Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed legislation that would allow officials to temporarily block convicted sex offenders from using emergency shelters. Source: A look at why Gov. Northam vetoed a bill related to sex offenders in emergency shelters | WJLA
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Andrew Gillum accuses Florida Legislature of voter suppression: ‘This is a poll tax’ | Florida Phoenix
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum on Monday slammed the state Legislature’s move to curtail voting rights for felons who have served their sentences, calling it a “poll tax” that will disproportionately impact voters of color. The former Tallahassee mayor…
Prison Sex Offender Treatment vs. The Fifth | Appellate Squawk
Imagine if every time you pay a parking ticket you have to confess to all the times you parked in front of a fire hydrant without being caught. And you can’t get your car back until you do. Source: Prison…
7th Circuit rules DOC sex offender program violates Constitution | 2019-04-26 | The Indiana Lawyer
Finding the disclosures provide information that any law enforcement agent “would love to have,” the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled Indiana’s requirement that sex offender inmates give detailed accounts of their past actions violates the Constitution’s protections against…
Police misconduct: Discipline records for thousands of cops uncovered
USA TODAY is leading a national effort to obtain and publish disciplinary and misconduct records for thousands of police officers. Source: Police misconduct: Discipline records for thousands of cops uncovered As I read through this article and saw the…
How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons Into Big Profits | The Nation
Today, a handful of privately held companies dominate the correctional-services market, many with troubling records of price gouging some of the poorest families and violating the human rights of prisoners. But the problem doesn’t end there. These companies are often…
Trauma from Alabama’s ‘dog-eat-dog’ prisons continues long after sentence ends – al.com
The long-term effects of incarceration on the mental health of inmates has been the subject of some research in recent years. Shawn Cahill, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, published a 2015 study finding that Americans…
ACLU pushes for removal of sex offender registry
Could the sex offender registry soon be a thing of the past? The American Civil Liberties Union wants to possibly get rid of it, saying the registry doesn’t work. Right now, there are two cases out of Michigan, including a…
Kaul Won’t Restart Juvenile Prison Investigation | Wisconsin News | US News
There were 18 incidents involving the use of pepper spray from December through February, compared with 46 the previous three months, the report said. “There remains a need to focus on staff de-escalation training and skills development as well as…
Reggie Jackson: The growth of mass incarceration in Milwaukee | The Milwaukee Independent
“The prison population in Wisconsin has more than tripled since 1990. Wisconsin has the highest black male incarceration rate in the country. Half of African American men in their 30s in Milwaukee County have been in state prison.” – ROC…