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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
New NAACP report laments shift of state funds from education to prison spending
Main April 7, 2011New NAACP report laments shift of state funds from education to prison spending As detailed on this new page from the NAACP website, today "the NAACP released…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Cost and Punishment: Reassessing Incarceration Costs and the Value of College-In-Prison Programs”
Main April 4, 2011"Cost and Punishment: Reassessing Incarceration Costs and the Value of College-In-Prison Programs"The title of this post is the title of this new piece by Gregory Knott, which…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New ACLU report assails racial skew in drug sentencing in Mississippi
Main March 31, 2011New ACLU report assails racial skew in drug sentencing in Mississippi As detailed in this AP article, the "American Civil Liberties Union has released a report calling…
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“Juvenile Incarceration and the Pains of Imprisonment”
Main March 1, 2011"Juvenile Incarceration and the Pains of Imprisonment"The title of this post is the title of this interesting-looking new article by Professors Jeffrey Fagan and Aaron Kupchik, which…
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Former prisoners as consultants to prison-bound white-collar offenders
Main February 26, 2011Former prisoners as consultants to prison-bound white-collar offendersThis interesting Chicago Tribune piece, headline "Ex-cons offer prison primers for soon-to-be incarcerated execs," reports on the "handful of consultants…
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“Conservatives must police bottom line on criminal justice”
Main February 22, 2011"Conservatives must police bottom line on criminal justice"The title of this post is the headline of this opinion piece authored by Grover Norquist, which appeared in the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
In Toledo to talk about Ohio sentencing policies and practices
Main February 17, 2011In Toledo to talk about Ohio sentencing policies and practicesI am pleased and honored to be in Toledo tonight and tomorrow to participate in a terrific symposium…
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“The State of Sentencing 2010: Developments in Policy and Practice”
Main February 17, 2011"The State of Sentencing 2010: Developments in Policy and Practice"The title of this post is the title of this new report from the folks at The Sentencing…
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Should more (and male) inmates be permitted (and even encouraged) to raise babies behind bars?
Main February 16, 2011Should more (and male) inmates be permitted (and even encouraged) to raise babies behind bars?The provocative question(s) in the title of this post is prompted by this…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Budget Crunch Forces A New Approach To Prisons”
Main February 15, 2011"Budget Crunch Forces A New Approach To Prisons"The title of this post is the headline of this NPR story which rant today and starts this way: Budget…