International News
"Inmate takes legal action over lack of needle exchange" by Eric Allison, The Guardian
13th April 2005
A prisoner who claims that the refusal of the prison service to introduce a needle exchange policy represents a real and immediate risk to his life has started legal proceedings against the home secretary.
"Anti Social Behaviour Orders: Analysis of the First Six Years - A briefing for the launch of ASBO Concern" by Harry Fletcher
7th April 2005
An analysis of the first six years of the use of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders in England.
"Out-of-control Asbos a 'menace to society'" by Robert Verkaik, The Independent
2nd April 2005
The Government's flagship criminal justice measure, the anti-social behaviour order (Asbo), is being widely misused by police and local authorities, MPs have been warned.
New Report: "Caught in the Net: The Impact of Drug Policies on Women & Families"
17th March 2005
Groundbreaking report by the American Civil Liberties Union, Break the Chains: Communities of Color and the War on Drugs, and the Brennan Center for Justice focuses on the impact of the drug war on women and families in the United States
"The effects of a prison smoking ban on smoking behavior and withdrawal symptoms" by Karen L. Cropsey and Jean L. Kristeller in Addictive Behaviors (Volume 30, Issue 3 , March 2005, Pages 589-594)
9th March 2005
This study investigated symptoms of distress and nicotine dependence as predictors of nicotine withdrawal symptoms among 188 incarcerated male smokers during a mandated smoking ban.
"High Court Ends Death Penalty for Youths" by Hope Yen, Associated Press
2nd March 2005
The U.S Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Constitution forbids the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes, ending a practice used in 19 states.
New Report: "Women in Prison in Massachusetts: Maintaining Family Connections" by Erika Kates, Paige Ransford with Carol Cardozo
2nd March 2005
Published by the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, McCormack Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston.
New Report: "Cost-Saving or Cost-Shifting: The Fiscal Impact of Prison Privatization in Arizona" by Kevin Pranis
28th February 2005
An in depth look at past research on Arizona private prison cost studies concludes that research used to justify the expansion of private prisons is methodologically flawed, outdated, and in one case, discredited by the researcher's financial ties to the private prison industry. Published by the Private Corrections Institute.
"Activists protest death camps for people living with HIV in Russia" - Press release from FrontAIDS
20th February 2005
At 10:00 on 20 February 2005, activists of the Russian FrontAIDS movement blocked the entrance to the Ministry of Justice to draw attention to the problems of people living with HIV in prisons.
New Report: Racial Disparities in Sentencing: A Review of the Literature
31st January 2005
New report from The Sentencing Project in Washington DC.
