Archive for October 1, 2007
Prison overcrowding? No problem.
Oct 1st
Very little has been reported thus far on today’s emergency judiciary committee meeting on the parole ban. The only thing out there is this meager story by Channel 3.
From what I can gather, Commissioner Lantz doesn’t seem to think there’s a problem.
The state’s prisons commissioner said she doesn’t need more staff or new prisons to handle any influx of inmates from the temporary ban of parole for violent offenders.
Lantz said an additional 228 beds are being added. Also, she said the corrections officers are trained to handle fluctuating prison populations. Currently, there are about 300 portable beds set up on gym floors and in function rooms.
There are currently 19,000 inmates in Connecticut’s prisons — 2,000 more than what the system was designed for.
Nope, nothing to see. Move along.
I guess I’m still surprised that the legislature has no problem with the Governor effectively overriding a statute.
Monday Morning Jumpstart
Oct 1st
It’s just another Manic Monday.
- CT seems to be a bad place to be a teacher. Karoli has all the details about a teacher forced to resign because a girl’s parents didn’t like his choice of summer reading.
- More than 20% of CT inmates have moderate to severe mental illnesses. More on this later.
- Matlock the Republican creates a taxonomy of lawyers using baseball terms.
- S.cotus took the new naturalization test last week and followed it up with a test of his own.
- The Saucy Vixen gave us a glimpse into dealing with her clients (and the post spawned some interesting comments).
- Anne Reed’s Deliberations took a look at the idea of a national jury pool.
- Of Counsel has been all over the AJC’s coverage of the death penalty.
- Speaking of which, CDW’s weekly roundup is here.
- Grits brings the good news that the Dallas PD will participate in a study of lineup procedures.
If I missed anything, leave a link in the comments!
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