MI-CURE News (August 2009)
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MI-CURE News (August 2009)
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Description
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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.
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Location
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Michigan
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Source
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MI-CURE News (August 2009)
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Theme
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Community and Resistance
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Type
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Advocacy Organization Records
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Level 1 Tag
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Advocacy Groups
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Prisons
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Justice Reform
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Parole & Probation
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Reentry
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Prison Conditions
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Level 2 Tag
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Prison Programming
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Abuse by Correctional Officer
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Sexual Violence
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Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative
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Level 3 Tag
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MI-CURE
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MDOC
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Date
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2009-08
