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Schweitzer Admin cuts Advisory Councils…
Cutting the two Corrections Department councils will save about $18,000 over a two-year period, she said. The money pays for staff support time, travel costs and per-diem payments to citizen members of the council. »
White Elephant…
Our prisons are full because intake exceeds outflow. The bottleneck in the system seems to be the Board of Pardons and Parole. No matter how statistics are manipulated, research shows there are approximately 600 inmates who, as their duly elected sentencing judges planned, are eligible for parole right now... »
U.S.: Out of Step…
In the United States, approximately 2,570 children are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. Children as young as 13 have been sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in prison without a second chance and an opportunity for release. »
10 Things You Can Do-
The United States has 5 percent of the world’s population and 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. Criminologists have found that when too many people are incarcerated the crime rate actually increases. Imagine if we spent some of the $60 billion a year prisons cost on education, job training and healthcare. Paul... »
Some new artwork…
We received this beautiful pencil sketch the other day. Enjoy. »
October 2009 Update
Hello Everybody, I hope all of you are staying warm since we are having an early winter. Last month I sent you the Board decisions for the first half of the year. Those numbers were their numbers and their version of how it breaks down. I on the other hand see the break down a... »