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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Pew develops new “punishment rate” metric to provide more nuanced perspective on state incarceration levels
Main March 24, 2016Pew develops new "punishment rate" metric to provide more nuanced perspective on state incarceration levelsVia email today I learned of this intriguing new report from the folks…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Looking Forward: A Comprehensive Plan for Criminal Justice Reform in Ohio”
Main March 22, 2016"Looking Forward: A Comprehensive Plan for Criminal Justice Reform in Ohio"The title of this post is the title of this notable new report produced by the ACLU…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Black Kids Less Likely To Use Hard Drugs Than Whites, Still Go To Jail More”
Main March 20, 2016"Black Kids Less Likely To Use Hard Drugs Than Whites, Still Go To Jail More"The title of this post is the headline of this recent posting at…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Thoughtful nuanced comments from George Will on modern crime and punishment
Main March 17, 2016Thoughtful nuanced comments from George Will on modern crime and punishmentThe Washington Post has published this astute new commentary by Geoge Will under the headline "Sentencing reform…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Mark Holden, GC at Koch Industries, makes “The Factual Case for Criminal Justice Reform”
Main March 2, 2016Mark Holden, GC at Koch Industries, makes "The Factual Case for Criminal Justice Reform"As regular readers know, various groups and persons associated with the wealthy and politically…
Education Law Prof Blog
New Study Finds That When Parents Are Incarcerated, Their Children’s Risk of School Exclusion Increases
By Derek Black
As part of the Fragile Families project at Princeton and Columbia, Wade Jacobsen has released a new paper, Punished for their Fathers? School Discipline Among the Children of the Prison…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“U.S. Prison Population Trends 1999-2014: Broad Variation Among States in Recent Years”
Main February 18, 2016"U.S. Prison Population Trends 1999-2014: Broad Variation Among States in Recent Years"The title of this post is the title of this notable short "fact sheet" from The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Texas prisons are filling up with the old and the ill — at enormous expense”
Main February 16, 2016"Texas prisons are filling up with the old and the ill — at enormous expense"The title of this post is the sub-headline of this lengthy new Texas…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable data on racial and gender dynamics of recent changes in incarceration rates
Main February 11, 2016Notable data on racial and gender dynamics of recent changes in incarceration ratesThis new Wonkblog post via the Washington Post reports on provides an interesting analysis of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“American Exceptionalism in Probation Supervision”
Main February 3, 2016"American Exceptionalism in Probation Supervision"The title of this post is the title of this notable new data brief published by Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal…