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"Anti Social Behaviour Orders: Analysis of the First Six Years - A briefing for the launch of ASBO Concern" by Harry Fletcher

7th April 2005

An analysis of the first six years of the use of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders in England.

"Out-of-control Asbos a 'menace to society'" by Robert Verkaik, The Independent

2nd April 2005

The Government's flagship criminal justice measure, the anti-social behaviour order (Asbo), is being widely misused by police and local authorities, MPs have been warned.

New Report: "Caught in the Net: The Impact of Drug Policies on Women & Families"

17th March 2005

Groundbreaking report by the American Civil Liberties Union, Break the Chains: Communities of Color and the War on Drugs, and the Brennan Center for Justice focuses on the impact of the drug war on women and families in the United States

"The effects of a prison smoking ban on smoking behavior and withdrawal symptoms" by Karen L. Cropsey and Jean L. Kristeller in Addictive Behaviors (Volume 30, Issue 3 , March 2005, Pages 589-594)

9th March 2005

This study investigated symptoms of distress and nicotine dependence as predictors of nicotine withdrawal symptoms among 188 incarcerated male smokers during a mandated smoking ban.

"High Court Ends Death Penalty for Youths" by Hope Yen, Associated Press

2nd March 2005

The U.S Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Constitution forbids the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes, ending a practice used in 19 states.

New Report: "Women in Prison in Massachusetts: Maintaining Family Connections" by Erika Kates, Paige Ransford with Carol Cardozo

2nd March 2005

Published by the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, McCormack Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston.

New Report: "Cost-Saving or Cost-Shifting: The Fiscal Impact of Prison Privatization in Arizona" by Kevin Pranis

28th February 2005

An in depth look at past research on Arizona private prison cost studies concludes that research used to justify the expansion of private prisons is methodologically flawed, outdated, and in one case, discredited by the researcher's financial ties to the private prison industry. Published by the Private Corrections Institute.

"Activists protest death camps for people living with HIV in Russia" - Press release from FrontAIDS

20th February 2005

At 10:00 on 20 February 2005, activists of the Russian FrontAIDS movement blocked the entrance to the Ministry of Justice to draw attention to the problems of people living with HIV in prisons.

New Report: Racial Disparities in Sentencing: A Review of the Literature

31st January 2005

New report from The Sentencing Project in Washington DC.

New Report: The Death Penalty in 2004 Year End Report

31st January 2005

Historic five year decline in the death penalty in the United States continues in 2004, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

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