Posted by Scott Packard on Wed, May 19, 2010 @ 12:00 PM
This week’s ‘Hotlinks’ presented to you by ‘Murkey Research’...
The California DCR pulled the old ‘bait-and-switch’ technique on parole violators by promising amnesty if they showed up at theOakland parole office, only to then re-arrest them!
Illinois DOC officials visited the Lake County Jail to study the jail’s rehabilitative programs. The DOC is looking into programs that inmates can start at the jail and finish up at the state prison.
The Mighigan DOC implements a new procedure called ‘Offenderlink’ that allows low-risk parolees to call into an automated system and check in, instead of physically meeting with the parole agent. (DSI / ITI also carries an automated check-in system for paroles called ‘Call-Track’)
Nancy Zappulla writes at corrections.com about how reading became cool (by accident) and provides some tips on how to make reading cool with juvenile detention students.
Charles Remsberg wrote this quick and short read on better methods and tactics for transporting prisoners.
And for your weird news story of the week…
Don Denevi has created and implemented a tennis team and court at the San Quentin Prison. See how the reporter’s match goes down with two offenders.