In sweeping reforms announced this week the state of California has done away with its cash bail system. Release from custody for defendants will be determined by a public-risk assessment conducted by court employees or a contracted public agency.…
Continue ReadingNorway’s prison system has been the subject of controversy for a number of years. Its officials practice “restorative justice,” a theory that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior through cooperative processes that includes all stakeholders.
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Continue ReadingA federal judge in Florida has ruled that a state law prohibiting former convicted felons from voting is unconstitutional. “A person convicted of a crime may have long ago exited the prison cell and completed probation,” U.S. District Judge Mark …
Continue ReadingThe billionaire Koch brothers are donating $4 million to a prison program aimed at improving re-imprisonment rates among former prisoners. The program is led by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Dr. Carrie Pettus-Davis, an author and professor who …
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