MI-CURE News (November 1997)

Item

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