Green Prisons Farm, Recycle to Save Energy, Money
from The Associated Press via NPR
 Of all the things convicted murderer Robert Knowles has been called during his 13 years behind bars, recycler hasn't been one of them. But there he was one morning, pitchfork in hand, composting food scraps from the main chow line and coffee grounds from prison headquarters -- doing his part to "green" the prison. More
Program Working to Turn West Dallas Around
from The Dallas Morning News
Dennis Bell has seen violent crime and drugs keep people from leaving their homes in West Dallas for years. But in less than a month, Mr. Bell said, he has seen the neighborhood start to change as city officials have cracked down on everything from stray dogs to weapons under a pilot program aimed at turning around part of the troubled area. More
$4 Million Jolt for Florida City's Safe Streets
from The Florida Times-Union
As a fresh flow of dollars is infused into the Jacksonville Journey, law enforcement officials hope a flood of officers can repeat the success of a spring anti-crime initiative described as a "door-to-door approach to preventing murder." Beginning this month, a $4 million injection of overtime money has allowed the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office to restart its Operation Safe Streets, which combines elements of community policing with an effort to target crime hot spots and violent criminals. More
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California Sheriff Issues 'Challenge Coins'
from the Marin Independent Journal
Sheriff Robert Doyle has launched a new program that builds morale and team spirit, promotes community service and doesn't cost much. He's distributing handsome "challenge coins" to the staff, colorful metal tokens about the size of a silver dollar. Doyle says the coins are intended to spark discussion, pride, commitment to excellence and foster esprit de corps. More
Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Present Challenges for the Criminal Justice System
from the Minnesota Lawyer
When Hector Matascastillo found himself in an armed standoff with eight police officers on the front yard of his Lakeville home early in 2004, in his mind he was doing what he’d been trained to do, and what came naturally to him: operating on survival mode, with no thought for the context of his actions. It was only after he was arrested and jailed that Matascastillo, a Bronze Star recipient who served in Iraq with the 75th Ranger Regiment of the U.S. Army, realized first-hand the challenges that veterans face on their return to society, and the precarious position more and more of them find themselves in when they encounter the criminal justice system. More
Proposed Program Puts Mental Health Professionals on the Street
from the Mercury News
San Diego is one of several areas around the country that has teamed psychiatric professionals with beat officers in an effort to deal with mental health calls more effectively. Proponents say clinicians -- all licensed registered nurses, marriage family therapists, clinical social workers or psychologists -- paired with officers that have gotten extra training on dealing with the mentally ill can help keep them out of the criminal justice system and ease the strains on the county's overcrowded jails. More
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New Communications Tools Help Emergency Responders
from CNN
From placing equipment inside soon-to-be-imploded buildings to testing a robot's ability to send audio and video in abandoned mines, electronics engineer Kate Remley and other researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are working to improve the devices that emergency workers rely on. The institute conducts research in places that are notorious for rough emergency communications, from tunnels to collapsed buildings to oil refineries filled with metal that interferes with radio signals. More
The Moss Man of Cedar Creek
from U.S. News & World Report
Inmate Hudson is a large man with a shaved head and huge, tattooed biceps. For the last years of his prison sentence, he's been gathering moss—the ferny Hylocomium splendens to be precise. As part of a conservation research project, Hudson (not his real name) not only gathers moss, he studies it under various conditions to determine the best way to farm the plant. He and several other inmates hope to save the moss from extinction, and ergo, stem the decline of everything else that depends on it. More
High-tech Communications
from the Central Oregonian
The Crook County, Ore., Sheriff's Department has a new communications option, thanks to their new emergency communications van. Search and rescue volunteers, Dave Freitag and Jim Burge spent more than a year helping convert an ambulance - donated by the Crook County Fire Department - into a state-of-the-art communications vehicle. Amatuer radio is at the heart of the technology. More
Couer d'Alene, Idaho, Police Want to Bring Patrol Rifles into City Schools
from The Associated Press via The Oregonian
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, police have asked school officials to allow officers to bring their patrol rifles into city schools so that officers will be more capable of protecting students. Capt. Ron Clark, supervisor of the school resource officers, said they need more firepower because school shootings typically involve heavily armed attackers. More
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