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05/05/08
"Alternative sentencing for incarcerated mothers could
break the cycle of crime."
llinois would save an estimated
$15,133 per family per year by implementing community-based programs and
save $19.3 million annually if all eligible mothers were sentenced to
these programs.
"Sheriff embroiled in inmate sex
scandal."
A yearlong investigation by prosecutors and law
enforcement agents in Oklahoma has resulted in nearly three dozen felony
charges against a county sheriff who could face up to 467 years in jail
if convicted.
"Bill on abortion
goes to governor."
A yearlong investigation by prosecutors and
law enforcement agents in Oklahoma has resulted in nearly three dozen
felony charges against a county sheriff who could face up to 467 years
in jail if convicted.
"Brazil fails to protect women from
violence-Amnesty."
Gun control laws temporarily blocked, and
Wisconsin: Ruling will stand on abuse case.
"A Painful Choice for Moms in Prison."
"SOME HAVE
TEETH PULLED TO LIVE WITH KIDS. Just one badly damaged tooth will block
them from entering a program."
"Women's prison program aims to unite mother and
child."
"New program helps unite women in prison with their
babies. A prison in Indianapolis has opened a nursery called 'Wee Ones
Nursery' to help newborns bond with the mother while she is
incarcerated."
"Self Harm
Shocks."
"Many women held at New Hall have experienced sexual,
physical and emotional abuse in early life and this is sometimes
disclosed for the first time while in prison."
"All Women Should
Fight Prostitution."
Suspected sex workers leave for Luzira
prison. Sex workers should be given a chance to change their lives.
"Advocates:
Alabama alone bars HIV inmates from work release."
Tutwiler
prison inmate Kathryn Canty has all the qualities of a prime work
release candidate: a good behavior record, less than three years left to
serve and an accounting degree along with several vocational
certificates.
"N.H. Settles for $1.9M with Women Who
Accused Former Prison Guard of Rape, Harassment."
Tower and the
corrections department faced eight lawsuits filed by a group of inmates
and a worker alleging misconduct ranging from inappropriate comments to
rape, Assistant Attorney General Michael Brown said.
"Olson arrested after release blamed on
error"
Sara Jane Olson was released from prison on Monday and
rearrested on Saturday after she was prevented from flying back to
Minnesota. The California Department of Corrections claimed that there
was an error in calculating her sentence.
"Dwight Correctional
Center target of Lawsuit Alleging Sex Misconduct"
In the first
lawsuit Jane Doe was kept from contacting prison officials, the media or
her attorney. She was moved to a segregated area after complaining, but
the attacks continued.
"2nd former inmate alleges
misconduct by Dwight prison officials, files suit Woman's report led to
her punishment, attorney says"
"Prison officials apologized
months later, after the same guard allegedly assaulted two other female
inmates and was fired, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in federal
court in Chicago."
"Death of woman in prison down to Styal's lack of
resources"
"Hayes, who was on suicide watch at the time of her
death and who had a history of drug use, mental health problems and self
harm, was found hanging in the Care, Support and Reintegration Unit; a
segregation unit used to discipline inmates and to house those who
needed extra support."
"As Their Crime Rate Climbs, More Women Filling
Jails"
"It used to be that it'd be surprising to have the
women's floor full [in the old jail]," said Stephanie Sloan-Butler,
chief of the prisons division for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
"Now the women's floors are full. Things have really changed."
"America Behind Bars: Why Attempts at Reform Keep
Failing"
"A bloated prison system is against the country best
interests. Yet "tough on crime" rhetoric has gotten in the way of
reform. The number of women prisoners is also rising, and black women
are a microcosm of the national epidemic. One in 100 black women in
their mid- to late 30s is behind bars."
"Women in N.Y. Prison
Seek Better Child Custody Protections"
"Currently state law
requires that foster-care agencies file a petition to terminate parental
rights if a child has been in foster care for 15 of the last 22 months,
a shorter time than most mothers prison stay."
