Legislation to restore voting rights to convicted felons except murderers and felony sex offenders has passed the Florida House. The Republican-dominated House voted 71-45 Wednesday for the bill that would implement a constitutional amendment approved by voters last November. The main issue is whether legislation is needed at all, and whether the bill sets up unnecessary hurdles for ex-felons such…
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Restoration of Rights Project
CCRC and its partner organizations NACDL, NLADA and the National HIRE Network are pleased to offer a state-by-state analysis of the law and practice in each U.S. jurisdiction relating to restoration of rights and status following arrest or conviction. These jurisdictional “profiles” cover areas such as loss and restoration of civil rights and firearms rights, judicial and executive mechanisms for avoiding…
Be Careful Filling Prescriptions While On Probation
— Part I — Recently I had surgery at an in and out day clinic. Everything went fine and I will heal very fast since the new technical way of repair inguinal hernias is one of the most performed surgeries in the country and I didn’t even need pain medication. That said: I was given a prescription for oxy-codone-acetominophine and I…
Human Rights Defense Center Fights Abusive Money Practices in Jails
If you have been arrested and processed through a jail (this does not apply to the state or private prisons) in Arizona in the past 18 months and had your cash taken from you at the time of arrest, and then returned to you on a debit card where you were then charged fees to access your own money, the…
Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March
Mission Statement: WE SEEK TO UNITE ACTIVISTS, ADVOCATES, PRISONERS, EX-PRISONERS, THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AS WELL AS ALL OTHERS COMMITTED TO THE FIGHT TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE OR ELIMINATE PRISONS AND THE PRISON SYSTEM, AND REPLACE THEM WITH MORE HUMANE AND EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS. OUR AIM IS TO EXPOSE THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION THAT IT TRULY IS.…
Offenders on Federal Supervised Release Hits All-Time High
Number of Offenders on Federal Supervised Release Hits All-Time High Average inmate faces nearly four years of community monitoring after incarceration With nearly 190,000 inmates, the federal prison system is the largest in the nation, far exceeding those of California, Texas, and other states.1 But the reach of federal corrections extends well beyond prison walls. In 2015, approximately 115,000 offenders…
What NOT TO SAY TO POLICE
Police officers are trained in the art of deception. They know how to prey on fear and uncertainty. Whether you have committed a crime or not, odds are you will be putty in their hands. By Norm Pattis (blog 4/20/10) I’m a battle-hardened criminal defense lawyer, so it always surprises me how weak in the knees I get when a…
U.S. CONSTITUTION LEFT BEHIND AS DRAGON OF CONTROL EMERGES
The state of Arizona has instituted a program to deny certain convicted felons who have served a portion – or all of their sentences – the right to privacy and to conduct their lives in a normal manner free from illegal intrusion by law enforcement. Arizona’s program for dealing with sexual offenders is probably the nation’s most intrusive to date.…
US: For-Profit Probation Tramples Rights of Poor
Published on Feb 4, 2014
(New York, February 5, 2014) – Every year, US courts sentence several hundred thousand misdemeanor offenders to probation overseen by private companies that charge their fees directly to the probationers. Often, the poorest people wind up paying the most in fees over time, in what amounts to a discriminatory penalty. And when they can’t pay, companies can and do secure their arrest.
http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/02/05/us-profit-probation-tramples-rights-poor
Goodwill Industries offers Job Support for Felons
More than 700,000 people were released from prison in 2010, many of whom are attempting to turn their lives around and get back into the workforce. While people with criminal backgrounds can face a harder-than-average time finding a job, there are several things you can do to give yourself an advantage. Get Started Now You don’t have to wait until…