I was asked to post this call for papers, which I am happy to do: Tulsa Law Review, in conjunction with the University of Tulsa College of Law and the University of Tulsa, is hosting a Symposium on Cannabis Law
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"Intellectual Disability, Categorical Mitigation, and Punishment"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper now available via SSRN authored by Katie Kronick. Here is its abstract:
Individuals with intellectual disability in the criminal legal system experience objectively worse outcomes than others —…
CCJ publishes big new data resource, "The Footprint," which seeks to track the size of America's criminal justice system
The Council of Criminal Justice (CCJ) today published this notable new data resource titled “The Footprint: Tracking the Size of America’s Criminal Justice System.” Here is how the resource introduces the data it covers on its landing page:
The overall…
Is "criminal justice reform" really now a "corporate priority"?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this article in the September issue of D CEO magazine headlined “How Criminal Justice Reform Is Becoming a Corporate Priority.” Here are some excerpts from an extended piece:
Research…
"A Prescription for Progress? Would a Schedule III Reclassification of Psychoactive Cannabis Help or Hurt State Operators?"
The title of this post is the title of this timely new paper now on SSRN and authored by Benton Bodamer, who is a member of Dickinson Wright PLLC and an Adjunct Professor of Law at OSU and affiliated with…
Eleventh Circuit panel deepens circuit split by holding fugitive status does not serve to toll term of supervised release
LawProf Jacob Schuman made sure via this tweet that I did not forget to blog about last week’s notable panel ruling in US v. Talley, No. 22-13921 (11th Cir. Sept. 7, 2023) (available here). Here is how the…
New PPI briefing argues housing "is one of our best tools for ending mass incarceration"
Brian Nam-Sonenstein writing for the Prison Policy Initiative has this new briefing developing the case for the claim that ending homelessness can help reduce incarceration. The briefing has this full title: “Seeking shelter from mass incarceration: Fighting criminalization with Housing…
Severe federal sentences for Proud Boys and other Jan 6 defendants generating notable commentary
The lengthy federal prison sentences recently given to Proud Boy leaders and others — eg, 22 years for Enrique Tarrio, 18 years for Ethan Nordean, 17 years for Joe Biggs — has generated a lot of intriguing commentary…
"Judges on the Benchmark: Developing a Sentencing Feedback System"
The title of this post is the title of this new article just published in the Justice Quarterly online authored by Viet Nguyen and Greg Ridgeway. Here is abstract:
Judges receive limited information on how their sentencing practices contribute to…
Friday funnies?: Turkish court imposes sentence of 11,196 years in prison!
I surmise that any number of things associated with cryptocurrencies, including lots of numbers, are unbelievable. But this Bloomberg story, headlined “Boss of Failed Crypto Exchange Gets 11,000-Year Sentence,” has a sentencing number I could hardly believe. Here are…