MI-CURE News (May 2012)

Item

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