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Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Demise of Mercy” now in print
Main March 26, 2008"The Demise of Mercy" now in printIn this post last year I noted the thought-provoking piece from Rachel Barkow entitled "The Ascent of the Administrative State and…
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
Incarceration Choices: Attempted Second Degree Murder
Still in DC, and my sister in law (who has been an excellent host this week) notices this AP story reproduced in the Washington Post. “Two years for a beating…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New York Timeseditorial on “Prison Nation”
Main March 10, 2008New York Times editorial on "Prison Nation"Joining the chorus of papers commenting on the recent Pew Center report, "One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008" (discussed…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“One nation, behind bars”
Main March 6, 2008"One nation, behind bars" The Detroit Free Press has this potent editorial with this same title as this post. Here are excerpts:The U.S. prison population, the world's…
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Conrad Black To Report To Prison Today
Conrad Black was to report to the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex, a low security facility in Florida, to begin serving his nearly seven year sentence, after a judge refused to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting paper gives another perspective on Pew data
Main March 1, 2008Interesting paper gives another perspective on Pew dataProviding a fitting follow-up to this week's Pew Center report, "One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008" (discussed here),…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Senator Clinton talks a good game on sentencing reform
Main February 29, 2008Senator Clinton talks a good game on sentencing reformA helpful reader sent me this link from a Vibe Magazing Q&A with Senator Hillary Clinton. This portion is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Potent new Pew report documents 1 in 100 prison reality
Main February 28, 2008Potent new Pew report documents 1 in 100 prison realityAs detailed in this press release, "[a]ccording to a new report released today by the Pew Center on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
It takes a (big) village … to care for kids with incarcerated parents
Main December 18, 2007It takes a (big) village ... to care for kids with incarcerated parents Especially with crime and punishment issues becoming political issues (for both Ds and Rs),…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Reviewing California’s prison problems
Main December 8, 2007Reviewing California's prison problemsThis AP story provides the latest update on California's continuing prison woes. Here are excerpts:When California adopted its criminal sentencing code 30 years ago,…