Topic
Incarceration
746 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
Progressive groups demand that Joe Biden "put forward a transformative and comprehensive policing and criminal justice platform"
As reported in this Hill piece, dozens of "liberal groups have signed on to a letter warning presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden that he could lose the November election…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another round-up of troubling carceral headlines and stories as coronavirus continues to ravage incarcerated populations
I did a round-up post last week of headlines and stories as a reminder of dire realities that persist as incarceration nation continues to confront a coronavirus pandemic. As assembled…
Criminal
Another round-up of troubling carceral headlines and stories as coronavirus continues to ravage incarcerated populations
I did a round-up post last week of headlines and stories as a reminder of dire realities that persist as incarceration nation continues to confront a coronavirus pandemic. As assembled…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"A legislative guide for winnable, high-impact criminal justice reforms"
The title of this post is the title of this new detailed briefing from the Prison Policy Initiative. Here is the start and table of contents (with links): Given the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Two notable recent studies detailing connections between incarceration and community spread of COVID-19
One important theme of much COVID-era advocacy for decarceration efforts (early examples here and here and here) was that reducing the density of jails and prisons, and thereby slowing the…
Criminal
Two notable recent studies detailing connections between incarceration and community spread of COVID-19
One important theme of much COVID-era advocacy for decarceration efforts (early examples here and here and here) was that reducing the density of jails and prisons, and thereby slowing the…
Criminal
Rounding up some carceral headlines and stories as COVID continues
With other criminal justice news grabbing more headlines these days, it is dangerously easy to forget the dire realities that persist as incarceration nation continues to confront a coronavirus pandemic. …
Sentencing Law and Policy
New Federal Defenders fact sheet highlights flaws in recent USSC report on incarceration lengths and recividism
This post from late April flagged this notable report by the US Sentencing Commission, titled "Length of Incarceration and Recidivism," which reported, inter alia, that the "Commission consistently found that…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The Effects of Parental and Sibling Incarceration: Evidence from Ohio"
The title of this post is the title of this lengthy empirical paper recently posted to SSRN authored by Samuel Norris, Matthew Pecenco and Jeffrey Weaver. Here is its abstract:…
Criminal
Senate Judiciary Committee about to start “Examining Best Practices for Incarceration and Detention During COVID-19”
At 10:00 am this morning, June 2, 2020, the Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled this full committee meeting on "Examining Best Practices for Incarceration and Detention During COVID-19." Here are…