"Dog training in
women's prison helps inmates and the clients who get companion"
"Dog training improves the life and attitude of inmates while
producing companion animals for the disabled"
"Mexico City
kids share moms' prison existence"
"Municipal law requires that
babies born to inmates remain with mothers until children turn 6"
"Wisdom Without Walls: The Golden Girls Inmates"
"Carolyn Hamilton has been at CIW for 26 years serving a
16-years-to-life sentence. She says she grew up in an abusive family and
that her brother had killed his wife --- and that he made her his alibi.
When he was found guilty, she received a second degree murder
sentence.
"LSPC Investigation Uncovers Child Abuse in San Diego Prison"
"There is a better way. If you really want to help women
rehabilitate, stop putting them in hidden cages. These women need real
community-run programs where they and their children can heal." -Maisha
Quint, LSPC Family Advocacy Cooridnator
"Helping Women at-risk in Jail"
For women at
risk for substance abuse, jail can present serious challenges. "Instead
of trying to provide treatment in jail, we provide these women with
information about themselves and resources available to them. When they
leave jail, it is easier for the women to connect with the treatment
that they need," says Begun.
"Women sends Words from Prison"
This captivating story about a young girl who cared nothing
about life and those who lived in it. Janice Billie says "You see, there
are three types of people in the world, according to the pre-1995 Janice
Billie: members of society, like the clerk, operating inside an
illusion; the authorities, like the prison guards, who enforce that
illusion; and "the cons," like Billie, the only people who see the truth
that "life sucks."
"Deported immigration activist
says son, 8, to move to Mexico"
Update on the latest events on
the separation of Elvira and Saul Arellano.
"Illegal Immigration is not just men's work"
By
Laura Hill, research fellow, Public Policy Institute of California This
opinion article appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune on March 17,
2004.
"Elvira's Song: Tribute to Elvira Arellano and her son Saul"
Listen to Elvira's Song on youtube.
"Mother's immigration cause
continues in Mexico after deportation"
Arellano would have been
in a better position to influence the american public from inside the
Chicago church than from Mexico.
"Rethinking Prison, Cells of Secrecy and Annals of Pain
by LA City Beat"
This paper shed light on the judicial system in
California and its politics
"Inmates sue guard, allege sex
assault"
"Man was fired after an investigation"
"The Drug Wars
Collateral Damage"
"Those victimized by a crackdown on marijuana
since the early 1990s can be denied everything from food stamps to
voting rights to the right to adopt a child"
"Battered Woman Freed from Prison after 24 Years Knows
Parole system Too Well"
"Sandra Redmond denied Parole twice,
Freed after serving 24 years in prison".
"Inmate Warns Tension Running High at Prison"
"I'm concerned for the mentally ill people and I'm also
concerned for the other women on the unit ... their whole unit is
unbelievable, it smells of human feces and urine...".
"Justice Denied"
"One Man Stands Between
Flozelle Woodward and the "Free" World -California Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger,"
"Facing Illegal Immigrant Crackdown, Farms Look to
Inmate Labor"
Farmers and Activists say The Program Is Only a
Temporary Solution
"All White Jury Convicts Black Women"
Lesbians
Sentenced for Self-Defense
"A Life Without
Bars." Once-battered prisoners like Joyce Walker -- who killed their
husbands -- have new hope of being freed from their cells, thanks to
legal help from the Habeus Project.
"Packed Prison Riles
Female Inmates" Susan McLaughlin, who has served 18 years of a life
sentence for accomplice to murder, said, "This is the worst it has ever
been. . . . How would you like to hold your bowels for an hour, lights
on 24 hours a day?"
Prison
Investigation Uncovers Child Abuse Pattern
Unsafe Conditions at
the "San Diego's Family Foundation Program" has prompted an
investigation in the healthcare of children at this infant and mother
facility.
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