Title

MI-CURE News (August 2009)

Description

MI-CURE NEWS (August 2009) covering meeting with MDOC Health Services Administrator, and discussions on the Assaultive Offender Programming (AOP) initiative; the settlement of a class-action lawsuit by over 500 female prisoners regarding sexual assault by prison guards; the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission’s proposal to end sexual abuse in correctional facilities; Michigan’s prison closures and the impact of overcrowding; Washtenaw County’s successful "Housing First" pilot program; problems in Michigan’s public defense system; the issue of prosecutorial accountability; and challenges caused by the closure of the Detroit Police Crime Lab.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (August 2009)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Advocacy Groups

Prisons

Justice Reform

Parole & Probation

Reentry

Prison Conditions

Level 2 Tag

Prison Programming

Abuse by Correctional Officer

Sexual Violence

Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

MDOC

Date

2009-08