Title

MI-CURE News (November 1998)

Description

MI-CURE News (November 1998) covering the campaign against high prisoner phone costs; legislative battles over wiretapping prisoner calls; legal challenges to prisoner property restrictions (Cain v. MDOC) and visiting restrictions; continued lawsuits over abuse and inadequate healthcare for female prisoners; denial of UN access to Michigan prisons; and updates on truth-in-sentencing laws, new parole conditions, and prisoner rights advocacy.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (November 1998)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Advocacy Groups

Prison Conditions

Prisons

Legislation

Parole & Probation

Sentencing

Level 2 Tag

Prison Communications

Wiretapping

Sexual Violence

Mental Health and Trauma

Healthcare

Visitation

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

American Friends Service Committee

MDOC

Governor John Engler

Date

1998-11