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2003 News Items

Could Incarceration be Race Driven?
by Reggie Williams, Baltimore Afro-American
December 17, 2003

Less Prison, More Treatment by Brendan Armbruster, Sentinal Newspaper December 16, 2003

With Cash Tight, States Reassess Long Jail Terms by Fox Butterfield,  New York Times November 10, 2003

States Starting to Reverse Get-Tough Prison Policies, Reformers Say by Wiley Hall, Associated Press November 10, 2003

Out of Prison by Editorial, Baltimore Sun November 9, 2003

Md. Prisons to Focus on Rehabilitation by Lori Montgomery, Washington Post November 6, 2003

New Jersey Leads Nation in Drug Incarceration Rate by Steve Strunsky, Newsday November 5, 2003

Rethink sentencing to end racial injustice in Maryland by Del. Obie Patterson, Baltimore Sun October 26, 2003

Disparity in Md. Drug Incarcerations Cited by Craig Whitlock, Washington Post October 24, 2003

Blacks imprisoned disproportionately in Md., study says; Legislative caucus hopes to address wide disparity; 76 percent of inmates by Michael Dresser, Baltimore Sun October 23, 2003

Black Caucus "Shocked" at Findings of Racial Prison Imbalance by Bethany Broida, Capital News Service October 23, 2003

Maryland: Drug Convictions And Race by Gary Gately, New York Times October 23, 2003

New Study Finds Racial Disparities in Prison Sentencing by Sonsyrea Tate, Montgomery Gazette October 23, 2003

Prison Life and Inmate Safety by Vincent Schiraldi, New York Times-Letter to the Editor September 2, 2003

Connect the Dots on Crime by William Raspberry, Washington Post September 1, 2003

School Dropouts Often End Up in Prison by Lance Gay, Scripps Howard News Service August 28, 2003

Too Much Spent on Jails Instead of Schools, Study Says by Michael Dresser, Baltimore Sun August 28, 2003

Study: 1 in 37 U.S. adults have 'prison experience' by Curt Anderson, Associated Press August 18, 2003

Cutting Funding for Treatment Will Be Costly by Tara Andrews, Baltimore Sun August 5, 2003

Prison Population Boom Means Added Costs For States by Mike Clements, Stateline August 1, 2003

The Growing Inmate Population by Editorial, The New York Times August 1, 2003

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Prison Alternatives Modesto Bee July 29, 2003

Conn. No. 3 Nationwide in Prisoner Population Increase Newsday July 29, 2003

Ruben Rosario: State Hits Top 5 in Growth of Inmate Populace by Ruben Rosario, Pioneer Press July 28, 2003

US prison population grows to 2m by Maxim Kniazkov, Herald Sun July 28, 2003

Report: Colo. Prison Population Among Fastest-Growing by Julia C. Martinez , Denver Post July 27, 2003

Justice Dept: Number of Prisoners Jumps 2.6% by Fox Butterfield, New York Times July 27, 2003

Going Backwards U.S. Prison and Jail Population Increases in 2002 by James Vicini, Reuters July 27, 2003

Growing Prison Population is Growing Problem for Cash-strapped States by Curt Anderson, Associated Press July 27, 2003

GOP leads the way on drug policy reform by Tara Andrews and Vincent Schiraldi, Baltimore Sun July 21, 2003

Pataki Is a Laggard on Drug Laws by Robert Gangi and Vincent Schiraldi, Newsday July 11, 2003

Criminal Injustice System Requires Fix by Editorial, Victoria Advocate June 28, 2003

Assembly Approves Drug Bill by Patrick Jackson, The News Journal June 27, 2003

Change Ahead for Drug Cases by Rachel Graves, Houston Chronicle June 27, 2003

Speedy Trials: Defendants shouldn't have to languish in jail by Editorial, Dallas Morning News June 12, 2003

Don't Veto: Ethics, ID theft, drug bills should become law by Editorial, Dallas Morning News June 11, 2003

State Might Revive Early-Parole Plan by Steve Terrell, Santa Fe New Mexican June 8, 2003

Plan to Let Prisoners Earn Time Off is Good by Editorial, Statesman Journal June 6, 2003

