Corrections Today articles from February 2002

Corrections Today archives from February 2002

International cooperation in the War on terror.(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... James A. Gondles Jr. The world's nations have differing interests and sometimes their agendas conflict with ours. But the attack on America and the far-reaching threat of terrorism have placed complex world events before a stark backdrop....

An international perspective of imprisonment in the early 21st Century: With just less than 5 percent of the world's total population, the united states has 23 percent of the world's inmates. (Commentary).(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... There are nearly 2 million men, women and children in federal and state prisons and local jails in the United States, a greater proportion than any other country in the world. If one includes those on some form of parole, this figure rises to...

Virginia prisons open inmates' mail. (State News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) recently began opening all mail sent to inmates, including legal correspondence, raising the concern of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The new...

Wyoming inmates moved out of state. (State News).(Kit Carson Correctional Center)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Twenty-one male Wyoming inmates were moved to a private prison in Colorado in December because of continued crowding in the Wyoming correctional system, according to a recent Associated Press report. The inmates were sent to the Kit Carson...

Bravery, intelligence and instinct save a life. (Best in the Business).(Capt. John E. Martinez Sr. )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Nothing could have prepared Capt. John E. Martinez Sr. for the events of Sept. 20, 2000, when an inmate held staff nurse Robyn Kalahiki hostage in the medical unit of the Halawa Correctional Facility in Aiea, Hawaii. Despite the...

Doctors willing to aid in executions. (National News Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Many doctors would be willing to participate in executions despite the fact it violates the Hippocratic oath and is prohibited by medical societies, reports the Associated Press. The survey, which appears in the Annals of Internal Medicine,...

Executions down in 2000. (National News Briefs).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... There were 85 executions in 2000, 13 fewer than in 1999, reports the Department of Justice. Wrongful murder convictions and a lower homicide rate are indicators for this decline. Forty of the 85 executions were in Texas and 11 were in Oklahoma....

An update on the Prison Litigation Reform Act. (Judicial News).
February 1, 2002... Editor's note: Opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the Department of Justice. There have been some recent developments in the ongoing...

ALARM: Making life-safety code compliance efficient and easy. (Technology Update).
February 1, 2002... Authors' Note: Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Listing of a product or a vendor does not constitute an endorsement of that...

Filling our nation's security gap. (Speak Out).(usings corrections personnel in airport security)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The events of Sept. 11 have challenged public safety community resources nationwide. As a person who has a security background and travels frequently, I have been in several of our nation's airports since the attack and observed some of the...

Correctional initiatives for Maori in New Zealand. (CT Feature).(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... The New Zealand government is committed to reducing the inequalities that currently divide its society. (1) Reducing recidivism by Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, is a key objective of the New Zealand Department of Corrections and...

In Finland: Penal policy and incarceration rates. (CT Feature).
February 1, 2002... In the 1960s, several Nordic countries -- Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden -- experienced a heated social debate on the results and justifications of involuntary treatment in institutions, both penal and otherwise, such as health care and...

Paralegal aid in Africa: A case study from Malawi. (CT Feature).
February 1, 2002... If you were to enter a prison in the English-speaking portion of sub-Saharan Africa, the first thing that would strike you would be the antiquity of the institution. It would probably be a fort-like structure with an imposing gate and high...

Scotland independent inspection: Safeguarding the public, promoting correctional excellence. (CT Feature).
February 1, 2002... The principle of independent prison inspection has a long history in the United Kingdom, but some might ask why this should be of any relevance to corrections in the United States. The answer is that inspection reports inform the community,...

Consular notification and access. (CT Feature).
February 1, 2002... Susan was excited about her plans to visit her friend Isabel in Costa Rica. Isabel had been a high school exchange student five years earlier and had lived with Susan's family. Susan's college graduation gift from her parents was a trip to...

Striking a balance: A strategy to encourage community corrections in Canada. (CT Feature).
February 1, 2002... Author's Note: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Department of Justice of Canada. In the mid-1990s, Canadian criminal justice policy-makers found themselves at a crossroads...

Developments in the Netherlands penitentiary system. (CT Feature).(Correction Today feature article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... When considering the developments in the Netherlands penitentiary system during the past few years, there are several things that strike one's attention. First, the size of the penitentiary system has increased considerably. Second, some...

Prison and probation: The swedish perspective. (CT Feature).
February 1, 2002... The primary task of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service is to enforce the sentences passed by the courts. Both the government and parliament require this to be humane and effective in character, meaning it should always be based on law,...

From a totalitarian prison system in Kazakhstan to a system based on human rights. (CT Feature).
February 1, 2002... During the Soviet era, Kazakhstan was a land of forced labor camps. The system of forced labor camps was established two years after the Russian Revolution in 1917 and continued throughout Joseph Stalin's reign due to large-scale industrial...

The globalization of punishment.(incarceration)
February 1, 2002... It is well-known throughout the corrections industry that the United States leads the rest of the modern world in levels of incarceration. The U.S. rate has increased from about 230 per 100,000 of the population in 1979 to 709 per 100,000 in...

Looking beyond the borders: Improving correctional standards worldwide.
February 1, 2002... June 2001, Scotland -- A court of law ruled that inmate Robert Napier of the Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow, Scotland, he placed in better conditions because his prison cell constituted "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." The court...

Corrections responds to LL/6.(September 11aftermath)
February 1, 2002... They literally came out of the blue - a blue cloudless September morning sky: four airplanes, two bound for New York, two for Washington, D.C. As a new workday was beginning on the East Coast, two airplanes, 20 minutes apart, barreled into the...

New Jersey's assessment centers: Helping inmates take the final step toward release.
February 1, 2002... The concept of an assessment center was developed by the New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOG) in 1998 as a method of providing a "step-down" process for male state inmates who have attained full-minimum status, which allows inmates to...

Q & A: An interview with Sarah V. Hart: director of the national institute of justice.(Interview)
February 1, 2002... Prior to being sworn in as director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in August 2001, Sarah V. Hart served as chief counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) for six years. During this time, Hart provided substantial...

International delegates discuss parole. (Probation and Parole Forum).(International Corrections and Prisons Association )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Questions concerning the value and necessity of parole and other forms of conditional release were discussed at a meeting of 200 international corrections professionals representing 35 countries. This was the third annual conference of the...

Transnational crime: A new health threat for corrections. (NIJ Update).(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Author's Note: Findings and conclusions of the research reported here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the US. Department of Justice. During the past decade, transnational crime has...

Restorative justice for young offenders and their victims. (Juvenile Justice News).
February 1, 2002... "Treatment and punishment standing alone are not capable of meeting the intertwined needs of the community victim, offender and family."--Mission statement of the Pinal County Department of Juvenile Court Services in Florence, Ariz. As the...

Impressions of Decision-Makers and the public are an important part of policy. (Legislative Issues).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... As I began work as the legislative liaison for the American Correctional Association (ACA), I was certain I would confront a myriad of challenges. The Bush administration had submitted budget proposals for the coming fiscal year, congressional...

Planning a juvenile facility: Do you need help? (NIC Update).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Due to a rising number of offenders entering the juvenile justice system, and the escalating severity of their offenses, many juvenile justice officials find themselves involved in the planning and design of new or renovated juvenile...

Caddell Construction Co. Inc. (Profile).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
February 1, 2002... Caddell Construction Co. Inc., headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, has established itself as an industry leader and has a history of handling large, complex and demanding construction projects, both domestic and international, for government...