Publications
Post-Conviction Penalties
The Hidden Costs of Florida’s Criminal Justice Fees
Authored by: Rebekah Diller
– 03/23/10
Smart on Crime
Transition Document: A coalition of more than 20 organizations, including the Brennan Center for Justice, and individuals created this publication of a catalogue of key criminal justice issues and policy recommendations for the next administration and congress.
Authored by: Criminal Justice Transition Coalition
– 11/06/08
Eligible for Justice: Guidelines for Appointing Defense Counsel
Neither the Supreme Court, nor any other source, has detailed how communities should determine who can afford counsel and who cannot. This report presents information about best practices for determining financial eligibility for free counsel. The report gathers, in one place, existing standards and procedures, relevant judicial precedent, and the specific views of many defenders in communities around the country.
Authored by: The Access to Justice Program
– 09/16/08
“Home” in 2010
A report on the feasibility of enumerating people in prison at their home addresses in the next census. People in prison are temporarily absent from their home communities. Yet at census time the Bureau enumerates them as if prison were their usual residence.
Authored by: Kirsten D. Levingston and Christopher Muller
– 02/15/06
Incarcerated People and the Census
Painting a distorted picture of Virginia. This report outlines the state level effects of the United States Census Bureau’s policy for counting prison populations.
Authored by: Patricia Allard and Chris Muller
– 01/11/05
Civil Penalties, Social Consequences
Collateral penalties have become not only more severe but also unhinged from the traditional justifications for their imposition.
Authored by: Patricia Allard
– 01/05/05
Accuracy Counts
Incarcerated People and the Census
Authored by: Patricia Allard and Kirsten D. Levingston
– 04/08/04
One Size Does Not Fit All
Why the Census Bureau Should Change the Way It Counts Prisoners
Authored by: Patricia Allard, Molly K. Biklen and Kirsten D. Levingston
– 08/01/03