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Category Archives: prison economics
Madison, WI: Why Tom Morello and The Left Should NOT Support The Machine
At the risk of alienating myself from my Left-leaning friends… I’m going to say it anyway: I’m deeply troubled that the Wisconsin state employees labor strife is considered the face of social uprising in America. It must be said that … Continue reading
Help Rhode Island “Ban the Box” Sign This Petition!
It is well established that the path to stability for the formerly incarcerated is through employment, yet studies show that simply asking “Have You Been Convicted of a Felony?” is a major barrier on two levels. First, it sends a … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Drug Policy, prison economics, Rehabilitation
Tagged Activism, AFSC, Anastasia Williams, Andrew Horwitz, Ban the Box, Chuck Levesque, Conviction, Crime and Justice, David Segal, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Drug Policy Alliance, Employment, Felony, Formerly incarcerated, Grace Diaz, Health, Jobs With Justice, Joe Bevilacqua, Leo Medina, Mental Health Association, Miguel Luna, NAACP, National Employment Law Project, Ocean State Action, Olneyville Neighborhood Association, Open Doors, Prison Policy Initiative, Providence Rhode Island, Rhode Island, RI People's Assembly, RIPDA, Scott Slater, United States
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Prison Labor Unions in America: What North Carolina Taught Us.
With the development of the Georgia prisoners’ labor strike, there is renewed interest in the labor movement behind the walls of prison and the rights of the incarcerated to organize. A jailhouse lawyer like me always wants to know the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Courts, Prison Conditions, prison economics
Tagged Activism, Black Panther, Donald Tibbs, Elaine Brown, From Black Power to Prison Power, Georgia Department of Corrections, Huey P. Newton, Human rights, J. Edgar Hoover, Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union Inc., Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, United States Supreme Court
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Private Prison Soon to be Bankrupt
My last post on the Wyatt (responding to a potential state takeover) generated a number of inquiries about this privately-owned prison in Central Falls, RI. I realize it is time for another installment of information. What is Wyatt? From … Continue reading
Conservatives Launch The “Right On Crime” Initiative To Save Money and Lives Across the PIC
I feel like that crazy scientist in the disaster movies, who has been running around for years saying that the conservatives will get out front on prison reform, because (1) it will cost too much to continue and (2) the … Continue reading
Gov. Cuomo: Prisons are NOT jobs!
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo makes a groundbreaking remark that Prisons are Not Jobs. Read more, as he attempts to reconcile the issue of the upstate NY economy being fueled by prison guards. See also the campaign “Milk Not Jails” … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, prison economics
Tagged Andrew Cuomo, Crime and Justice, Juvenile court, milk not jails, new york, Prison, prison guards, Recidivism, Tax, United States, Youth
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Underfunded Public Defenders are Only 1/3 of The Equation
As state budget discussions heat up around the nation, each department will be fighting to keep their slice of the pie while a few will be bold enough to tout their need for expansion. In a time of economic hardship … Continue reading →