In our article, “The Shame of Prison Privatization and the Treatment Industrial Complex” we touched upon the expansion of services provided by private corporations into the arenas of treatment for mental health and substance abuse disorders, as well as, into re-entry services for those exiting prisons and jails. Following a thirty year experiment, it became
Over the course of the past thirty-five years, successive efforts have deliberately orchestrated the under-mining of public institutions and one of the primary components in this series of attacks is the push for privatization. Ostensibly, government agencies—or so the argument goes—are poorly administered, wasteful and inefficient and we would be better served if every public
Existe mucha confusión entre residentes indocumentados por lo que es muy importante entender serias diferencias de estatus. La presencia en los Estados Unidos a través una entrada indebida es un delito penal menor bajo el Estatuto Federal que ocurre cuando a alguien se le ha comprobado; Haber entrado o haber intentado entrar al país en
Multiple sources have reported that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among correctional officers is double the rate found among military veterans and police officers. Chronic and severe understaffing causing excessive hours and greater risk of violence to both correctional officers and inmates is perhaps the greatest contributor to the stressors of correctional work. However, the officers
Collins & Collins, P.C. has been hearing stories describing plainly illegal strip searches at New Mexico prisons. Despite clear laws regarding the strict requirements of strip searches, and numerous successful lawsuits related to violations of those laws, illegal strip searches do still occur. There are a number of important restrictions on strip searches, violations of
There’s a lot of confusion around undocumented residents and it is very important to understand some critical differences in status. Presence through improper entry into the United States is a misdemeanor-level criminal offense under Federal Statute. Improper entry occurs when someone is found to have; Entered or attempted to enter the country at any place
When one reflects on New Mexico Governor Susanna Martinez recent veto of bill to limit solitary confinement of pregnant women, juveniles and the mentally ill, it is worth taking a look at the realities of solitary confinement. When viewed against a historical backdrop, some light is shed on the veto and the person behind it.
Grievance Procedure Deadlines Run Very Fast To begin, deadlines run very quickly on prison grievances. Think days not weeks. Obtain the procedures from the subject corrections facility and follow them closely. Because the deadlines run so quickly, Collins & Collins, P.C. does not get involved in the grievance procedure. Chances are the grievance procedure will
Grievance Procedure Deadlines Run Very Fast To begin, deadlines run very quickly on prison grievances. Think days not weeks. Obtain the procedures from the subject corrections facility and follow them closely. Because the deadlines run so quickly, Collins & Collins, P.C. does not get involved in the grievance procedure. Chances are the grievance procedure will
Grievance Procedure Deadlines Run Very Fast To begin, deadlines run very quickly on prison grievances. Think days not weeks. Obtain the procedures from the subject corrections facility and follow them closely. Because the deadlines run so quickly, Collins & Collins, P.C. does not get involved in the grievance procedure. Chances are the grievance procedure will
