Archive-Mass Incarceration in Michigan

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• MI-CURE News (February 2006)
  MI-CURE News (February 2006) covering legislation to address prison phone issues; updates on Kansas' reentry program for high-risk offenders; reporting on prison health care reforms; developments in Michigan legislation on good time credits, wrongful incarceration compensation, private prison prohibition, and sex offender laws; and updates on court rulings and litigation, including the ACLU's class action suit regarding appellate counsel.
• MI-CURE News (August 2006)
  MI-CURE News (August 2006) covering the findings of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons; recommendations to reduce prison violence, improve health care, limit segregation, and enhance oversight; reporting on sexual violence in U.S. prisons; updates on Michigan's Drug Treatment Court and juvenile sex offender programs; developments in GPS monitoring for probationers and parolees; and various court rulings impacting corrections, sentencing, and civil rights.
• MI-CURE News (November 2005)
  MI-CURE News (November 2005) covering the ongoing legal challenges and implementation of female staff at women’s prisons; Alaska’s efforts to address prison corruption; updates on access to sex offender therapy; juvenile lifer sentencing and related advocacy for change; debates on closing Michigan’s youth prison; audits of MDOC’s educational programs and release date record-keeping; legislative updates, including proposed changes to criminal justice laws and the federal Streamlined Procedures Act; and the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.
• MI-CURE News (May 2005)
  MI-CURE News (May 2005) covering issues and reccomendations regarding Michigan’s Assaultive Offender Programming; recent court rulings on prison policies, parole, and healthcare; challenges to Michigan’s incarceration rate and suggestions for reform; and a focus on the United Nations’ Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.
• MI-CURE News (February 2005)
  MI-CURE News (February 2005) covering Michigan’s implementation of a debit calling system for prisoners; a presentation on Canada's Life Line program; an expert’s view of MDOC’s health care system and advocacy for reform; recommended reading for parole planning; and continued discussion of the United Nations’ Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.
• MI-CURE News (August 2005)
  MI-CURE News (August 2005) covering collateral consequences of convictions, focusing on Michigan’s restoration of rights and employment barriers; concerns about Michigan’s prison population and spending; advocacy for parole reform and successful reentry programs; updates on legislative changes for ex-prisoner identification; ACLU involvement in lawsuits against Saginaw County Jail and sentencing issues; and continued discussions on the United Nations’ Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.
• MI-CURE News (August 2004)
  MI-CURE News (August 2004) covering ongoing advocacy for reduced prison phone rates; ACLU study on juveniles sentenced to life without parole; legislative updates on youthful sex offender registration changes; MDOC’s prisoner reentry initiative and mentoring programs; and court rulings on sentencing guidelines, mental commitment for juveniles, and other legal issues.
• MI-CURE News (February 2004)
  MI-CURE News (February 2004) covering flawed Michigan parole policies and recommendations for parole reform; MDOC’s Prisoner Reentry Initiative; new mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents; Oakland County’s mental health diversion program; legal rulings on parole denials and legal mail; UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners; and expungement and child support kits in law libraries.
• MI-CURE News (May 2004)
  MI-CURE News (May 2004) covering prison phone system issues; fixed-date parole policies; MDOC’s plan to manage prison population; fraudulent parole services warning; new parole program for female offenders; second-hand smoke concerns; legislation on lifer parole reviews; federal sentencing reforms and judicial discretion; wrongful convictions study; international criticisms of U.S. criminal justice policies; UN Standard Minimum Rules for Prisoners; and SCOTUS case on indigent legal representation.
• MI-CURE News (November 2004)
  MI-CURE News (November 2004) covering child support modifications for incarcerated parents; Medicaid policy changes for reentry; reports on juvenile lifers and parole policies; Attorney General’s use of prisoner funds for bonuses; federal bills on mentally ill offenders and DNA testing; legal challenges to sentencing guidelines; ABA review of prison phone policies; indigent defense fee ruling; and UN prison standards.
• MI-CURE News (August 2003)
  MI-CURE News (August 2003) covering Overton v. Bazzetta upholding restrictive prison visitation policies; restorative prison practices in England; UN Standard Minimum Rules for Prisoners; legal kit for expungement; public defense reform proposals; drug court expansion; racial disparities in incarceration; and MDOC's erroneous prisoner releases.
• MI-CURE News (February 2003)
  MI-CURE News (February 2003) covering major drug law reforms eliminating mandatory minimums and lifetime probation; MDOC’s early release proposal to address prison overcrowding; Supreme Court cases on prisoner visitation and voting rights; medical advocacy issues, including hepatitis C lawsuits; court rulings on parole, religious freedom, and legal rights; and prison conditions such as second-hand smoke exposure and Internet restrictions.
• MI-CURE News (May 2003)
  MI-CURE News (May 2003) covering MDOC’s five-year plan to manage prison growth and reduce costs; legislative updates on sentencing guidelines, parole, and drug treatment courts; healthcare policies including increased co-pays and use of generic medications; Hepatitis C lawsuits against MDOC for inadequate testing and treatment; advocacy updates on prison phone rates and lobbying efforts; court rulings on parole, sentencing, and prisoners' rights; and prison conditions including disease outbreaks and restrictive visitation policies.
