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Alaska Public Media: Press Conference At Fairbanks Correctional Center With PLO Executive Director
May, 2017
May 11, 2017 – During a Tuesday (May 9) press conference outside Fairbanks Correctional Center, Prison Law office Executive Director Donald Specter described Norway’s approach.
”In Norway, people who are incarcerated are seen as members of the community, so they’re not forgotten about when they come into a facility,” Specter said. “They’re immediate goal is to try to get them out in a productive way. Norwegian prison systems have a saying, that they want to produce a better neighbor.”
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KTVF: Inside Fairbanks Correctional Center with PLO Exec. Director
May, 2017
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) – The Fairbanks Correctional Center will be seeing some changes in the near future.
The facility will be implementing different aspects of the Norwegian prison system.
Today, staff members were able to share the different programs they offer to inmates, and what changes have already been put in place.
Executive Director at Prison Law Office, Donald Specter, will be helping to fund these implementations. This includes a trip to Norway to see firsthand what living is like for prisoners.
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AZ Teen Held in Isolation Commits Suicide After ADOC Ignores Warning From Prison Law Office About Declining Mental Health
August, 2016
New evidence shows that a few weeks before a teenager held in solitary confinement at Perryville Prison died in what appears to be an act of suicide, the Arizona Department of Corrections had been specifically warned about her deteriorating mental health and notified that the conditions in which she was being kept likely violated state policy.
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North Dakota: DOJ Changes Course After European Criminal Justice Project Participation
July, 2016
“If people are spending all of their time in a cage by themselves, it’s not unusual that they’re going to behave in a way that’s not really desirable,” says Karianne Wolfer, Director of Correctional Practices.
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Attorneys For Arizona Prisoners Ask Federal Court to Enforce Year Old Settlement
April, 2016
On April 11, 2016, the Prison Law Office and the ACLU National Prison Project filed in federal court in Arizona a motion to enforce the year-old settlement between the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) and prisoners in the case of Parsons v. Ryan. The motion seeks an order requiring ADC to hire more healthcare staff to prevent further injury and death.