Prison Expansion
Articles and/or groups related to prison constuction and expanding of prison/jail systems
PRISONTOWN MYTH: The promise of prosperity hasn’t come true for Oregon's rural communities
April 18, 2008 - 12:12pmOregon Business Magazine’s April 2008 cover story, "PRISONTOWN MYTH: The promise of prosperity hasn’t come true for Oregon's rural communities" exposes the truth about the economic impact that the 1990s prison expansion has had on Oregon’s rural communities.
PSJ’s First Statewide Annual Gathering a Huge Success
April 9, 2008 - 1:21pmNearly 120 PSJ members and concerned Oregonians came together on Saturday, April 5th for our first Statewide Annual Gathering which was a resounding success! The day was devoted to providing the information and tools necessary to defeat the mandatory minimum measure that will be on Oregon’s ballot in November.
ID: Prison Population Growing Fast
March 6, 2008 - 9:42am In Idaho, 7,382 people are in prison or county jail. Around 13,000 people in the state are on probation or parole.
ID: Privatization Plan Withdrawn
February 26, 2008 - 5:17pm Idaho’s Governor C. L. Butch Otter has given up on plans to let private corporations build and operate prisons in Idaho.
WA: Legislation introduced to increase racial profiling and incarceration rates
February 26, 2008 - 12:02pm House Bill 2712 and Senate Bill 6608, together referred to as the Gang Bill, are long pieces of legislation that would increase incarceration, increase racial profiling, create a state-wide database of people labeled gang members, and criminalize youth culture.
