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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Noting the intersection of mental illness and gender in incarceration nation
Main March 7, 2013Noting the intersection of mental illness and gender in incarceration nationThis recent article in the Denver Post, headlined "Two of three women in Colorado prisons diagnosed with…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New Sentencing Project report notes recent changing racial make-up of prison populations
Main February 28, 2013New Sentencing Project report notes recent changing racial make-up of prison populations As summarized in this New York Times article, "[i]ncarceration rates for black Americans dropped sharply…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Defunding State Prisons”
Main February 21, 2013"Defunding State Prisons" The title of this post is the title of this new article now on SSRN authored by W. David Ball. Here is the abstract:…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Some notable recent NPR coverage of modern incarceration realities
Main February 20, 2013Some notable recent NPR coverage of modern incarceration realities I was pleased to hear on my local NPR station this afternoon, while I was driving around in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“America’s prison boom is starting to fizzle”
Main February 11, 2013"America's prison boom is starting to fizzle" The title of this post is the first sentence of this new Wall Street Journal article, which carries this headline…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Talk in Vermont of requiring judges to consider directly costs of sentence
Main January 23, 2013Talk in Vermont of requiring judges to consider directly costs of sentence This local article, headlined "Sentencing in Vt: Factor in cost?," reports on an interesting sentencing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“African Americans suffer from high rates of incarceration and crime. Here’s how to drastically reduce both.”
Main January 18, 2013"African Americans suffer from high rates of incarceration and crime. Here’s how to drastically reduce both."The title of this post is the provocative subheading of this lengthy…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new research exploring connections between incarceration and mental health
Main January 17, 2013Notable new research exploring connections between incarceration and mental health Via The Crime Report, I just learned that the December 2012 issue of the Journal of Health…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Have We Lost the War on Drugs?”
Main January 7, 2013"Have We Lost the War on Drugs?" The title of this post is the headline of this lengthy essay which appeared in Saturday's Wall Street Journal and…
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Hanover County Jail
As I am thinking about Taja-Nia Henderson's really exciting work on incarcertaion and slavery in pre-Civil War Virginia, the Hanover County jail comes to mind. It's right next to the…