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AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION
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LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS MEMORANDUM
TO : ACA Leadership
ACA Legislative Committee
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FROM : James S.Turpin, CAE
ACA Legislative Liaison
SUBJECT : Press Coverage for the Week of April 30
DATE : May 4, 2001
The following are articles on a variety of justice issues from around the country. The information was obtained from the council of State Government (CSG) and Stateline.org.
Inclusion in this report does not constitute an endorsement of the editorial policy of any publication by the American Correctional Association.
ACA's legislative Inter, Trang Le-Huyen Trang, assisted in the preparation of this report.
Capital Punishment
Lawyers Seek A New Delay of Execution (Ohio)(April 28) The Plain Dealer (http://www.cleveland.com)
Death Penalty Debate Opens Legislative Week (Nevada)(April 30) Las Vegas Review-Journal (http://www.lvrj.com)
Oklahoma Governor Says He Will Not Block an Execution (Oklahoma)(May 1) The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com)
Death Penalty Moratorium Can't Sneak Through (Texas)(May 1) The Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com)
Capital Punishment: Death Penalty Debated (Nevada)(May 1) Las Vegas Review Journal (http://www.lvrj.vom)
Justices Refuse to Delay Execution (Ohio)(May 1) The Columbus Dispatch (http://www.dispatch.com)
Lawmakers Back Off Moratorium on Death Penalty (Texas)(May 1) Houston Chronicle (http://www.houstonchronicle.com)
Sounds of the Georgia Death Chamber Will Be Heard on Public Radio (Georgia)(May 2) The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com)
Execution Moratorium Bill Pulled (Louisiana)(May 2) The Advocate (http://www.theadvocate.com)
Justices to Hear Appeal Six Days Before Execution Date (Ohio)(May 2) The Columbus Dispatch (http://www.dispatch.com)
Woman Executed for Role in Husband's 1988 Murder (Oklahoma)(May 2) USA TODAY (http://www.usatoday.com)
Execution Tapes Aired on Radio (New York)(May 3) The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Support for Death Penalty Eases (Oklahoma)(May 3) The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Georgia Execution Tapes Aired Nationwide (May 3) USA TODAY (http://www.usatoday.com)
Religious Leaders Discuss Death Penalty (Colorado)(May 4) Hark the Herald (http://www.harktheherald.com)
Correctional Health
Senate Voted to Release Ill Inmates (Oklahoma)(May 3) The Oklahoman (http://www.oklahoman.com)
Corrections
Legislators Turn Down New Building New Prison (North Dakota)(April 30) The Forum (http://www.inforum.com)
Prison Take Hit in Change to Budget (Ohio)(May 2) The Columbus Dispatch (http://www.dispatch.com)
Group Urges Funds for Prison Programs (Oregon)(May 3) Statesman Journal (http://www.statesmanjournal.com)
Corrections May Owe $8 Million in Overtime Pay (Illinois)(May 3) Daily Herald (http://www.dailyherald.com)
Prison Bill OK'd in Senate (Alaska)(May 3) Anchorage Daily News (http://www.adn.com)
Connecticut Inmates' Removal Urged (Connecticut)(May 3) Times-Dispatch (http://www.timesdispatch.com)
Sheriff Won't Disclose Names (Wyoming)(May 4) Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (http://www.wyomingnews.com)
Crimes Against Children
Study Faults Legal Services Provided to Abused Children (Pennsylvania)(May 1) Post-Gazette (http://www.postgazette.com)
Abused Charge Filed (Oklahoma)(May 1) Tulsa World (http://www.tulsaworld.com)
Killer Feels Sad for Children (Oklahoma)(May 1) Tulsa World (http://www.tulsaworld.com)
Man Convicted in 8-Year-Old's Kidnapping (California)(May 3) USA TODAY (http://www.usatoday.com)
DNA
Inquiry Focuses on Scientist Used by Prosecutors (Oklahoma)(May 2) The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com)
Domestic Violence
Bill Would Let Abuse Victims Keep Addressed Secret (Vermont)(April 30) Rutland Herald (http://www.rutlandherlad.com)
Drugs
Drug Courts Offer Treatment as Way to Prevent Crime (New York)(April 29) Times Union (http://www.timesunion.com)
Drug War Heats Up in Kentucky (Kentucky)(April 30) The Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com)
Auto, Prostitution, Hemp Bills Signed by Governor (Montana)(May 1) Billing Gazette (http://www.billinggazette.com)
Legislative Panel Backs Pot Distribution (Maine)(May 3) Bangor Daily News (http://www.bangornews.com)
Students Find Drug Law Has Big Price: College Aid (May 3) The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com)
High Court Weighs Privacy Issues (Indiana)(May 4) The Indianapolis Star (http://www.indystar.com)
Guns
Judge Checking on Tucson Rule Requiring Background Checks for Firearms Sales (Arizona)(April 30) The Arizona Republic (http://www.azcentral.com)
Texas Senate Rejects Local Gun-Show Checks (Texas)(May 1) Austin American Statesman (http://www.statesman.com)
Law Shields Gunmakers From Suits (Florida)(May 2) St. Petersburg Times (http://www.sptimes.com)
Court to Rule on Vote for New Gun Law (Michigan)(May 2) The Detroit News (http://www.detnews.com)
Odd Couple Make Waves in Congress (May 2) USA TODAY (http://www.usatoday.com)
Senate Gives Gun Ranges Noise-Limit Ammunition (Kansas)(May 3) Lawrence Journal-World (http://www.lawrence.com)
