Title

MI-CURE News (February 2002)

Description

MI-CURE News (February 2002) covering worsening Michigan prison telephone issues; Parole Board guideline changes reducing high-probability parole cases; policy shifts banning money orders for prisoners; Governor Engler’s commutation of four sentences in 2001; DNA sample collection mandates for all prisoners; recent court rulings affecting prisoner rights; budget cuts impacting the MDOC; and the resignation of MDOC Director Bill Martin.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (February 2002)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Prison Conditions

Advocacy Groups

Prisons

Parole & Probation

Legislation

Level 2 Tag

Prison Communications

Recidivism

Appeals

Clemency & Expungement

Medical Conditions

Disability

Mental Health and Trauma

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

MDOC

Governor John Engler

American Friends Service Committee

Date

2002-02