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New Sentencing Project fact sheet on “Incarcerated Women and Girls”
The Sentencing Project has released today this notable new fact sheet titled "Incarcerated Women and Girls" which examines (pre-COVID) female incarceration trends. I recommend the full piece (which includes lots…
Other
So much great data and analysis from the Prison Policy Initiative
I have been behind on reading and blogging on various fronts, particularly with respect to a number of notable new items from the Prison Policy Initiative. I will "catch up"…
Criminal
Effective PPI review of how “technical violations” contribute to incarceration in DC
The Prison Policy Initiative has this notable new detailed briefing about so-called "technical violations" in Washington DC that helps highlight the various was mass supervision contributes to mass incarceration. The…
Tax Controversy Report
Compassionate Release – Are You Eligible?
By Marissa Koblitz Kingman Since the pandemic began, the federal courts have been inundated with Compassionate Release applications from attorneys seeking the immediate or early release of clients in custody.…
The Faculty Lounge
CFP: Mass Incarceration and its Disproportionate Effect
This just in: The Idaho Law Review at the University of Idaho School of Law invites proposals for its annual symposium, which will be held via Zoom in March or…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Spotlighting new research detailing increased post-release deaths for those placed in solitary confinement
I sense that we have known for many decades about the profound harms that solitary confinement can created for mental and physical health, and yet there are still tens of…
Criminal
The new death penalty: COVID has now killed as many US prisoners as has a quarter century of capital punishment
I am sad to report that we are approaching yet another stunning milestone in COVID prisoner deaths, which prompts another one of my series of "new death penalty" posts. The…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Political Consequences of Ethnically Targeted Incarceration: Evidence from Japanese-American Internment During WWII
Mayya Komisarchik (Colorado College), Maya Sen (Harvard University), Yamil Velez, The Political Consequences of Ethnically Targeted Incarceration: Evidence from Japanese-American Internment During WWII, HKW Working Paper No. RWP20-021What are the…
Health Law Prof Blog
COVID-19, Incarceration, and the Criminal Legal System
Jessica Bresler (Northeastern University), Leo Beletsky (Northeastern University), COVID-19, Incarceration, and the Criminal Legal System, Assessing Legal Responses to COVID-19. Boston: Public Health Law WatchEven before the pandemic, contact with…
Criminal
“Conviction, Imprisonment, and Lost Earnings: How Involvement with the Criminal Justice System Deepens Inequality”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new report from the Brennan Center. A Foreword to report was authored by Joseph Stiglitz, and here is part…