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Incarceration
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Legal Profession Blog
Georgia Declines To Waive Readmission Rules For Incarcerated Former Attorney
The Georgia Supreme Court declined to readmit an incarcerated former attorneyThe record shows that Bartko was first licensed to practice law in Georgia in 1995. In 2014, Bartko voluntarily surrendered…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Custodial Sanctions and Reoffending: A Meta-Analytic Review"
The title of this post is the title of this forthcoming publication in Crime & Justice authored by Damon Petrich, Travis Pratt, Cheryl Lero Jonson, and Francis Cullen. Here is…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Fight to Expose the Hidden Human Costs of Incarceration: Profile of Law Professor Andrea Armstrong
Law professor Andrea Armstrong at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is profiled in the August 23, 2021, issue of the New Yorker. The article centers on her work…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Just Algorithms: Using Science to Reduce Incarceration and Inform a Jurisprudence of Risk"
The title of this notable new forthcoming book authored by Christopher Slobogin. It is also the title of this new SSRN posting which provides a preview of the book and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New UNODC report details interesting global realities and trends in incarceration
A section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has released this interesting new data report highlighting on its cover page "Nearly twelve million people imprisoned globally; nearly…
Elder Law Prof Blog
What Happens to Social Security Benefits If the Beneficiary Goes to Jail or Prison?
This semester at Dickinson Law, I've been teaching a comparative law module on Social Security Benefits. We've been spending more time than usual examining issues associated with basic "retirement benefits"…
Criminal
“Harm Reduction at the Center of Incarceration”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new report from Square One Project authored by Nneka Jones Tapia who, according this press release, is "one of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Harm Reduction at the Center of Incarceration"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new report from Square One Project authored by Nneka Jones Tapia who, according this press release, is "one of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Housing the Decarcerated"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Norrinda Hayat now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The coronavirus pandemic exposed an issue…
Criminal
“What is Life?” podcast gives voice to people serving LWOP in Pennsylvania
I had seen last month this enticing podcast preview:What is Life?Through phone calls with men and women serving life without parole in Pennsylvania, What is Life takes you inside the…