Prison Program
The Prison Program continues our focus on people in prison and the conditions under which they are confined. The program advocates for increasing access to quality programs within prisons that strengthen rehabilitation, ensuring that prisoners and their families have access to information on issues directly affecting the incarcerated, and preventing the implementation of policies or legislation that further erode the constitutional and human rights of incarcerated people.
2008 Criminal Justice Calendar
February 14, 2008 - 3:47pm The following list includes events relating to prisons or criminal justice reform. For more information about any particular event, contact the sponsoring organization.
MT: Judge Okay's Out-of-State Prisoners at Hardin Jail
June 16, 2008 - 4:04pm A Montana judge recently ruled that a jail built as a money-making scheme for the city of Hardin could accept prisoners from other states. This ruling overturned the opinion from the Montana Secretary of State that said jails could not contract with other states to incarcerate prisoners.
WA: Federal Government Sues WDOC
June 16, 2008 - 3:57pm The U. S. Department of Labor is suing Washington Department of Corrections for what could be millions of dollars in unpaid overtime owed to community corrections workers.
OR: No Charges Filed in Prisoner Death
June 11, 2008 - 10:55am No charges were filed in the death of David Schmidt who died on December 3 after a struggle with guards at Oregon State Penitentiary.
OR: Prisoner Shot at SRCI
June 10, 2008 - 10:39am In early April, a guard at Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) shot and wounded a prisoner during a fight in the recreation area.
