The title of this post is the headline of this notable new Law360 article authored by Bradley Henry and Nicholas Spiller. The piece discusses at length the pending federal sentencing guideline amendments that essentially eliminate “departures” from the federal sentencing
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Alabama completes another execution using nitrogen gas
As reported in this local article, “Alabama has executed Gregory Hunt by nitrogen hypoxia for the 1988 murder of Karen Lane.” Here is more:
A doctor pronounced Hunt to dead at 6:26 p.m. June 10. His death marked Alabama’s…
Florida completes its sixth execution of 2025
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…
"Revisiting the Lasting Impacts of Incarceration"
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…
US Sentencing Commission seeks comment on policy priorities for 2025-26 guideline amendment cycle
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. …
Another week with a notable number of executions scheduled in the US
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:…
Pondering Eighth Amendment issues around new capital child rape statutes at <em>Sentencing Matters Substack</em>
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…
New <em>Federal Sentencing Reporter</em> issue explores "Sentencing 'Boat Defendants'”
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…
CCJ produces new report, "When Crime Statistics Diverge"
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…
Friday night certs: SCOTUS grants review in Alabama case on applying <em>Atkins</em>
The Supreme Court has been consistently issuing its full order lists at the start of weeks for all of 2025. Indeed, the Supreme Court’s website in one place states, as I write this, that “the Court will release an order…