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In the News (Sat 26 Dec 09)

  
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States report a small decrease in the number of HIV-infected inmates during 1997 At yearend 1997, 23,548 inmates in State and Federal prisons were known to be infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (table 1).
Among State prisoners, the average annual rates of increased from 1991 to 1997 of those infected with HIV were 3.8% for males and 11.1% for females.
AIDS death rate in State prison at least 3 times the rate in the general population In 1997 the rate of death because of AIDS was over 3 times higher in the prison population than in the total U.S. population age 15-54.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/pub/ascii/hivp97.txt   (3758 words)

  
 Prisons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
An article that will trace the history of control unit prisons in the United States from their beginnings in the early 1970's to the situation in 1992, as a means to understanding their function within the prison system.
Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) is a small but growing national non-profit organization dedicated to combatting the rape of male and female prisoners and to helping survivors of jailhouse rape.
It comprises of six prisons in the Tihar Complex with a total population of around 11,500 prisoners against a sanction capacity of 3,687 prisoners.
talkjustice.com /links.asp?453053930   (1641 words)

  
 The Oregon Blog
Oregon, with its long coastline, is in a wonderful position to pioneer green aquaculture.
Oregon was once the state of visionaries, and to some degree we remain visionary.
The Oregon Blog is focused on politics in the Beaver State.
webfeet.blogspot.com /2003_12_01_webfeet_archive.html   (4820 words)

  
 US prison empire
Prisons are being privatized and converted into sweat-shops where, for example, pot puffers might find themselves in an ironic hell on earth… a dark cave were they are forced to answer unending calls for a travel agency, for the rest of their lives.
prison populations since 1980 can be traced in part to changes in sentencing laws that are intended to get tough on crime, particularly drug offenders."6 From '85 to '94, Drug offences were responsible for 36% of the increase in state prison populations and 71% of the increase in federal prison populations.
In Ohio, prisoners do data processing, and in Southern California they answer phones to book vacation flights for TWA.19 Typically, prisoners are paid for their work, but most of the money they make is taken from them by the prison for rent, food, taxes, and a host of other exagerrated costs.
www.cannabisculture.com /articles/1887.html   (5057 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- State's correctional boss vows prison system reform
The state prison system has one of the highest recidivism rates in the nation.
State prisons are expanding goal-setting programs for inmates to better prepare them for life after incarceration.
State Sen. Gloria Romero, chairwoman of an oversight committee on prisons, believes Hickman has a rare opportunity to reform the prison system.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20040905-9999-1n5hickman.html   (961 words)

  
 Prison Lifting Bibliography
State prisoners can keep their weight-lifting equipment, but their behavior will have to be good to use it.
Prison politics, however, are not mainstream, at least not with respect to the public's scrutiny of the issues.
A prisoner retains his or her money on a computer account from which it can be withdrawn weekly to purchase perishables, beverages, cosmetics, etc. from the inmate canteen.
www.strengthtech.com /correct/biblio/plbiblio.htm   (4108 words)

  
 In the Supreme Court for the State of Oregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Population of Oregon is at risk to the abuse of the STATE OF OREGON, INC, and it’s non-constitutional courts.
Oregon was determined to be the "Pioneer Police State" at these meetings, and the statutes have been insanely and relentlessly manipulated for the last ten years to implement this agenda.
The AG office states that the 1910 initiative was "properly adopted", yet gives no proof, yet Petitioners are providing undisputed and credible evidence discrediting the lawfulness of the adoption of this statutory scheme, and all of the treasonous entanglements that have been spawned from it.
www.avoiceforchildren.com /cases/S47724.htm   (5529 words)

  
 .: Corvallis Gazette-Times :. Archives
SALEM — A new study shows that from 150 to 175 Oregon prison inmates, mostly men, are raped each year, well below the national average.
An organization called the Prison Rape Elimination Policy Group, is developing a new approach toward combatting sexual assaults in the prison system, aimed at zero tolerance, Williams said.
He said the approach is to encourage victims to confidentially report the attacks and seek medical attention and counseling.
www.gazettetimes.com /articles/2004/05/22/news/oregon/satsta02.txt   (406 words)

  
 For further information contact:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
States are beginning to effectively leverage the research, development, and evaluation commitments of government agencies in support of their programs.
States such as Texas, North Carolina, and Iowa have made major public sector investments in the "build out" of their high speed networks in anticipation of shared applications for agriculture, economic development, education, and for health care administration, public health, and service delivery.
Planning challenges are: 1) the non-adjacent nature of the island state and physical distance and social-cultural differences which isolate rural communities from urban centers; 2) the lack of healthcare professionals, particularly in the area of mental health; and 3) the shortage of bilingual or culturally competent practitioners to serve multicultural populations.
www.hlthtech.com /states/States.html   (15525 words)

