MI-CURE News (May 2011)

Item

Title
MI-CURE News (May 2011)
Description
MI-CURE NEWS (May 2011) covering Executive Order 2011-3 abolisheing 15-member parole board; facilitity closure due to prison population decline; MDOC negotiating new phone service contract with Public Communication Services (PCS); Michigan’s sex offender registry to be reformed, including removal of “Romeo and Juliet” offenders; food service privatization under consideration; MDOC’s Prisoner Reentry Initiative criticized for poor contract monitoring; AFSC seeking feedback on Michigan’s grievance process; recent mergers in correctional healthcare companies; proposal for computers in prison cells to aid rehabilitation; and criticisms of privatization, especially in food services and healthcare.
Location
Michigan
Source
MI-CURE News (May 2011)
Theme
Community and Resistance
Type
Advocacy Organization Records
Level 1 Tag
Advocacy Groups
Prisons
Parole & Probation
Reentry
Prison Conditions
Level 2 Tag
Sex Offender Registry
Prison Communications
Privatization
Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative
Prison Education
Healthcare
Comparative Prison Models
Level 3 Tag
MI-CURE
MDOC
American Friends Service Committee
Date
2011-05