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The article discusses the requirement of the judging to impose a minimum sentence of imprisonment following conviction for any of a number of federal offenses. Topics include the criteria for the Qualification for the safety valve; features of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA), and disqualifications designed to reserve the benefits of the safety valve.

The article discusses During a Lords Oral Question debate, Baroness Blower asked the UK Government to consider bringing the delivery of prison education into the public sector, given the importance of education to rehabilitation. However, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice, Lord Bellamy, stated that the government did not currently see a need for fundamental changes to the present system of outsourcing core delivery to specialist education providers.

The article considers the impact of international standards and guidelines on prisoner health in Eastern and Central Europe and draws on some common themes from research carried out in various European prison systems both in adult and juvenile prisons in the new EU member states (MacDonald, 2005, 2004, 2003). The issues discussed affect some states more than others. However, often the same problems are found in established EU states as in new member states. An analysis of what the barriers to implementation are and what future assistance is required to improve implementation of prisoners' right to health care and drug treatment services will be explored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the areas of concern in the prison systems in Eastern and Central Europe and the significance of technical assistance to address such issues. It highlights several factors that reportedly must be considered for the development of prison systems including prisoners' health care, prison populations, and staff recruitment, training and retention. It cites the need to provide technical assistance in order to deal with prison matters through seminars and documentation about prison issues.

The article discusses criticisms on the limits and ineffectivity of using risks and needs assessment instruments in reforming the criminal justice system. Topics covered include arguments on the logical fallacy of judging individual behavior based on group characteristics and suggestions on adding dynamic risk factors in the risk and assessment instrument or focusing on static risk factors. Also mentioned are possible discrimination as to racial disparities in the federal prison system.

The article discusses the two court cases Bailey v. Fisher and Ali v. Stephens. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi has found the constitutional rights of inmate Vincent Tito Bailey has been denied within the prison system of Louisville Correctional Facility and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has required Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to exempt Muslim inmate David Rasheed Ali from its grooming policy.

The article discusses the criminal law and procedures in Malta. It provides an overview of the history of the Maltese criminal code and other criminal law statutes as well as basic jurisdiction rules and fundamental principles of criminal law and procedure in Malta. It also explains the sentencing and the system of sanctions and the prison system and prisoners' after-care in Malta as well as proposals for criminal justice system reform.

The article focuses on the criminal justice system in Italy. It outlines the demographic issues in the country and outlines the objectives and provisions of the criminal laws, as well as the legal system in the country. It also mentions the types of sanctions available for criminal offenders and the organization of the prison system. An overview of several reform initiatives in the country is also provided.

The article presents a study that investigates the changes in criminogenic needs at four different points in time to determine which criminogenic needs are the most amenable to change. The study explores the effectiveness of a probation treatment process when compared to the traditional probation method of referring probationers to community-based treatment services. It suggests the significant changes in criminogenic needs with regard to antisocial associates, leisure and recreation time.

The article presents a case study of Texas-based organization Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE). An overview about the history and the prison system in the CURE is provided. The first target of Cure, which is the building tender system is tackled. The number of important success accumulated by the Texas CURE are also highlighted.

The article provides an overview of the function, mission, and operations of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that include correctional facilities and Residential Re-entry Centers.

The article discusses the various aspects of gender-specific programming. The author talks about a study by Rutgers University sociologist Gail A. Caputo which examines the lives of women in a residential reentry program. Caputo's perspectives about the cautions of gender-specific programming and the challenges of resistance are also tackled.

The article focuses on a study conducted using the Massachusetts Correctional Institution's (MCI's) research data (MCI) in Eramingham in 1955 regarding the life course of post-incarcerated females. According to the study, the criminal justice system needs to be reevaluated. It is noted that similarities to study findings when controlling for Massachusetts' demographic and legal changes is shared by demographic data from the Glueck 1920s research on women.

The article discusses the discrepancy on the estimates of the number of political prisoners in custody in Burma as of July 2012. It presents the statements by President Thein Sein and Lower House Speaker Shwe Mann on the number of political detainees in the country. It attributes the problem of getting an accurate number of political prisoners to the lack of transparency in the judicial and prison system. Also noted is the continued arrest of political prisoners by the government and military.

An interview with political science professor David A. Shirk is presented where he explained the current state of Mexico's prison system and whether a Mexican prison can hold most wanted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. He notes that Mexico's prison system suffers from significant problems that include overcrowding, corruption and poor security. He indicates that prison reform is not a priority in Mexico despite an increase in Mexico's incarceration rate.