  
 Follow The Money: The Institute on Money in State Politics
Under fire for high prices and facing possible state legislative action, the oil and gas industry may continue its long-standing practice of campaign giving in the states.
State political party committees saw a significant drop in their revenues after a new law banned unlimited soft-money contributions to national party committees.
An in-depth look at how state-level party committees in 13 states raised and spent money in 2004 shows that many worked with far fewer dollars than they had in the past.
www.followthemoney.org   (259 words)

  
 List of Oregon state prisons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of state prisons in Oregon.
It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the state of Oregon.
This page was last modified 23:38, 31 October 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Oregon_state_prisons   (60 words)

  
 Oregon Mandatory Min Sentencing Law Measure 11
We put an initiative to repeal Measure 11 (Oregon's mandatory minimum sentencing law voted for in 1994) on the November 2000 ballot and were the "YES ON 94" committee.
Oregon's Measure 11 is mandatory minimum sentencing for certain offenses and it is a
Oregon should be known for having the best treatment facilities for alcohol and drug programs, anger management programs, etc. and very few prisons instead of just warehousing offenders.
www.angelfire.com /ms/oregonmeasure11   (792 words)

  
 portland imc - 2005.06.07 - State of Oregon stops issuing Medical Marijuana cards
Evidently Oregon is the first state to declare they are stopping the flow of new cards.
Higginson said that Oregon will continue to receive and process applications, but he explained, "We need to proceed cautiously until we understand the ramifications of this ruling." Higginson has contacted the attorney general to ask for a formal legal opinion on how the ruling affects OMMP.
The attorneys general of California, Nevada, and Montana have already said that their states' medical marijuana laws are unaffected by today's Supreme Court ruling, and the attorneys general of the six other medical marijuana states have also not challenged their states' policies.
portland.indymedia.org /en/2005/06/318935.shtml   (1042 words)

  
 Jackson County Library Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Quotations are listed under personal names (with a brief biography) or under topics such as "leadership", "pain" or "stickball".
The pertinent law is known as a "Right of Publicity" law, as stated in the first paragraph of the answer, not as "Right of Property" as quoted in the second paragraph of the answer.
State police, state departments of corrections, and individual counties can be contacted to find out how to obtain criminal information.
www.jcls.org /solic/solic0902.html   (3507 words)

  
 State Fire Marshal_837_039
(1) Under ORS 476.030 and 476.120, the State Fire Marshal is responsible for promulgating rules and regulations which establish minimum standards for the protection of life and property from the dangers of fire.
(6) The State Fire Marshal shall cause the fire codes or amendments submitted under section (5) to be evaluated to assure conformity with state fire protection statutes and the minimum standards established by the State Fire Marshal to the extent possible within the time frame requested by the applicant.
The Oregon Administrative Rules and the Oregon Bulletin are copyrighted by the Oregon Secretary of State.
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /rules/OARS_800/OAR_837/837_039.html   (3761 words)

  
 High Country News -- Printable -- July 22, 1996: Budget crisis may doom Oregon's state parks
That's because a state parks system that has drawn fan mail from all over the country can't win the financial support of Oregon's voters and politicians.
State officials say the parks draw 40 million visitors a year, ranking fifth nationwide, and generate $500 million annually for the economies of surrounding cities and towns.
Largely it's because Oregon voters have been in a conservative mood since 1980, when they started passing measures that took revenue generated by a gasoline tax from the parks, limited officials' ability to increase property taxes and required the spending of large amounts of money on new prisons.
www.hcn.org /servlets/hcn.PrintableArticle?article_id=2676   (553 words)

  
 DIVORCE, OREGON, ATTORNEY, LAWYER, DUII, Driving Under Influence, Drunk driving, ATTORNEY ROBERT LARSON, EUGENE, OREGON ...
The Oregon Supreme Court handed down a new decision on the right to counsel in Driving Under the Influence cases in State v.
Oregon County Courthouse addresses and telephone numbers via Oregon State Archives.
State of Washington Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions.
www.efn.org /~bobl/x.htm   (1436 words)

  
 GuruNet — Content Map
List of organisations associated with the British Conservative Party
List of organisations associated with the British Labour Party
List of other Codename: Kids Next Door operatives
www.gurunet.com /cm-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-23151   (62 words)

