7th Grader Suspended For Touching Pill…

Monday, March 8, 2010
By Marc
7th Grader Suspended For Touching Pill…

What does it take for school administrators to use some common sense? A policy, zero tolerance or any other, is a guideline. Every situation is different, and school officials need to be able to approach each situation individually, and make an appropriate decision, based on the relevant facts. »

Bill of Health Rights for Incarcerated Girls…

Monday, March 8, 2010
By Marc

A right is defined as something that all people deserve, simply because they are human beings. This bill of rights was created by young women who are or have... »

If tax-paying part-time residents shouldn’t be counted outside their home districts, neither should incarcerated people.

Friday, March 5, 2010
By Casey

In a recent editorial, “In new Census, home is where the vote should be,” the Times Herald-Record (Orange County, NY), examines the issue of prison-based gerrymandering in the larger... »

March MT legislative newsletter…

Monday, March 1, 2010
By Marc

The March issue of the Montana Legislative Branch Newsletter is available at: www.leg.mt.gov under the heading ‘What’s New’. If you you have any questions or comments about the newsletter... »

Walking Home…

Thursday, February 4, 2010
By Marc

Montana State Prison is divided into two parts: the high security side and the low security side. A fence topped with separatess the two classes of prisoners. There is... »

Reporting MSP/DOC Staff Misconduct…

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
By Marc

For most, that sense of powerlessness evolves from our own ignorance of the laws that are there to protect us. Most of us find ourselves unaware, or uninformed, of the... »

Law and Justice Interim Committee meeting Feb. 8th & 9th in Helena…

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
By Marc

The Law and Justice Interim Committee will be meeting at 8:00 a.m. in Room 137 of the Capitol Building on Monday and Tuesday, February 8-9. »

February Montana Legislative Branch newsletter available…

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
By Marc

The February issue of the Montana Legislative Branch newsletter is available on the legislative branch homepage at www.leg.mt.gov under "What's New". »

First National Summit on “Justice Reinvestment” Held on Capitol Hill

Friday, January 29, 2010
By Marc

A bipartisan group of congressional and state leaders and experts on criminal justice policy came together yesterday to examine how states are changing their crime and corrections policies through... »

Please take our MTCJRN 2010 priorites survey…

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
By Casey

We look forward to your input and help in creating “positives changes” and a more efficient criminal justice system for Montana. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RR3WKX8 »