News FeedAnother Call for Prison Reform in the United States
Here is an excellent editorial from The Seattle Times on 8/15/2010 calling for prison reform:
America behind bars: The time is ripe for prison reform
Neal Peirce / Syndicated columnist
For hard-to-defend reasons, and at staggering fiscal cost, the United States incarcerates people at a rate five times Great Britain’s, nine times Germany’s, 12 times Japan’s, writes columnist [...]
Prison Reform: In The News
Here are links to a couple of timely articles discussing the issue of much-needed prison reform in America
http://www.economist.com/node/16636027
Rough justice in America
Too many laws, too many prisoners
Never in the civilised world have so many been locked up for so little
Jul 22nd 2010 | Spring, Texas
http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/will-president-barack-obama-take-on-prison-reform/19577278
Will Obama Take On Prison Reform?
G. Gordon Liddy Talks Prison with Justin Paperny
Justin Paperny was a guest on G. Gordon Liddy’s national radio show on July 27, 2010 discussing his prison experience at Taft, his book (Lessons From Prison), and being mentored by Michael Santos. Click here to listen
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 passes in the House
H.R. 5143: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 (partner bill to Senator Jim Webb’s [ S 714]), moved forward on July 27, 2010 when the House of Representatives passed it by voice vote.
Please contact your state’s Congressional legislators and tell them to support this much-needed step toward meaningful prison reform!
Larry King Discusses Prison Reform
Below is the prelinimary transcript from Larry King’s show (7/23/2010) discussing prison reform:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1007/23/lkl.01.html
CNN LARRY KING LIVE / Saving Lives on the Inside / Aired July 23, 2010 – 21:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, can killers be reformed? [...]
Solitary Confinement: Wasteful, Useless
Read Solitary Confinement: Wasteful, Useless by Michael Santos on Change.org…
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/solitary_confinement_wasteful_useless
Prison Reform: Will Congress Finally Move Forward?
Read this article by Michael Santos on Change.org:
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/prison_reform_will_congress_finally_move_forward
A Supreme Change in Juvenile Justice
Read A Supreme Change in Juvenile Justice, by Michael Santos
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/a_supreme_change_in_juvenile_justice
F is Still For Failure
Read F is Still For Failure by Michael Santos on Change.org:
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/f_is_still_for_failure
Andrew’s Potential Problem: Lies and Deception May Bring New Criminal Charges
About a month ago, I spoke with Andrew (not his real name), another prisoner at Taft Camp, who told me a story that caused me to feel some concern for him. Andrew was once a finance executive, but he found himself in trouble with the law when prosecutors accused him of using his finance company [...]
Ben’s Problem: Going Back to Court For New Criminal Charges
Before I went to sleep yesterday, Ben (another prisoner at Taft Camp) came to speak with me. Ben is a young man in his early 30s who is serving a nine-month sentence. He had been expecting release to come in only four more months, but earlier in the day he was ordered to pack all [...]
Catastrophe in the Gulf: Utilize Prisoners as Manpower
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Early this morning I heard an NPR broadcast report that Attorney General Eric Holder had traveled to New Orleans to investigate the massive oil spill caused by British Petroleum. Mr. Holder announced that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation into the disaster, and that if the investigation concluded that people [...]
New Sentencing Rules, Still a Flawed System
Michael’s newest article on Change.org:
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/new_sentencing_rules_still_dont_fix_the_systems_flaws
Cameron Douglas’ Prison Sentence
Read Michael’s blog on the Huffington Post about Cameron Douglas’ five year sentence for drug trafficking:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-santos/what-happens-to-cameron-d_b_558229.html
The Freedom to Write
Two recent articles (links below) describe the BOPs revision of the CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) policy statement governing prisoners’ rights to write for the public with a byline!
Read the revised CFR details here:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-9373.pdf
http://www.allgov.com/Controversies/ViewNews/Prisoners_Win_Right_to_Work_as_Reporters_100427
Prisoners Win Right to Work as Reporters
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Inmates in federal penitentiaries will now be able to publish articles with bylines in [...]