  
 List Of Things You Can/cannot Send To California State Prisons - Prison Talk Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
this is from North Kern State Prison, but I'm assuming it applies to all california state prisons.
However, each prison makes it's own procedure for inmate allowable property, so that list will be different from prison to prison.
this list is only for what we personally can send to them.
www.prisontalk.com /forums/showthread.php?t=88784   (895 words)

  
 Government Resources
SOU Hannon Library is a depository for federal and Oregon state government publications.
The State University of New York at Buffalo's list of brief full-text government publications, arranged by agency.
The official state directory and manual of facts and figures concerning state, county, city and federal governments, with related general state information.
www.sou.edu /library/documents   (2871 words)

  
 Dog-Play: Find a Group to Join or Visit
Just because I don' t have a group listed that is near you doesn't mean there is no group.
Return to National List to contact National organizations about local chapters or to see International listings.
We are based in Eugene, Oregon and were created by a group of 5 women in 2003.
dogplay.com /Activities/Therapy/join.html   (8047 words)

  
 Society of Professional Journalists
Restrictive prison policies continue to be an issue — and a problem — for journalists.
SPJ is working to keep prisons accessible and has developed this online resource of state access policies relating to the media.
Some state information is not yet available at this SPJ site.
www.spj.org /foia_prisons.asp   (142 words)

  
 Division of Child Support - Locate Links
Link to Secretary of State offices in many states for registered businesses and principals in that state.
Not all Oregon jails have current inmate listings on the county website.
List of Oregon institutions, addresses, and phone numbers.
www.dcs.state.or.us /links/locate.htm   (344 words)

  
 Oregon News - Bombing of Baghdad (live) segues to Segway as real Oregon News
Mary Wright told Secretary of State Colin Powell she was resigning because she could no longer perform her job in good conscience.
Besides, Danny's "dissecting" and Tom's "dispatch", the very "list" that pointed me to this one is a valuable source of news.
It is very sad for me to inform you that US is already a facist state, the endless propaganda, the secret arrests, trials and executions, thought polices checking people's readings and email, search without warranty, these are things happened only in fascist states.
www.networkingtheinternet.com /zxm177.htm   (5206 words)

  
 Police Brutality & Prisons News : SF Bay Area Indymedia
The United States has some of the longest-held political prisoners in the world — women and men who were part of the American Indian Movement (AIM), the Black Panther Party, MOVE, the Puerto Rican Independence movement and the white anti-imperialist movement, who were fighting for self-determination and social justice in the sixties and seventies.
In Oregon, parolees are rerpotedly released with nothing but the prison garb on their backs.
Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere.
www.indybay.org /police   (3381 words)

  
 CAPITAL PUNISMENT FAQS FROM ASC'S CRITICAL CRIMINOLOGY DIVISION
------------------------------- Friends---here is the list which I have of the addresses of death rows in the USA for both men and women.
I ask you to look at this and submit any additions, corrections, etc. If you know the phone number, fax number and an email address of these facilities, please submit them to me. I will then make the changes, and publish a complete directory/listing for the network.
Women's Correctional Facility PO Box 600 Canon City, COLORADO 81212-0500 Bureau of Prisons Delores J. Baylor Women's Correctional Institution 660 Baylor Bovl.
sun.soci.niu.edu /~critcrim/dp/faq/address.html   (184 words)

  
 Listings North Carolina: State government
North Carolina Department of Correction DIVISIONS Administration Prisons Community Corrections Dependency Programs Correction Enterprises Personnel Parole Commission EEO Office Engineering...
North Carolina Cares about the Health of its Residents The Division of Public Health has developed various websites to meet the needs of North Carolina residents, as well as those living outside...
List of many state and private sector resources available to children in North Carolina.
listingsus.com /North-Carolina/Government/State   (654 words)

  
 Listings Florida: State government
Office of Financial Regulation Financial Institutions Financial Institution Information Overview Guide to Chartering a State Bank in Florida Advantages of a State Charter Director's Handbook...
Florida Department of Corrections is responsible for the custody of inmates in state prisons and the supervision of offenders sentenced to probation or parole in the community.
VENDORS DMS State Purchasing Bulletin Board Office of Supplier Diversity Surplus Property List Suspended Vendors Instructions for Surplus Property Purchasing Contracts Guide Non-Profit...
listingsus.com /Florida/Government/State/index2.asp   (678 words)

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