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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
NY Timeseditorial laments “The Roadblock to Sentencing Reform” … while creating another
Main February 17, 2015NY Times editorial laments "The Roadblock to Sentencing Reform" ... while creating anotherThis lengthy new New York Times editorial spotlights and laments that one powerful Senator now…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Pick a stat, any stat. They all tell you the same thing: America is really good at putting people behind bars.”
Main February 13, 2015"Pick a stat, any stat. They all tell you the same thing: America is really good at putting people behind bars."The title of this post is a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New Brennan Center report asks “What Caused the Crime Decline?”
Main February 12, 2015New Brennan Center report asks "What Caused the Crime Decline?"This press release highlights the publication of this important new report by the Brennan Center for Justice titled…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Incarceration’s Front Door: The Misuse of Jails in America”
Main February 11, 2015"Incarceration’s Front Door: The Misuse of Jails in America"The title of this post is the title of this notable new report produced by the Vera Institute of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Imagining a SuperBowl party with the Koch brothers, Al Franken, Rob Portman, David Keene, Piper Kerman and Van Jones
Main January 31, 2015Imagining a SuperBowl party with the Koch brothers, Al Franken, Rob Portman, David Keene, Piper Kerman and Van JonesThe silly idea reflected in the title of this…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Examining the sources of an ever-aging US prison population
Main January 29, 2015Examining the sources of an ever-aging US prison populationThis Wall Street Journal article, headlined "U.S. Prisons Grapple With Aging Population: More Middle-Age Offenders Are Entering or Re-entering…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A (too) brief 2015 State of the Union mention of criminal justice issues
Main January 20, 2015A (too) brief 2015 State of the Union mention of criminal justice issuesAt the tail end of a lengthy speech mostly focused on economic issues and foreign…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Highlighting that most prisoners in Wisconsin now sent there for parole or probation violations
Main January 18, 2015Highlighting that most prisoners in Wisconsin now sent there for parole or probation violationsThis lengthy Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel article highlights the interesting reality of just who gets…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“If crime is falling, why aren’t prisons shrinking?”
Main January 17, 2015"If crime is falling, why aren’t prisons shrinking?"The title of this post is the headline of this notable Boston Globe commentary. Here are some excerpts:The prison population…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“In a Safer Age, U.S. Rethinks Its ‘Tough on Crime’ System”
Main January 14, 2015"In a Safer Age, U.S. Rethinks Its ‘Tough on Crime’ System"The title of this post is the headline of this lengthy front-page New York Times article discussing…