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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
New Sentencing Project policy brief on “Federal Prisons at a Crossroads”
Main June 14, 2017New Sentencing Project policy brief on "Federal Prisons at a Crossroads"The Sentencing Project has this notable new six-page policy brief titled "Federal Prisons at a Crossroads." Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Out of Sight: The Growth of Jails in Rural America”
Main June 13, 2017"Out of Sight: The Growth of Jails in Rural America"The title of this post is the title of this new report from the Vera Institute of Justice…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Era of Mass Expansion: Why State Officials Should Fight Jail Growth”
Main May 31, 2017"Era of Mass Expansion: Why State Officials Should Fight Jail Growth"The title of this post is the title of this notable new report from the Prison Policy…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“U.S. Prison Population Trends 1999-2015: Modest Reductions with Significant Variation”
Main May 26, 2017"U.S. Prison Population Trends 1999-2015: Modest Reductions with Significant Variation"The title of this post is the title of this brief "Fact Sheet" from The Sentencing Project, which…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Commission on Civil Rights conducting big hearing on collateral consequences
Main May 19, 2017US Commission on Civil Rights conducting big hearing on collateral consequencesAs detailed in this official meeting notice, the United States Commission on Civil Rights is having a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reflecting on decreasing death sentences and increasing life sentences
Main May 7, 2017Reflecting on decreasing death sentences and increasing life sentencesThe Washington Post has this "trendy" article headlined "The steady decline of America’s death rows," which reviews some of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Justice Department releases “data on incarcerated aliens”
Main May 2, 2017US Justice Department releases "data on incarcerated aliens"I just received notice of this new Department of Justice press release titled "Pursuant to Executive Order on Public Safety,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Marshall Project highlights tens of thousands imprisoned for minor parole violations
Main April 24, 2017Marshall Project highlights tens of thousands imprisoned for minor parole violationsThe Marshall Project has this interesting new report on technical parole violations and their consequences headlined "At…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable perspectives on state and direction of modern criminal justice reform efforts
Main March 26, 2017Notable perspectives on state and direction of modern criminal justice reform effortsJames Forman has this lengthy new commentary in the New York Times under the headlined "Justice…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Women in Prison: Should they be treated differently from men?”
Main March 5, 2017"Women in Prison: Should they be treated differently from men?"The title of this post is the title of a lengthy new examination of the incarceration rates of…