Title

MI-CURE News (May 2012)

Description

MI-CURE NEWS (May 2012) covering the effectiveness of the MDOC’s prisoner reentry program; the end of sexually abusive searches at the Huron Valley Correctional Facility following ACLU intervention; the introduction of Tasers in five state prisons as a pilot program to prevent inmate violence; a new sales tax on prison commissary purchases; updates on cost-cutting initiatives within the MDOC; ongoing challenges with access to programming; and the push for privatization of prisons.

Location

Michigan

Source

MI-CURE News (May 2012)

Theme

Community and Resistance

Type

Advocacy Organization Records

Level 1 Tag

Advocacy Groups

Prisons

Reentry

Prison Conditions

Legislation

Parole & Probation

Juvenile Justice

Level 2 Tag

Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative

Prison Education

Prison Programming

Sexual Violence

Prison Violence

Privatization

Life Sentence

Plea Bargain

Level 3 Tag

MI-CURE

MDOC

Date

2012-05