October 2006 - Posts

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• National Public Radio: Should Felons Have the Right to Vote?

  National Public Radio's " Justice Talking " series sponsored a program on "Should Felons Have the Right to Vote". Listen to the broadcast here . Read More » Posted Oct 31 2006, 11:26 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 2,135 views

• Are you Ready? Free Public Service Announcement for Reentry

  Filed under: Reentry

  Are you prepared for the the 650,000 released from prisons? Is your community? Your agency? Here's another point of interest from the International Prison and Corrections Association Conference in Vancouver. Mr. Greg Pease, President of Alaska's community based not for profit, Gastineau Human Services Corporation , has released a FREE Public... Read More » Posted Oct 31 2006, 08:54 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 1,864 views

• Tie a Yellow Ribbon...Singapore's response to offender reentry

  Filed under: Reentry, International Flavors

  Greetings everyone, nice to be back with you after the International Prisons and Corrections Conference in Vancouver. One of the highlights was the Yellow Ribbon Project from Singapore. In the center of the page "Yellow Ribbon Project 2006" there is a little symbol in the top right hand corner "Watch the video".... do take a snapshot... Read More » Posted Oct 30 2006, 03:14 PM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 2,693 views

• Reentry Presentation at the International Corrections and Prison Association

  Filed under: Reentry, Conferences/Training , International

  During the week of October 21-27, 2006, the International Corrections and Prison Association is holding a conference in Vancouver, Canada. Check out the program guide for this conference here . A special track at the conference, Reentry: The Challenge of 21st Century Corrections, is being sponsored by the International Association of Reentry (IAR).... Read More » Posted Oct 20 2006, 08:06 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 3,853 views

• Successful Transitional Housing for the Homeless

  The Urban Institute just released another report: " Characteristics of Transitional Housing for Homeless Familes " focusing on the mentally ill and formerly incarcerated persons and families. Several state programs are reviewed. Traces the history of community-based transtional programs and facilities for homeless families and who they serve... Read More » Posted Oct 19 2006, 12:19 PM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 2,195 views

• Children of Incarcerated Parents-there's help

  The National Institute of Corrections held a video conference in 2003 called, " Children of Prisoners: Children of Promise" available for you to view on our website. There are many other resources on this page as well as links. NEW Publications released on this topic include: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration... Read More » Posted Oct 19 2006, 11:16 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 1,612 views

• Interested in Collaboration Strategies? Just another trend?

  Filed under: Conferences/Training , National Institute of Corrections

  The National Institute of Corrections supported the development of "Collaboration: A Training Curriculum to Enhance the Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Teams: Instructional Manual", by the State Justice Institute (site takes some time to download, so be patient). It contains: Assistance in establishing collaborative relationships for multi... Read More » Posted Oct 19 2006, 08:54 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 1,952 views

• Free Federal Excess Property...How to get it...

  Filed under: Technology

  If you are interested in how to obtain free federal excess property, the National Law Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center has help for you on their JUSTNET website. Be sure to scroll down to the "Important Links" section as well. Have you tried before? Any success stories to share with others? Please respond below. Read More » Posted Oct 13 2006, 11:11 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 2,288 views

• A Restorative Prison? What's that?

  Filed under: International

  The United Kingdom's International Centre for Prison Studies has published a document called: "Prisons and their communities: testing a new approach" by Vivien Stern. SEE ATTACHMENT BELOW. This is a story of how projects that offenders could work on might actually meet a need in the community. It turned into a concept called the Restorative... Read More » Posted Oct 12 2006, 09:19 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 2,357 views

• Elections Are Near- Can Felons in Your State Vote? Reentry Issues Loom

  Filed under: Reentry

  Where does your State stand on felony disenfranchisement policies and laws? The Sentencing Project just released a new report : "A Decade of Reform: Felony Disenfranchisement Policy in the United States". Has your State restored voting rights? What is your opinion on this? Do you think this is a major factor in Reentry success? Share your... Read More » Posted Oct 12 2006, 08:10 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 1,684 views

• New Report on Prison Sexual Violence

  Filed under: PREA

  The Urban Institute has posted Addressing Sexual Violence in Prisons : A National Snapshot of Approaches and Highlights of Innovative Strategies. This report is the result of a written survey of state correctional administrators, a survey of promising practices conducted through phone interviews, and site visits for eleven case studies of state departments... Read More » Posted Oct 11 2006, 10:53 AM by Eileen Conway | 2,194 views

• It's in the Mail: Anthrax, What You Need to Know

  Filed under: Medical/Mental Health, Technology

  The National Institute of Justice published its Summer TechBeat . A main article called: "It's in the Mail" provides key information on What you Need to Know About Anthrax (see page 3 of the entire Techbeat). Additional links on Anthrax : Center for Disease Control and Prevention Note: This Techbeat also has an article on "Principles... Read More » Posted Oct 10 2006, 08:33 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 2,292 views

• Seamless Response to Emergencies: Best Practices for Pandemic Flu Launched

  Filed under: Medical/Mental Health

  The National Governors Association (NGA) has launched a new document from its Best Practices website for Governors and Senior State Officials: " Preparing for a Pandemic Influenza: A Primer for Governors and Senior State Officials" . Learn About What Works Get Assistance Receive Up-to-date Information Learn About Emerging National Trends How... Read More » Posted Oct 04 2006, 09:00 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie | 2,326 views