Panel Questions Prison Plan by Dan Kane, News Observer June 3, 2003

A Sensible Approach to Sentences for Drugs by Bud Kennedy, Forth Worth Star Telegram June 3, 2003

Grim distinction by Editorial, Baltimore Sun June 3, 2003

A Blind Eye, Still Turned: Getting serious about prison rape by Eli Lehrer, National Review June 2, 2003

Correct This! by Editorial, Sacramento News and Review May 29, 2003

Locke signs bill releasing some prison inmates early by Associated Press, The Seattle Times May 21, 2003

Existing programs can fill rehab prison void by Thom Marshall, Houston Chronicle May 20, 2003

Juvenile Justice and the Malvo Case by Vincent Schiraldi, Washington Post May 15, 2003

Alarm Addictions by Bruce Shapiro , LA Weekly May 15, 2003

Senate committee urges the release of Tulia 13 by CLAY ROBISON May 12, 2003

Will Harrell: Uncorroborated evidence brings shaky convictions by Will Harrell, The Dallas Morning News May 10, 2003

Drug treatment may face budget crunch by Kurt Allen, The Huntsville Item May 7, 2003

Treating drug offenders saves dollars by Michele Deitch and Vincent Schiraldi, Dallas Morning News May 4, 2003

Seeking alternatives to prison by Lili LeGardeur, State Times-Morning Advocate May 3, 2003

SENTENCING SMARTS by Editorial, Houston Chronicle April 29, 2003

BEHIND BARS Houston Chronicle April 24, 2003

Free drug addicts, state from their respective burdens by Rev. Robert Jefferson, Austin American Statesman April 24, 2003

We've seen it: Drug treatment beats incarceration by Gilbert Moreno and Richard Farias, Houston Chronicle April 24, 2003

South's prison rate tops nation by The Associated Press April 6, 2003

Conference targets prison system; Group suggests alternative ways to fight crime by Gwen Filosa, Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) April 5, 2003

Conference aims to unlock issues of imprisonment; Workshops, films on life behind bars by Gwen Filosa April 4, 2003

Bloated jails don't tell whole story by Lolis Eric Elie, Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) April 4, 2003

Too Many Md. Youths Receiving Adult Justice by Vincent Schiraldi and Marc Schindler, Baltimore Sun March 6, 2003

Nonviolent offenders costing state big bucks ; Questionable law enforcement and nonviolent inmates are good targets for cuts. by  EDITORIAL, San Antonio Express-News March 5, 2003

Open-Door Policy by Erin Sullivan, Baltimore City Paper March 5, 2003

Tate's Mom Asks Pope to Help Young Killer by Noah Bierman, Miami Herald February 27, 2003

Time for New Tactics in the Costly Drug War by Kurt L. Schmoke, Baltimore Sun February 24, 2003

Crisis in California Education by Vincent Schiraldi, Rose Braz, The San Francisco Chronicle January 23, 2003

Strapped for cash, states set some felons free by Alexandra Marks, The Christian Science Monitor January 21, 2003

California: Cut Prison Budgets, Not Education by Vincent Schiraldi and Rose Braz, Pacific News Service January 18, 2003

Budget Cutting in Community Corrections: Where Should it Come From? by Michelle Gaseau, Managing Editor, Correctional News January 14, 2003

Federal Prison System Emerges as Nations Largest Prison System Correctional News January 8, 2003

In Illinois, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Newly built prisons remain shut, as states face budget crunch The Associated Press January 8, 2003

Prison Costs, Glut Worry Lawmakers by Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette January 7, 2003

Freeing 10,000 Nonviolent Drug Offenders Could Avert Painful Cuts to Court System by Alex Ricciardulli, The LA Times January 5, 2003

Amid Budget Crunch, It's Every Lobbyist for Himself by Evan Halper, Times Staff Writer, The LA Times January 3, 2003

State Explores Cheaper Alternatives to Prison by Henry J. Cordes, World-Herald Bureau January 3, 2003

Richardson Fills Corrections, Labor Posts by Barry Massey, Associated Press January 1, 2003