As reported in this AP article, a “man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot was executed Tuesday in Florida.” Here is more:

Anthony Wainwright, 54, received a…

The title of this post is the title of this new paper now available via SSRN and produced by multiple authors.  Here is its abstract:

Using newly-linked administrative and commercial data from Virginia spanning 25 years, we study the consequences…

The US Sentencing Commission today released on its website this Federal Register notice of its possible policy priorities for the guideline amendment cycle ending May 1, 2026.  The USSC has requested public comment on these priorities by July 18, 2025. …

This new CNN article, headlined “4 executions are scheduled in 4 states over four days this week. Here’s what we know,” highlights both upcoming executions and broader capital punishment trendis in the United States this year.  Here are excerpts:…

I have not highlighted posts from the Sentencing Matters Substack in a little while in part because I am waiting for my co-substacker to wrap up a five-part series(!) on the US Sentencing Commission’s latest guideline amendments (part four was…

I am pleased and thrilled to report on the publication of the latest issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter titled “Sentencing ‘Boat Defendants.’”  This issue is anchored by a fascinating article describing sentencing data surrounding a fascinating set…

The Council on Criminal Justice has produced this helpful report to enhance understand of accoutnings of crime data under the title, “When Crime Statistics Diverge: Understanding the Two Major Sources of Crime Data in the U.S.”  The report is authoed…