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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Reviewing how US prisons now serve as huge warehouses for the mentally ill
Main April 9, 2014Reviewing how US prisons now serve as huge warehouses for the mentally illThis MSNBC article, headlined "Prisons are the ‘new asylums’ of the US: Report," effectively summarizes…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Billion Dollar Divide: Virginia’s Sentencing, Corrections and Criminal Justice Challenge”
Main April 7, 2014"Billion Dollar Divide: Virginia's Sentencing, Corrections and Criminal Justice Challenge"The title of this post is the title of a new report by the Justice Policy Institute, which…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Dueling sentencing reform perspective from Heritage and Crime & Consequences blogs
Main April 5, 2014Dueling sentencing reform perspective from Heritage and Crime & Consequences blogsTwo recent posts from two notable blogs are worthwhile weekend reads as the debate over federal sentencing…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Civil Death and the Execution of Democracy: Black Political Power in ‘New Jim Crow’ Era of Mass Incarceration”
The title of this post comes from this upcoming paper by Professor Christina Rivers, the abstract of which states: Under the concept of "civil death", felony convictions trigger disenfranchisement laws…
Sentencing Law and Policy
NY Timessees “A Rare Opportunity on Criminal Justice”
Main March 16, 2014NY Times sees "A Rare Opportunity on Criminal Justice"The title of this post is drawn from the headline of this new New York Times editorial about federal…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Curious racial politics omission in otherwise astute analysis of Prez Obama’s criminal justice reform record
Main February 25, 2014Curious racial politics omission in otherwise astute analysis of Prez Obama's criminal justice reform recordNew York Times big-wig Bill Keller has this interesting final column headlined "Crime…
The Faculty Lounge
Captive Audience: Incarceration and the Family
On Saturday UNC Law School is hosting the 17th annucal Conference on Race, Class, Gender, and Ethnicity. Cribbing now from the Conference's website: The 2014 Conference on Race, Class, Gender…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Fewer prisons — and yet, less crime”
Main February 10, 2014"Fewer prisons — and yet, less crime"The title of this post is the headline of this lengthy new piece by Detroit Free Press columnist Brian Dickerson. The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is there a faith-based perspective on modern marijuana laws and reforms?
Main February 4, 2014Is there a faith-based perspective on modern marijuana laws and reforms? The question in the title of this post is prompted by this interesting article from the…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Strine confirmed
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Yesterday afternoon following a 30 minute confirmation hearing, the Delaware Senate unanimously confirmed Chancellor Leo Strine as the next Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. That's a marked difference…