Teens Doubt Anti-Gun Measures (May 3) Chicago Sun-Times (http://www.suntimes.com)
Senate Toughens Penalty for Adults who Give Teens Access to Guns (California)(May 4) The Sacramento Bee (http://www.sacbee.com)
Gun-Rights Advocates Plan Rally (Connecticut)(May 4) The Hartford Courant (http://www.ctnow.com)
Rally to Urge Limits on Guns (North Carolina)(May 4) The Charlotte Observer (http://www.charollete.com)
Under-21 Gun Bill Voted Down (Colorado)(May 4) Denver Post (http://www.denverpost.com)
Juvenile Justice
Justice System May Be Failing Girls (Illinois)(May 2) Chicago Sun-Times (http://www.suntimes.com)
Juvenile Centers Planned (North Carolina)(May 1) Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.com)
Nebraska, Iowa Teens Among Those Surveyed (May 1) Omaha World-Herald (http://www.omaha.com)
Justices Widen Prop. 21 Review Measure Changed Youth Crime (California)(May 4) San Francisco Chronicle (http://www.sfchronicle.com)
Legal Process
Crime Bills Stress Justice, Not Toughness (Texas)(April 30) Austin American Statesman (http://www.statesman.com)
Quebec Crown Attorney Accept New Deal (Canada)(May 3) The Globe and Mail (http://www.globeandmail.com)
Justices Request an Investigation (New Hampshire)(May 3) Concord Monitor (http://www.concordmonitor.com)
Research Guided Jury Selection in Church Bombing Trail (Alabama)(May 3) The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com)
Mental Health
Prison Mental-Health Needs are Cited (Iowa)(May 2) The Des Moines Register (http://www.desmoinesregister.com)
Panel: Give Inmates Psychiatric Care (Maine)(May 2) Press Herald (http://www.pressherald.com)
Parole
Senate Approves 'No Parole' Option (Texas)(May 3) The Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com)
Proposal: No Slack for Felons (Colorado)(May 4) The Salt Lake Tribune (http://www.sltribune.com)
Police
'Most Wanted' Nabbed in Armed Robbery Case (May 1) Tulsa World (http://www.tulsaworld.com)
Under the Gun (Wisconsin)(May 1) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://www.jsonline.com)
Holden Revamps Law Enforcement Team (Missouri)(May 2) Jefferson City News Tribune (http://www.newstribune.com)
Police Union Wins Finance Vote (Wisconsin)(May 3) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://www.jsonline.com)
Measure Would Make Highway Patrol Agent for Governor's Travel Safety (Kansas)(May 3) Lawrence Journal-World (http://www.lawrence.com)
Lawmakers to Fund New Look at Cases (Oklahoma)(May 4) The Oklahoman (http://www.oklahoman.com)
Budget Includes Funding for 170 New Troopers (Texas)(May 2) The Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com)
Racial Profiling
Despite Setbacks, Profile Critics Charge on (Minnesota)(April 30) Star Tribune (http://www.startribune.com)
House Rejects Plan to Collect Racial Profiling Data (Minnesota)(May 1) Pioneer Planet (http://www.pioneerplanet.com)
Files Suggest Profiling of Latinos Led to Immigration Raids (New York)(May 1) The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com)
Police Can Stop Cars to Check Licenses, Ohio Supreme Court Rules (Ohio)(May 3) The Columbus Dispatch (http://www.dispatch.com)
Racial Profile Bill Excludes Race Data (Michigan)(May 3) The Detroit News (http://www.detnews.com)
Racial Profiling Under Fire (Illinois)(May 3) Chicago Sun-Times (http://www.suntimes.com)
Courts Oks Driver License Checkpoint (Ohio)(May 3) The Plain Dealer (http://www.cleveland.com)
Rape
Rape Charge Time Limit Lifted (Michigan)(May 3) Detroit Free Press (http://www.freep.com)
Lawmakers OK Plan for Rape Victims (Illinois)(May 4) Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
School Safety
State Schools Seeing Fewer Weapons (West Virginia)(April 30) The Charleston Gazette (http://www.wvgazette.com)
'Zero Tolerance' Hits Free Speech, Lawyer Says (New York)(May 1) Times Union (http://www.timesunion.com)
Anti-Bullying Voted Blocked in Olympia (Washington)(May 1) Seattle Post-Intelligencer (http://www.seattle-pi.com)
School's Safety Setup is Probed After Rape (Michigan)(May 3) Detroit Free Press (http://www.freep.com)
Anti-Bullying Bill Becomes Law (Colorado)(May 3) Denver Post Capitol Bureau (http://www.denverpost.com)
Anti-Bullying Teacher Defended (Illinois)(May 4) Chicago Sun-Times (http://www.suntimes.com)
Sentencing
Senators Vote to Relax Prison Terms (Louisiana)(May 3) The Advocate (http://www.theadvocate.com)
Stalker Will Not Appeal Sentence (Michigan)(May 3) The Detroit News (http://www.detnews.com)
City, State Target Instigators of Raves with Stiff Penalties (Illinois)(May 3) Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com)
Sex Offenders
Senate Approves Repeal of Sex Laws (Arizona)(May 1) The Arizona Republic (http://www.azcentral.com)
Senate Oks Bill to Give Sex Predators Longer Sentences (Washington)(May 1) Seattle Post-Intelligencer (http://www.seattle-pi.com)
Senate Hearing to Explore Listing Sex Offenders on Web (New Jersey)(May 2) The Star-Ledger (http://www.nj.com)
State Legislation
House Passes Crime Bill as Sponsor Pledges Revision (Missouri)(May 3) Jefferson City News Tribune (http://www.newstribune.com)
Voting Rights
Senators Back Off Move to Give Felons the Vote (Florida)(May 2) St. Petersburg Times (http://www.sptimes.com)
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