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Incarceration
746 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
Mapping facilities in incarceration nation which “has more jails than colleges”
Main January 7, 2015Mapping facilities in incarceration nation which "has more jails than colleges"The terrific Washington Post wonkblog has this notable post by Christopher Ingraham with a fascinating map and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Switzerland has too many criminals and too few prisons”
Main January 4, 2015"Switzerland has too many criminals and too few prisons"The title of this post is from the first sentence of this recent AP article headlined "Switzerland mulls plan…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“How did a law to regulate heroin traffic turn into the costly, futile War on Drugs?”
Main January 3, 2015"How did a law to regulate heroin traffic turn into the costly, futile War on Drugs?"The title of this post is the subtitle of this lengthy Politico…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Steep Cost of America’s High Incarceration Rate”
Main December 30, 2014"The Steep Cost of America’s High Incarceration Rate"The title of this post is the headline of this recent Wall Street Journal commentary authored by Robert Rubin and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“U.S. Incarceration: Still Mass; The shrink-the-prisons movement hasn’t moved the numbers.”
Main December 21, 2014"U.S. Incarceration: Still Mass; The shrink-the-prisons movement hasn’t moved the numbers."The title of this post is the headline of this basic analysis at The Marshall Report on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Bill Otis provides important (though incomplete) review of therealstate of debate over sentencing reform
Main December 8, 2014Bill Otis provides important (though incomplete) review of the real state of debate over sentencing reformToday's must-read for all sentencing fans is this lengthy new post by…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Blanket prohibition of tobacco now officially the law of the federal prisons land
Main December 7, 2014Blanket prohibition of tobacco now officially the law of the federal prisons landAs reported in this US News article, the "Federal Bureau of Prisons is officially banning…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable comments from AAG about Justice Reinvestment
Main November 22, 2014Notable comments from AAG about Justice Reinvestment Earlier this week, Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason delivered these interesting remarks for DOJ's Office of Justice Programs at a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Criminal Sentencing Reform: A Conversation among Conservatives”
Main November 18, 2014"Criminal Sentencing Reform: A Conversation among Conservatives"Thanks to this post by Bill Otis at Crime & Consequences, I see that the Federalist Society recent National Convention included…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new AG Holder comments on reducing crime rates and incarceration levels
Main November 14, 2014Notable new AG Holder comments on reducing crime rates and incarceration levels Last night Attorney General Eric Holder gave this speech at the Southern Center for Human…