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WHAT INCARCERATION COSTS TAXPAYERS
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IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) had $712.4 million in prison expenditures.
Community Restoration Campaign – On the Move
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Last week we walked the halls and met with our individual district state legislators and/or legislative aides, expressing our support for the Community Restoration Campaign's criminal justice and prison reform focus legislation.
Virginia Campaign Gearing Up 2012
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Resource Information Help for the Disadvantaged update on the Virginia campaign.
Case Update: Homeless Man on the Registry Fights His Incarceration
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Post by Attorney Jean Maclean Snyder When sex offenders are released from prison, they face the intimidating task of complying with the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA). Now a federal trial court judge has issued a decision that offers hope for one of the difficulties with registration. John Saiger arrived in Chicago in March 2013 upon […]
2012 Proposed Legislation Focus
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The Community Restoration Campaign is getting geared up for the coming legislation session. Get involved!
OC Inc. Spreads Word about Prison Phone Rates
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Issues surrounding phone service to prisoners and other detainees were highlighted at a June 24 workshop at the 2011 Allied Media Conference in Detroit.
Michigan Families Phone Protest
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Supporters of Michigan prisoners and families are organizing a protest in Lansing over the new phone rates.
Goldman Sachs, Your Daughter, and Prison Kickbacks
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Imagine if this was how your daughter had to talk with you.
Prison Phone Contracts and Kickbacks
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An exhaustive analysis of prison phone contracts nationwide has revealed that telephone service providers offer lucrative kickbacks.
STOP SB1001
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SB1001: The bill strips ALL oversight of the Department of Corrections