1.http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-incarceration/2011/06/13/AGfIWvYH_story.html
This article touches on several subjects we have discussed over thepast few weeks: race, incarceration, and prisoner reentry, toname a few. I found it quite interesting.
2.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/health/dealing-with-dementia-among-aging-criminals.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23
This is an interesting article about our aging prison population.Specifically, it talks about the growing number of prisoners withdementia, and what one state is trying to do about theproblem. In a larger sense, it is related to the overallaging of the prison population, and to the longer sentences handedout over the past 30 years.
3. Here is an article about the stress experienced incorrections. Many corrections officers fall victim to stress,but these stories seldom receive any media coverage. Thisarticle is written by a veteran corrections officer and gives agood look at life inside the walls.
http://www.heavybadge.com/correct.htm
4.http://sentencingproject.org/doc/sen_PublicWitnessTestimony%203-16-12%20final.pdf
This link take to you testimony before the U.S. Congress pertainingto sentencing reform. Specifically, the author argues that weshould stop building more prisons and find other ways to deal withsome offenses, and especially with drug offenses.
5.http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20111016/NEWS01/110160362/Prison-population-falls-22-percent-11-years-drug-convicts-down-62-percent?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|PoughkeepsieJournal.com
This link takes you to an article about changes in New York drugsentencing laws. The results are nothing short of remarkable and,perhaps, should serve as a model for other states who want tosafely reduce their prison population
Compare this to drug laws and sentencing practices in Oklahoma,which has among the strictest drug laws in the country:
http://oklahoma-criminal-defense.com/blog/2011/02/harsh-penalites-for-oklahoma-drug-crimes/
http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/life-sentence-in-oklahoma-for-making-hash/04292011/
6.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/nyregion/fighting-stop-and-frisk-tactic-but-hitting-racial-divide.html?nl=nyregion&emc=edit_ur_20120323
This is a link to a NY Times article about police “stop and frisk”practices. Studies show that minorities aredisproportionately targeted for random stops and searches. While not a corrections issue, it is related to other racialdisparities in the system, that we have discussed in the class.
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