bill, HB 1169. that would criminalize mental abuse of a child. Specifically, it amends the definition of mental abuse to exempt speech ...

Georgia: INDIGENT DEFENSE UNIT SUSPENDS PAYMENTS

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The Georgia Public Defender Standards Council has suspended payments to attorneys for indigent defendants because of budget problems. Legislation is pending in the legislature to provide a supplemental appropriation of more than $9 million to allow ...

10th Circuit: OFFICERS NEED WARRANT TO SEARCH PAROLEE

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said a warrantless search of a parolee without the presence of a parole officer violates 4th Amendment protections against unreasonable searches. The court reversed the conviction of Deandre Freeman for being a felon in possession of a ...

Indiana: HOUSE APPROVES BAN ON NEW METHADONE CLINICS

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The House approved a bill, SB 450, to place a two-year moratorium on the establishment of new methadone clinics. The state has 13 clinics that serve an estimated 10,000 patients annually, but nearly hajf are non-residents. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration ...

Iowa: COURT NEEDS $93M FOR UPGRADES, SECURITY

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... Architectural firms hired by Polk County placed a $93 million estimate for improving security and other upgrades at the century-old courthouse. HDR Architecture and SVPA Architects said the cost ...

Maine: EXPANSION OF PRISON INDUSTRIES IS ON TABLE

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The House and Senate committees overseeing corrections programs are drafting legislation for a study committee that would recommend ways to expand the prison industries ...

Maryland: DRUG SENTENCES EASE

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The House approved a bill, HB 992, to ease sentences for repeat nonviolent drug offenders. Maryland already allows firsttime nonviolent offenders to enroll in drug court programs as an alternative to prison. The bill would allow a ...

Minnesota: HOUSE PANEL ADVANCES MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The House Public Safety Committee approved a bill, HF 655, to allow a doctor to prescribe marijuana for medical purposes. The bill also allows certified nonprofit organizations ...

Mississippi: GUN SENTENCES STIFFEN

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... Governor Haley Barbour signed two bills to stiffen penalties for gun crimes. SB 2470 increases sentences from three years to 10 years for felons in ...

Mississippi: HOUSE APPROVES PRIVATIZATION OF JAIL

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The House authorized the Harrison County Board of Supervisors to privatize the county jail that has been troubled by allegations of illegal use of force including deputies allegedly beating to ...

Nebraska: PROVIDING ALCOHOL FOR MINOR RISES TO FELONY

Mar 30, 2007; Anonymous ... The Judiciary Committee approved a bill, LB 336, creating a felony for providing alcohol to a minor that results in injury to the minor ...