tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290856382024-03-12T21:00:56.039-06:00Think Outside the CageColorado Criminal Justice Reform CoalitionPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-42924332903407428182015-12-15T12:05:00.002-07:002015-12-15T12:05:49.976-07:00Winter Newsletter 2015
http://ccjrc.org/pdf/Winter2015.pdfPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-48742163437239671482015-10-23T10:45:00.001-06:002015-10-23T10:45:16.190-06:00The President Hosts a Panel Discussion on Criminal Justice Reform | The White HouseThe President Hosts a Panel Discussion on Criminal Justice Reform | The White HousePamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-81801326621060032842015-10-16T14:11:00.000-06:002015-10-16T14:11:14.471-06:00NY Times Opinionater: Instead of jail, court fines cut to fit the walletTina Rosenberg : New York Times:
David Stojcevski died
in jail in Macomb County, Mich., a far suburb of Detroit, last year. He
was taking doctor-prescribed methadone and two anti-anxiety medicines to
alleviate symptoms of drug withdrawal when he began a 30-day sentence
in June 2014. His family alleges
that officials at the jail did not respond to his pleas for his
medicines. He Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-66860674822601303222015-10-16T14:07:00.001-06:002015-10-16T14:07:17.210-06:00The Marshall Project: New York City's Big Idea on BailThe Marshall Project
Last month in Brooklyn, a homeless teenager was
arrested for jumping a turnstile. He had been arrested a few times
before, so the judge set bail at $250. The teenager could not pay it. He
was sent to Rikers Island jail to wait for trial. He was there for
about two weeks.
We hear stories like this with unacceptable
regularity. They may not generate the same attention Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-63548470519239089352015-09-20T12:02:00.001-06:002015-09-20T12:02:55.307-06:00CCJRC 2015 Voices for Justice SponsorsWe simply cannot thank these folks enough for being part of our event. A huge thanks also to all those who donated to the silent auction!!
Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-72673531827418390752015-07-28T07:11:00.002-06:002015-07-28T07:11:13.772-06:00Pell Grants to be restored to prisonersFinally after two decades prisoners will be allowed to take college classes. More information will be available on Friday when the official announcement comes from the White House
Wall Street Journal
By
Josh Mitchell and
Joe Palazzolo
Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-11197838782042767672015-07-16T14:50:00.001-06:002015-07-16T14:50:06.129-06:00Obama, in Oklahoma, takes reform message to the prison cell blockthe New York Times
EL RENO, Okla. — They opened the door to Cell 123 and President Obama
stared inside. In the space of 9 feet by 10, he saw three bunks, a
toilet with no seat, a small sink, metal cabinets, a little wooden night
table with a dictionary and other books, and the life he might have
had.
As
it turns out, there is a fine line between president and prisoner. As
Mr. Obama Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-50278598300897488002015-07-15T11:40:00.001-06:002015-07-15T11:40:09.312-06:005 Ways President Obama Wants To Overhaul The Criminal Justice SystemPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-24918127729690752592015-07-15T11:37:00.001-06:002015-07-15T11:38:50.774-06:00The White House is Working for Criminal Justice Reform
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In the United
States, low-income and foster-care kids are prescribed psychotropic
drugs at an alarmingly higher rate than their peers in America or
abroad. Governing recently wrote about the
problem and what states are doing to deal with it in March. But since
then, California began closing in on a package of bills that could make
the state a leader in Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-84655306938494112242015-06-17T09:39:00.001-06:002015-06-17T09:39:58.937-06:00Healthcare mattersPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-62842340474910810752015-06-17T09:36:00.004-06:002015-06-17T09:36:42.952-06:00Germany's Kinder, Gentler, Safer PrisonsThe Marshall Project
On Sunday, bleary after an overnight flight from
New York, a group of American criminal justice professionals squeezed
into a private room in a downtown Berlin restaurant. They were preparing
to visit German prisons and meet German prison officials. The trip,
organized by the Vera Institute, a think tank based in New York, is all
about studying another system so that wePamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-56551459344139986812015-06-12T15:35:00.002-06:002015-06-12T15:35:42.061-06:00Women in PrisonPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-44467771761943828822015-06-12T15:34:00.001-06:002015-06-12T15:34:45.353-06:00Basket RegistryPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-41219870158451084622015-06-12T15:33:00.001-06:002015-06-12T15:33:20.156-06:00Colorado Prison FactsPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-6301417874494798522015-06-12T07:24:00.002-06:002015-06-12T07:24:42.308-06:00After A Year Of Freedom, Parolee Kevin Monteiro Still Carries Weight Of His Past -NPR
One year ago -- on June 10, 2014 -- Kevin Monteiro was released after nearly 30 years in prison for second-degree murder.
