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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Can and will big data help reduce mass incarceration?
Main July 2, 2016Can and will big data help reduce mass incarceration?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this intriging Wired piece headlined "The White House…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Making Hard Time Harder: Programmatic Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act”
Main June 22, 2016"Making Hard Time Harder: Programmatic Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act"The title of this post is the title of this interesting new…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Society would benefit from rewarding attorneys for identifying the wrongly and unnecessarily imprisoned”
Main June 21, 2016"Society would benefit from rewarding attorneys for identifying the wrongly and unnecessarily imprisoned"The title of this post is the subheading of this great new article in the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2016”
Main June 16, 2016"States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2016"The title of this post is the title of this notable new report from the folks at the Prison Policy Initiative.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New NIJ research report explores particulars and reasons for unprecedented 2015 increase in US homicides
Main June 16, 2016New NIJ research report explores particulars and reasons for unprecedented 2015 increase in US homicidesThe National Institute of Justice this week released this important and interesting new…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Unpacking the (never-simplistic and never-certain) stories of state crimes and incarceration levels
Main June 9, 2016Unpacking the (never-simplistic and never-certain) stories of state crimes and incarceration levelsThis new Atlantic story, headlined "Crime Is Down, Sort Of: New stats on U.S. imprisonment rates…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
New Scholarship on Reproductive Justice
Linda Edwards, Catherine Walsh, and Michelle Goodwin have recently published articles on reproductive justice. The abridged abstracts follow:Hearing Voices: Non-Party Stories in Abortion and Gay Rights Advocacy, by Linda Edwards:Among the amicus…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Correctional Control: Incarceration and supervision by state”
Main June 1, 2016"Correctional Control: Incarceration and supervision by state"The title of this post is the title of this notable new data-rich report from the fina folks at the Prison…
Sentencing Law and Policy
DOJ Inspector General report details (impressively?) rare cases of untimely release of federal prisoners
Main May 25, 2016DOJ Inspector General report details (impressively?) rare cases of untimely release of federal prisonersThis New York Times article about a new DOJ report carries a headline that…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new BJS report on “Aging of the State Prison Population, 1993–2013”
Main May 19, 2016Notable new BJS report on "Aging of the State Prison Population, 1993–2013"As detailed in this official press release, the Bureau of Justice Statistics has just released this…