NJ Signs Bill to Release Prisoners During Public Health Crises, Setting National Standard for COVID-19 in Prisons
NJ ACLU Press Release October 18, 2020 Gov. Murphy signed into law S2519/A4235, which lets people nearing end of prison sentences go home months early TRENTON – In a victory for racial justice and public health, Gov. Murphy on Oct. 19 signed into law S2519/A4235, championed by Senator Nellie Pou and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, to […]
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Prisons battling COVID-19 face another disease threat this fall
Reposted from The Verge  Sept 11, 2020 By Nicole Wetsman At the Eddie Warrior Correctional Center in Oklahoma, over 90 percent of inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. Nearly every facility in the Oklahoma prison system has been touched by the virus, says Nicole McAfee, director of policy and advocacy at the ACLU of Oklahoma. She […]
Update from Ware State Prison, Georgia
Update of the conditions of living for inmates at Ware State Prison as of Monday, August 10, 2020. We are now receiving one hot meal for dinner. The food is awful because they are letting the inmates from M building prepare the meals. These inmates are not cooks, they work outside detail. We are receiving […]
Portland woman went to jail with $30.97 in cash. She’s suing after getting debit card in return loaded with service fees
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive When Danica L. Brown was arrested in Portland during a 2014 protest, the downtown jail confiscated the $30.97 in cash she carried with her. Upon her release the next morning, she was handed a Numi Financial MasterCard debit card loaded with the same amount. Brown soon learned the card came […]
Brown v. Stored Value Cards, 9th Circuit, Opinion, Debit Cards, 2020
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CROSSOVER
CROSSOVER DAY What is Crossover Day:  Crossover day, which is the point in the session after which Senate and House only considers legislation/bills sent to it by the other. February 11th marks “Cross Over” the last day to pass pending legislation in each chamber of the Virginia General Assembly. Bills not passed by the House […]
CROSSOVER BILLS
CROSSOVER CROSSOVER DAY   What is Crossover Day:  Crossover day, which is the point in the session after which Senate and House only considers legislation/bills sent to it by the other.   February 11th marks “Cross Over” the last day to pass pending legislation in each chamber of the Virginia General Assembly. Bills not passed […]
2020 Legislative Agenda
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SB 793 Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.(Fishback)
UPDATE: Senate SB793; Parole for Fishback Eligibility’s (344) Bill SB 793 Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes. Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan   SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes. Provides that an incarcerated person is eligible for parole if (i) such person was sentenced […]