NY Times Article: In light of the costs associated with the growing level of incarceration, the Pew Center on the States recommends “diverting nonviolent offenders away from prison and using punishments short of reincarceration for minor or technical violations of probation or parole. It also urged states to consider earlier release of some prisoners.” Click here to read more.
New York Law Journal Article: A Watertown City Judge has ruled that a court has a duty to ensure that defendants who plead guilty to violations have a “full understanding” that their conviction history might be available to the public. Click here to read more; Click here to read the opinion.
New York Times Feature: Description of the effects of high incarceration rates among particularly troubled neighborhoods. Click here to read more.
H.R.:1593 Second Chance Act of 2007 – the Second Chance Act reauthorizes the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and improves reentry planning and implementation. This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote on November 13, 2007. Click here to read more.
New York State Defenders Association, Vol 22 (Aug-Sep 2007). Click here to read more.
Correction Law of New York, Ch. 373, Section 168-t (2007). Failure to register as a sex offender has been increased to an E felony for the first offense and D felony upon second offense. Click here to read more.
Suffolk County officials believe they have a solution for the problem of temporary housing for sex offenders – movable trailers. Click here to read the article.
Washington Post Article: CDC report concludes that youths who are tried as adults and housed in adult prisons experience higher rates of recidivism and commit more violent crimes than do minors who remain in the juvenile justice system. Click here to read more.