Title

MI-CURE News (November 1997)

Description

MI-CURE News (November 1997) covering Governor Engler’s plan for five new prisons and out-of-state prisoner contracts; analysis of parole policies contributing to overcrowding; concerns over zero-tolerance parole violations and lack of alternative sentencing; updates on sentencing guidelines, truth-in-sentencing projections, excessive prison phone rates, and flawed parolee drug testing; and legal challenges to the Prison Litigation Reform Act and Parole Board decisions.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (November 1997)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Advocacy Groups

Prisons

Parole & Probation

Legislation

Justice Reform

Prison Conditions

Level 2 Tag

Recidivism

Prison Education

Sentencing

Substance Use

Family

Visitation

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

Governor John Engler

MDOC

Date

1997-11