• MI-CURE News (November 2003)
  MI-CURE News (November 2003) covering prison policy changes, legislative updates, and advocacy efforts; parole seminar insights; proposed reforms to felony murder appeals, sex offender registry, and prison phone rates; Governor Granholm’s veto of prison expansion and early release cost-saving measures; Michigan’s restrictive visitation policies reinstated; closure of the Corrections Ombudsman Office; and key court rulings on parole, legal mail, and sentencing.
• MI-CURE News (February 2002)
  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.
• MI-CURE News (July-August 2002)
  MI-CURE News (July-August 2002) covering gubernatorial candidate responses on prison policies, family contact, mental health, and privatization; worsening prison telephone conditions; a federal court ruling declaring Michigan’s public sex offender registry unconstitutional; and updates on expungement eligibility and procedures.
• MI-CURE News (May 2002)
  MI-CURE News (May 2002) covering a ruling striking down MDOC’s restrictive visitation policies; advocacy against excessive prison phone rates; concerns over MDOC policies limiting prisoner mail and money orders; court rulings on parole rights; a ballot initiative to replace mandatory drug sentences with treatment; and reports on jail deaths in Detroit due to medical neglect.
• MI-CURE News (November 2002)
  MI-CURE News (November 2002) covering efforts to reduce excessive prison phone rates; court rulings on sentencing errors, retroactive sex offender registration, and indigent defendants’ right to counsel; disparities in incarceration vs. education spending among Black Michiganders; concerns over MDOC’s restrictive mail policies and lack of oversight on prisoner treatment; prison education initiatives aimed at reducing recidivism; false-positive drug test risks for incarcerated individuals; and calls for continued advocacy on prison transparency, sentencing policies, and corporate accountability in corrections contracts.
• MI-CURE News (August 2001)
  MI-CURE News (August 2001) covering Bazetta v. McGinnis, where a federal judge struck down Michigan’s restrictive visitation policies; Michigan’s failed prison labor law, which failed to generate jobs due to excessive regulations; state budget cuts prioritizing prisons over education and crime prevention; MDOC’s plan to post prisoner photos online; increasing parolee reincarceration for technical violations; a legal education program for prisoners; key court rulings, including a Michigan Supreme Court decision limiting mental capacity defenses; and a federal judge awarding damages to an incarcerated survivor of sexual assault by a correctional officer.
• MI-CURE News (February 2001)
  MI-CURE News (February 2001) covering Michigan’s new law on post-conviction DNA testing; MDOC’s obstruction of an investigation into employee discipline and grievances; updates on prison phone rate reform; MDOC limiting prisoner access to books; renewal of a $250 million no-bid healthcare contract despite concerns over inadequate care; national parole trends, including high reincarceration rates for minor violations; and California’s Prop 36, mandating drug treatment over incarceration for first-time offenders.
• MI-CURE News (May 2001)
  MI-CURE News (May 2001) covering Michigan’s unnecessary prison expansion; the parole board’s conservative approach, declining parole approvals, and delays due to inadequate therapy programs; Hepatitis C crisis in prisons; proposed changes to prison education programs; concerns about control unit prisons and their psychological effects; and the expansion of women’s prison facilities in Michigan.
• MI-CURE News (November 2001)
  MI-CURE News (November 2001) covering the Equitable Telephone Charges Campaign; legal challenge Bazzetta v. McGinnis against MDOC’s restrictive visitation policies; rulings on parole board transparency, prior arrests as evidence, and youth offenders on the sex offender registry; concerns over MDOC’s legal mail policy; sentencing reforms in other states versus Michigan’s resistance; inadequate Hepatitis C treatment in prisons; and new statistics on prisoner deaths.
• MI-CURE News (August 2000)
  MI-CURE News (August 2000) covering the campaign against excessive prison phone charges; concerns over Michigan’s juvenile justice system; problems with privatized prison healthcare; MDOC efforts to restrict prisoner civil rights; debates on conflict resolution education and public assistance restrictions for sex offenders; and CURE’s campaign against the death penalty.
• MI-CURE News (February 2000)
  MI-CURE News (February 2000) covering excessive prison phone charges; Michigan laws stripping incarcerated individuals of civil rights protections and the ACLU lawsuit challenging them; concerns over MDOC restrictions on rehabilitative services; Illinois' death penalty moratorium and wrongful convictions; critiques of mandatory minimums, mass incarceration, and limits on parole appeals; and the impact of punitive school discipline policies on violence.
• MI-CURE News (May 2000)
  MI-CURE News (May 2000) covering efforts to reduce prisoner phone costs; concerns over privatized prison healthcare; Michigan’s rising prison population and economic burdens on families; critiques of restrictive media access and systemic barriers to rehabilitation; a federal court ruling on habeas corpus petitions; and continued advocacy for humane corrections policies and legislative oversight.