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2012
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Documentary disenfranchisement is the “permanent enforcement of nominally temporary voting bans … accomplished through election officials’ demands for nonexistent eligibility documents from people with criminal convictions” (p. 391). Individuals work... Read More
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2011
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“This Essay makes the argument that felony disenfranchisement policies are inherently undemocratic no matter how applied, including for persons serving prison sentences” (p. 550). This article is divided into six parts: overview of felony disenfranch... Read More
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2010
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“Plaintiffs, minority citizens of Washington state who have lost their right to vote pursuant to the state’s felon disenfranchisement provision, filed this action in 1996 challenging that provision on the ground that, due to racial discrimination in ... Read More
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2010
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Access to an often enthusiastic discussion on felons’ right to vote can be accessed at this website. A video webcast and witness testimonies are available. A transcript of the hearing is also available from The Sentencing Project.... Read More
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2010
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A collection of links and other information about prisoners' rights can be found at this website. Resources are organized into the following topical areas: substantive law—international, federal, state, foreign, and Council of Europe; procedural law... Read More
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2010
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This document explains why inmates have a right to particular forms of information while incarcerated.... Read More
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2010
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This study is “the first systematic empirical exploration of how criminal justice involvement shapes the citizenship, political capital, and political voice of a growing swath of Americans” (p. 2). These sections follow and abstract: the political im... Read More
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2010
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An overview of felony disenfranchisement policy reform by state is provided. Since 1997 there have been 23 states that have “amended felony disenfranchisement policies in an effort to reduce their restrictiveness and expand voter eligibility” (p. 1)... Read More
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2010
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The impact of the loss of certain rights upon an individual’s release from incarceration is examined. “These consequences include ineligibility for public and government-assisted housing, public benefits, and various forms of employment, as well as c... Read More
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2009
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Problems with Florida's restoration of civil rights (RCR) process are described. Sections in addition to an executive summary include: felony disfranchisement in Florida; The ACLU Survey; results for county election employees confusion regarding dis... Read More
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2009
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Problems with the United States' nonratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) are clarified. In particular, "the U.S. is lagging dangerously behind [Canada, the European Union, and South Africa] in allowing the v... Read More
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2009
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Since the U.S. has ratified the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the "sexual assault of prisoners, whether perpetrate... Read More
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2009
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This report "examines three provisions of the PLRA [Prison Litigation Reform Act] -- the exhaustion requirement, the physical injury requirement, and the law's application to children - and their effect on prisoners' access to justice" (p. 4). Eleven... Read More
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2009
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Issues surrounding the limited right of an inmate to receive publications through the mail are discussed. Topics addressed are: legal test; total ban on receipt of publications; news and political speech; weapons escape plans, and illegal activity; ... Read More
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2008
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Guidance is provided for those who wish to successfully implement a felon enfranchisement policy reform. Sections of this tool kit explain: components of successful felon enfranchisement policy reform; policy reform goals and strategies; recent succe... Read More
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2008
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An automatic post-incarceration voting rights restoration is proposed. This report has these sections: introduction; the case for restoration -- building a stronger democracy, advancing civil rights, ending second-class citizenship, aiding law enfor... Read More
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2008
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The impact of changing felony disenfranchisement at the state level is assessed. Since 1997, "19 states have amended felony disenfranchisement policies in an effort to reduce their restrictiveness and expand voter eligibility" (p. 1). These states ar... Read More
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2008
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The right of a male batterer to visit his child(ren) is discussed. Sections of this paper include: introduction; defining the issues; the problem of prison visitation determinations; rights versus interests; in search of a standard -- the court's ch... Read More
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2007
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This publication "reviews the history of correctional law and summarizes the results and effects of major court decisions" (p. 4). Sections comprising this document include: introduction; history of court involvement; corrections and the Constitutio... Read More
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1998
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The Constitution protects inmates in jails and prisons, and this paper discusses the continuing challenge of deciding what those protections mean in practice and the struggle to assure that inmate rights are met. "Condition cases" have resulted in co... Read More
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1997
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This meeting focused on two issues: privatization of correctional facilities and the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996. Ten presenters provide arguments for and against privatization. Political environment, contract terms, personnel, cost of opera... Read More
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1987
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Areas addressed include history of mental health in jails, major types of mental disorders, personality disorders, suicide awareness/prevention, and liability and negligence. Length of training is sixteen hours. Audience includes correctional profess... Read More
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