Past Resources of the Week
2008 General News
December
Analysis of the 2009-10 New York State Executive Budget
- By: The Center for Community Alternatives
- 12/29/2008
- more info
Putting Public Safety First - 13 Supervision Strategies to Enhance Reentry Outcomes
- By: Urban Institute (with additional author organizations)
- 12/22/2008
- more info
National Blueprint for Reentry
- By: National HIRE Network, Legal Action Center
- 12/08/2008
- more info
Smart on Crime: Recommendations for the Next Administration & Congress
- By: The 2009 Criminal Justice Transition Coalition
- 12/01/2008
- more info
November
Class Action Lawsuite Challenges Social Security Administration's "Fleeing Felon" Policies
- By: National Senior Citizens Law Center; Urban Justice Center
- 11/17/2008
- more info
Statistics on Incarcerated Mothers and Children
- By: Women's Prison Association
- 11/10/2008
- more info
Voting Rights Retored - Video about Florida Voter
- By: Associated Press
- 11/03/2008
- more info
October
Certificates of Relief from Disabilities & Certificates of Good Conduct - Resources on Reentry Net/NY
- By: Reentry Net/NY
- 10/13/2008
- more info
September
The Consequences of Criminal Charges: A People's Guide
- By: The Bronx Defenders, Community Service Society, and LawHelp/NY
- 09/29/2008
- more info
New York City Housing Authority Decision Dismissing Termination of Tenancy on Grounds that Charges were Based on Sealed Records
- By: New York City Housing Authority Decision (case brought by Legal Aid Society)
- 09/22/2008
- more info
Unchaining Civil Rights
- By: Justice Strategies, Center for Community Alternatives & National HIRE Network, Legal Action Center
- 09/15/2008
- more info
Register to VOTE
- By: Voter Enfranchisement Project of The Bronx Defenders
- 09/10/2008
- more info
August
Connections & The Job Search 2008
- By: New York Public Library
- 08/04/2008
- more info
July
Updated Income History Tool to Invoke $500 Cap on Child Support Arrears
- By: The Bronx Defenders
- 07/30/2008
- more info
Going to Work With a Criminal Record
- By: Public/Private Ventures (P/PV)
- 07/21/2008
- more info
Discharge Planning Services for Inmates Receiving Mental Health Treatment in a NYC Jail
- By: Urban Justice Center
- 07/14/2008
- more info
Do More Prisons Equal Less Crime?
- By: The Sentencing Project
- 07/07/2008
- more info
June
Child Support Resources for Non-Custodial Parents from Reentry Net/NY
- By: Reentry Net/NY
- 06/30/2008
- more info
How to Get & Clean Up A Rap Sheet in Your State
- By: Reentry Net
- 06/23/2008
- more info
From Options to Action: A Roadmap for City Leaders to Connect Formerly Incarcerated Individuals to Work
- By: Public/Private Ventures (P/PV)
- 06/17/2008
- more info
Back to School: A Guide to Continuing Your Education After Prison
- By: Prisoner Reentry Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- 06/09/2008
- more info
*New Legal Rights Brochure* Are You Somebody With... HIV/AIDS, a Criminal Record, or a Drug or Alcohol History?
- By: Legal Action Center
- 06/02/2008
- more info
May
Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry from Jail to the Community
- By: Urban Institute
- 05/27/2008
- more info
Legislative Proposals and Priorities for 2nd Annual New York Reentry Roundtable Advocacy Day
- By: New York Reentry Roundtable
- 05/19/2008
- more info
Targeting Blacks: Drug Law Enforcement and Race in the United States
- By: Human Rights Watch
- 05/12/2008
- more info
Disparity By Geography: The War on Drugs in American Cities
- By: The Sentencing Project
- 05/12/2008
- more info
Rockefeller Drug Laws Cause Racial Disparities, Huge Taxpayer Burden
- By: New York Civil Liberties Union / Justice Mapping Center
- 05/12/2008
- more info
Marijuana Arrest Crusade: Racial Bias and Police Policy in New York City 1997-2007
- By: Harry G. Levine and Deborah Peterson Small
- 05/12/2008
- more info
New York's Newly Increased Mandatory Surcharges and Crime Victim's Assistance Fees
- By: Center for Community Alternatives
- 05/05/2008
- more info
April
Court Finds Healthcare Agency Employment Denial Arbitrary and Capricious Based on Failure to Balance Evidence of Rehabilitation with Negative Factors
- By: Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Monroe
- 04/28/2008
- more info
Mapping the Innovation in Correctional Healthcare Service Delivery in New York City
- By: Prisoner Reentry Institute of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- 04/21/2008
- more info
2008 Presidential Candidates' Platforms on Criminal Justice
- By: The Sentencing Project
- 04/14/2008
- more info
Jailing Communities: The Impact of Jail Expansion and Effective Public Safety Strategies
- By: Justice Policy Institute
- 04/07/2008
- more info
March
*Updated* Sample Employment Advocacy Letters
- By: Reentry Net/NY Library
- 03/31/2008
- more info
New Section of LawHelp/NY on the Consequences of Criminal Charges
- By: LawHelp/NY
- 03/24/2008
- more info
Decision Dismissing NYCHA Non-Desirability Charges Based on Sealed Criminal Records
- By: Manhattan Legal Services
- 03/17/2008
- more info
Understanding the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents
- By: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center
- 03/03/2008
- more info
February
Bronx Court Rejects Denial of Employment by OMRDD (Hollingshed v. New York State)
- By: New York State Supreme Court
- 02/25/2008
- more info
New York State Supreme Court Decision Orders Proper Consideration of Certificate of Relief on Employment Application for a Public Agency (NYPD)
- By: New York State Supreme Court
- 02/19/2008
- more info
Should We Be Sentencing for Dollars? Rethinking the Proposed Drug Tax
- By: Center for Community Alternatives
- 02/12/2008
- more info
Know Your Voting Rights in New York State!
- By: Voter Enfranchisement Project of The Bronx Defenders
- 02/04/2008
- more info
January
The State of Sentencing 2007: Developments in Policy and Practice
- By: The Sentencing Project
- 01/28/2008
- more info
The Consequences of Criminal Proceedings in New York State - A Judicial Bench Guide (Updated January 2008)
- By: The Bronx Defenders
- 01/22/2008
- more info
Decision Limiting District Attorney's Authority to Approve or Prevent Case Settlements Between Landlords and Tenants in Drug Holdover Proceedings
- By: New York State Supreme Court
- 01/14/2008
- more info
Social Insecurity: How the Social Security Administration's
- By: Urban Justice Center, Mental Health Project
- 01/07/2008
- more info