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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission symposium on incarceration alternatives
Main July 6, 2008US Sentencing Commission symposium on incarceration alternativesI am excited and encouraged to report that the United States Sentencing Commission is conducting a two-day symposium on alternatives to…
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Will any Prez candidate promise to get us out of a failed war … on drugs?
Main July 1, 2008Will any Prez candidate promise to get us out of a failed war ... on drugs?Though many remain eager to use gun debates as a political talking…
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The Sentencing Project reponds to prison-crime commentary
Main June 26, 2008The Sentencing Project reponds to prison-crime commentaryThis morning I received via e-mail this notable notice from The Sentencing Project:In a recent syndicated column ("More Prisons, Less Crime"),…
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Another high in depriving liberty: 7.2 million under CJ control
Main June 13, 2008Another high in depriving liberty: 7.2 million under CJ controlAs detailed in this Washington Post piece, the "number of people under supervision in the nation's criminal justice…
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James Q. Wilson guest-blogging on Volokh about incareceration
Main June 10, 2008James Q. Wilson guest-blogging on Volokh about incarecerationI am very pleased to see noted criminologist James Q. Wilson guest-blogging over at The Volokh Conspiracy, and so far…
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Kentucky struggling with growing incarceration costs
Main June 8, 2008Kentucky struggling with growing incarceration costsThis new AP story, headlined Ky. officials looking to reduce state prison burden," details Kentucky's continuing struggle with even expanding incarceration costs.…
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New “official” record high in US incarceration population
Main June 6, 2008New "official" record high in US incarceration populationAs detailed in this ABC News report, prison nation continues to grow: "The Justice Department has released a new report…
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Hoping for a presidential town hall on crime and punishment
Main June 6, 2008Hoping for a presidential town hall on crime and punishmentI view John McCain's proposed weekly town hall debates as a fantastic idea, and one that ought to…
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Notable new research on prison-crime connection
Main June 2, 2008Notable new research on prison-crime connectionA helpful readers pointed me to this new article, titled Specifying the Relationship Between Crime and Prisons," which appear in the June…
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A government waste attack on over-incarceration
Main June 1, 2008A government waste attack on over-incarcerationI am pleased to see this local editorial emphasizing government waste when assailing excessive incarceration of non-violent drug offenders. Here are excerpts…