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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Constitutional Law of Incarceration, Reconfigured”
Main February 22, 2017"The Constitutional Law of Incarceration, Reconfigured"The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Margo Schlanger now available via SSRN. Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Front-line advocate’s response to interview with former White House Counsel Neil Eggleston about Prez Obama clemency efforts
Main February 19, 2017Front-line advocate's response to interview with former White House Counsel Neil Eggleston about Prez Obama clemency effortsRegular readers know I am always eager to provide a forum…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Noting central place of Texas in (incomplete) consensus disfavoring increased use of incarceration
Main February 14, 2017Noting central place of Texas in (incomplete) consensus disfavoring increased use of incarcerationToday's New York Times has this extended commentary about incarceration authored by Tina Rosenberg running…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Orange is the New Black: Inequality in America’s Criminal Justice System”
Main January 24, 2017"Orange is the New Black: Inequality in America's Criminal Justice System"The title of this post is the title of this great event taking place on my own…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Great political and practical “state of reform” reviews viaJacobin
Main January 11, 2017Great political and practical "state of reform" reviews via JacobinThe magazine Jacobin has recently run two effective pieces by two effective writers about the politics and practicalities…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Woman Denied Abortion While in Jail Sues
By Tracy Thomas
USA Today, Woman, denied abortion while in jail, sues Tenn. sheriff A Tennessee sheriff is named in a civil lawsuit after he denied a 29-year-old inmate access to an abortion, saying the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Making the fiscal, anti-government-waste case against excessive incarceration
Main December 27, 2016Making the fiscal, anti-government-waste case against excessive incarcerationThis commentary authored by a business columnist in Texas makes a "government waste" case against having too many persons in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Society must not forget those it incarcerates”
Main December 26, 2016"Society must not forget those it incarcerates"The title of this post is the headline given to this new commentary authored by my colleague Steven Chanenson (who is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Why Congress May Bring Criminal Justice Reform Back to Life”
Main December 16, 2016"Why Congress May Bring Criminal Justice Reform Back to Life"The title of this post is the headline of this effective new Marshall Project analysis by Bill Keller,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Viceseries takes close look from multiple perspectives at “The Future of Imprisonment”
Main December 13, 2016Vice series takes close look from multiple perspectives at "The Future of Imprisonment"The media outlet Vice has a big collection of article that should be of interest…