Title

MI-CURE News (August 1996)

Description

MI-CURE News (August 1996) covering restrictive policies limiting prisoner contact with families and advocates; legislative updates on the Sex Offender Registry expansion, prisoner fees, and post-release restrictions; MDOC’s denial of parole seminars; federal rulings on parole eligibility and the Prison Litigation Reform Act; Judge Enslen’s decision on MDOC consent decrees; and FCC investigations into excessive prison phone rates.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (August 1996)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Advocacy Groups

Prisons

Parole & Probation

Legislation

Reentry

Justice Reform

Prison Conditions

Level 2 Tag

Family

Visitation

Racial Unrest

Sex Offender Registry

Overcrowding

Rehabilitation

Recidivism

Healthcare

Prison Education

Wiretapping

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

Nelson Mandela

American Friends Service Committee

MDOC

Date

1996-08