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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Great (short) sentencing report from Texas
Main February 1, 2007Great (short) sentencing report from TexasFolks concerned about harsh sentencing and excessive use of incarceration have a lot of new additions to their reading lists. In addition…
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Reproductive Rights in Prison
There's plenty to be alarmed about in the story of a woman in Tampa who was jailed after notifying police that she had been raped. (Read about the story in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Important new Vera report on “Reconsidering Incarceration”
Main January 31, 2007Important new Vera report on "Reconsidering Incarceration" The always amazing Vera Institute of Justice has just released an important new study entitled "Reconsidering Incarceration: New Directions for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Advocating imprisonment as a last resort
Main January 25, 2007Advocating imprisonment as a last resortThe New York Times has this potent editorial that laments our nation's heavy reliance on incarceration and presents Congress with a to-do…
Sentencing Law and Policy
When tough-on-crime bills come due
Main January 21, 2007When tough-on-crime bills come dueThis AP article from Michigan provides another example of the tough political choices that arise when the costs of tough-on-crime politics start coming…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Some ugly realities of incarceration
Main December 8, 2006Some ugly realities of incarcerationOver at TalkLeft, Jerayln is doing a fine job spotlighting some recent developments and commentary about the sorry state of medical conditions in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Where Skilling will be chilling
Main December 2, 2006Where Skilling will be chillingIn the Houston Chronicle, this article describes the federal lockup facing Jeff Skilling. Here are some notable passages from the article: Jeff Skilling…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Mass US punishment around the blogosphere
Main December 1, 2006Mass US punishment around the blogosphereEarlier this week I noted here the latest, record-setting, official data reports from the Bureau of Justice Statistics on the number of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another (timely?) US punishment record
Main November 30, 2006Another (timely?) US punishment record As noted here at TalkLeft and detailed in this AP article, a "record 7 million people — or one in every 32…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Getting tough and crowding prisons
Main November 29, 2006Getting tough and crowding prisonsThis morning's Arizona Republic has this intriguing article about a new plea policy being adopted in Maricopa County:Starting in 60 days, those facing…