Posts Tagged ‘Criminal Justice

09
Mar
22

Just The Beginning

20
Dec
16

Early Bird Chat

19
Aug
16

Early Bird Chat: #ThanksObama

17
Aug
16

Early Bird Chat

05
May
16

‘A Nation Of Second Chances’

25
Jan
16

A Ban On Solitary Confinement. Thanks, President Obama

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Juliet Eilperin: Obama Bans Solitary Confinement For Juveniles In Federal Prisons

President Obama on Monday announced a ban on solitary confinement for juvenile offenders in the federal prison system, saying the practice is overused and has the potential for devastating psychological consequences. In an op-ed that appears in Tuesday editions of The Washington Post, the president outlines a series of executive actions that also prohibit federal corrections officials from punishing prisoners who commit “low-level infractions” with solitary confinement. The new rules also call for expanding treatment for mentally ill prisoners. The president’s reforms are expected to affect about 10,000 inmates. The reforms come six months after Obama, as part of a broader criminal-justice reform push, ordered the Justice Department to study how solitary confinement was being used by the federal Bureau of Prisons.

“How can we subject prisoners to unnecessary solitary confinement, knowing its effects, and then expect them to return to our communities as whole people?” the president wrote in his op-ed. “It doesn’t make us safer. It’s an affront to our common humanity.” He said he hoped his reforms at the federal level will serve as a model for states to rethink their rules on the issue. At least a dozen states have taken steps in the past two years to curtail the use of solitary confinement, either in response to lawsuits or through legislative and administrative changes. An increasing number of studies show a connection between isolating prisoners and higher rates of recidivism.

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22
Oct
15

A Tweet Or Two

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President Barack Obama vetoes the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The president vetoed the sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill, citing objections over how the measure is funded

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A truly amazing picture

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06
Oct
15

A Tweet Or Two

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Good. Disgusting racist scumbags

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Any wonder why you have dumb racists wandering around?

https://twitter.com/CuntryCuzn/status/650013023806091264

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In other news, water is wet

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One more reason why nobody should shed tears when proposals are made to tax jerks like these their fair share

https://twitter.com/SeanMcElwee/status/650824972038991872

https://twitter.com/SeanMcElwee/status/650825439909388288

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Voter suppression all around us

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29
Sep
15

President Obama And Vice: Fixing The System

22
Sep
15

A Tweet Or Two

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Go get registered and bring others with you

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Don’t come for Viola if she didn’t send for you

https://twitter.com/BasicBlaecGirl/status/645872544449323008

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 Scumbag

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