MI-CURE News (February 2002)

Item

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