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Series

Criminal Procedure

2003

American University Washington College of Law

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Full-Text Articles in Law

Addressing Sexual Misconduct In Community Corrections_June 2-4, 2003, Brenda V. Smith Jun 2003

Addressing Sexual Misconduct In Community Corrections_June 2-4, 2003, Brenda V. Smith

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Sexual Abuse Of Women In United States Prisons: A Modern Corollary Of Slavery_April 25, 2003, Brenda V. Smith Apr 2003

Sexual Abuse Of Women In United States Prisons: A Modern Corollary Of Slavery_April 25, 2003, Brenda V. Smith

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No abstract provided.


Mental Health And Incarceration: What A Bad Combination, Olinda Moyd Jan 2003

Mental Health And Incarceration: What A Bad Combination, Olinda Moyd

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

The District of Columbia has one of the highest per capita incarceration and criminal justice supervision rates in the United States1 and among the highest in the world. The local prison population has risen dramatically over the past decade for a variety of reasons including increased rates of re-incarceration for parole violations and the imposition of longer sentences for drug offenses. Recent acts of Congress have seriously impacted the sentencing laws in the District including determination of where persons sentenced for violating local D.C. laws will serve such sentences. On August 5, 1997, President Clinton signed into law The National …