That day, Monteiro was dropped off by a prison van at the Greyhound
bus station in downtown Denver with a prison-issued debit card, and says
he felt completely lost.
“I had a hundred dollars in my pocket and a box of books," remembers Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-73452282161254988812015-06-12T07:19:00.001-06:002015-06-12T07:19:15.302-06:00Coming Straight Home From Solitary Damages Inmates and their FamiliesNPR
The thing Sara Garcia remembers from the day her son, Mark, got out
of prison was the hug — the very, very awkward hug. He had just turned
21 and for the past two and a half years, he'd been in solitary
confinement.
"He's not used to anyone touching him," Garcia
says. "So he's not used to hugs. And I mean we grabbed him. I mean, we
hugged him. We held him. I mean, it was just surrealPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-64317406641105808132015-06-12T06:55:00.000-06:002015-06-12T06:55:04.467-06:00From Solitary to the StreetNPR
In prison, Brian Nelson lived in solitary confinement. That meant 23
hours a day in a small cell. No human contact, except with guards — for
12 years straight.
Then, his prison sentence for murder was over. One moment he was locked down. The next, he was free.
NPR
and The Marshall Project, an online journalism group that focuses on
the criminal justice system, investigated the Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-34881019735741822012015-04-20T06:11:00.001-06:002015-04-20T06:11:38.203-06:00City Council ForumPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-45236019493041366632015-04-20T06:10:00.001-06:002015-04-20T06:10:02.724-06:00In the LeadSource: CriminalJusticeDegreeHub.comPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-1365822795490739342015-04-16T09:43:00.002-06:002015-04-16T09:43:26.812-06:00Denver neighbors concerned about planned methadone clinic on E. Colfax
A planned medical
clinic serving recovering drug addicts on East Colfax Avenue has upset
some nearby residents, who are angry about, among other things, the
proximity to Denver East High School.
The Denver Recovery Group,
2822 E. Colfax Ave., is under construction and could open sometime next
month, but residents who live nearby and who have students attending
East High School are Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-44565953138685791212015-04-14T07:47:00.001-06:002015-04-14T07:47:37.901-06:00Take Care - Health Matters: Hassan Latif, Executive Director, Second Cha...Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-28040840304247484742015-04-14T07:24:00.000-06:002015-04-14T07:24:47.490-06:00Take Care Health Matters
We are very excited to share with you the launch of the Take Care Health Matters website.
The website serves as a tool and resource to assist justice involved
individuals access health care due to the new opportunities under the
Affordable Care Act (ACA). This website is part of CCJRC’s larger
health care access campaign, which we have been engaged in over the past
year Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-27060837532444535062015-04-14T07:11:00.004-06:002015-04-14T07:11:48.618-06:00CCJRC Weekly Legislative UpdateCCJRC
Pamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-54714118602184865082015-04-09T08:46:00.001-06:002015-04-09T09:09:27.516-06:00Guest commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Doesn't Mean Being Soft on Crime
Denver Post Commentary
he facts are
clear: The United States has 5 percent of the world's population but
almost 25 percent of the world's prisoners. With more than 2 million
people in jails and prisons, the U.S. leads the industrialized world in
both incarceration rates and total numbers.
In addition, prisons
have become the default accommodation for people with mental illness and
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