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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission releases another report on "Length of Incarceration and Recidivism"
A few years ago, as noted in this blog post, the US Sentencing Commission released a report titled "Length of Incarceration and Recidivism." Today, the USSC has issued another report…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New Sentencing Project fact sheet highlights rise (and recent declines) in the incarceration of women and girls
The folks at The Sentencing Project have assembled some fascinating data on the number of incarcerated women at this site and in this fact sheet. Here is part of their…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Vera Institute of Justice provides very latest prison data with "People in Prison in Winter 2021-2022"
The Vera Institute of Justice is continuing to do terrific work on the challenging task of collecting (close-to-real-time) data on the number of people in state and federal prisons. Vera…
Criminal
“Criminal Violations”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article authored by Jacob Schuman and now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:Violations of community supervision are…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More timely new Prison Policy Initiative briefings on the many challenges of incarceration
I am often not able to keep up with all the great "briefings" produced by the folks at Prison Policy Initiative. Last month in this post, I noted a set…
Criminal
More timely new Prison Policy Initiative briefings on the many challenges of incarceration
I am often not able to keep up with all the great "briefings" produced by the folks at Prison Policy Initiative. Last month in this post, I noted a set…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"How families respond to the collateral consequences of incarceration and prisoner reentry"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Brittany Hood and Shytierra Gaston in the journal Family Relations. Here is its abstract: Objective The…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Virtual symposium on the role of administrative law in detention and imprisonment
On October 29, 2021, the Administrative Law Review is hosting a virtual symposium on the role of administrative law in detention and imprisonment. It is organized by AU Professor Jayesh…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons"
The title of this post is the title of this new publication by The Sentencing Project authored by Ashley Nellis. Here are parts of the report's overview: This report details…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prison Policy Initiative briefing highlights disproportionate role of Native peoples in US criminal justice systems
The Prison Policy Initiative has this notable new briefing authored by Leah Wang titled "The U.S. criminal justice system disproportionately hurts Native people: the data, visualized." Here is part of…