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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
New BJS data show continued 2012 decline in state prison populations (and continued federal increase)
Main July 26, 2013New BJS data show continued 2012 decline in state prison populations (and continued federal increase) As detailed in this official press release from the Bureau of Justice…
Sentencing Law and Policy
If you have any concerns about female federal prisoners…
Main July 26, 2013If you have any concerns about female federal prisoners... then you should be especially troubled by this new blog post by Todd Bussert titled "New Hardships For…
Education Law Prof Blog
With No Clear Accountability, California’s Special Education Services End for Incarcerated Students in Adult Jails
The Center for Investigative Reporting discusses why special education services end when students are transferred to adult custody in In California, Incarcerated Students Fall Through Gaps in Special Education Laws.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“New Sesame Workshop film helps children of jailed parents”
Main June 9, 2013"New Sesame Workshop film helps children of jailed parents"The title of this post is the headline of this notable new segment which ran this morning on the…
PrawfsBlawg
The Surprisingly Minor Impact of Drug Incarcerations on Racial Imbalances in Incarceration
Main Wednesday, May 29, 2013The Surprisingly Minor Impact of Drug Incarcerations on Racial Imbalances in IncarcerationI want to turn my attention here from the impact of drug incarcerations on prison’s…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New bipartisan House Judiciary Committee task force to examine overcriminalization
Main May 6, 2013New bipartisan House Judiciary Committee task force to examine overcriminalizationAs reported in this Wall Street Journal article, Congress is creating a new federal criminal justice task force…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Guest post on federal sentencing data and costs of incarceration for child porn offenses
Main April 9, 2013Guest post on federal sentencing data and costs of incarceration for child porn offenses Experienced lawyer and federal sentencing guru Mark Allenbaugh (firm website here) sent me…
Sentencing Law and Policy
BOP director puts numbers of federal correction costs for FY2011
Main March 19, 2013BOP director puts numbers of federal correction costs for FY2011 Via this new Federal Register entry, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons announced the latest annual…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Conservative Case Against More Prisons”
Main March 9, 2013"The Conservative Case Against More Prisons"The title of this post is the headline of this lengthy new piece authored by Vikrant Reddy and Marc Levin, senior policy…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Smarter Sequestration: simple statutory ways to save prison monies (and avoid federal furloughs?)
Main March 8, 2013Smarter Sequestration: simple statutory ways to save prison monies (and avoid federal furloughs?)I have been talking to a variety of federal criminal justice folks since sequestration became…