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prison overcrowding
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal judges give Gov. Brown a six-month reprieve on California prison population deadline
Main January 30, 2013Federal judges give Gov. Brown a six-month reprieve on California prison population deadline As reported in this Sacramento Bee article, headlined "U.S. judges give California six more…
Sentencing Law and Policy
AsPlataruling welcomed, California seeks modification of prison population reduction order
Main January 8, 2013As Plata ruling welcomed, California seeks modification of prison population reduction orderThis front-page article in today's Sacramento Bee, headlined "Halt in inmate releases sought," reports on a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Effects of change in California criminal justice system difficult to discern”
Main October 22, 2012"Effects of change in California criminal justice system difficult to discern" The title of this post is the headline of this notable new article appearing in the…
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“Immigrant Criminals in Overcrowded Prisons: Rethinking an Anachronistic Policy”
Main October 7, 2012"Immigrant Criminals in Overcrowded Prisons: Rethinking an Anachronistic Policy" The title of this post is the title of this lengthy paper by Professor Peter Schuck, which is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable report on “decarceration laboratory” taking place in California
Main August 6, 2012Notable report on "decarceration laboratory" taking place in California Today's New York Times has this interesting new article, headlined "In California, County Jails Face Bigger Load." The…
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Notable new ACLU of California report on state’s prison realignment efforts
Main March 26, 2012Notable new ACLU of California report on state's prison realignment effortsThe ACLU of California has recently released this significant new report titled "Public Safety Realignment: California at…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is California’s prison population reduction going as well as it seems?
Main February 28, 2012Is California's prison population reduction going as well as it seems?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this local article headlined "California prisons…
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“Four ways to relieve overcrowded prisons”
Main January 5, 2012"Four ways to relieve overcrowded prisons"I just came across this opinion piece by Arjun Sethi published last week by the Christian Science Monitor. Here are excerpts of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
An effective review of the SCOTUS year that was(n’t much)
Main December 29, 2011An effective review of the SCOTUS year that was(n't much)Writing in The National Law Journal, Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle have put together this lovely review of…
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California having success(?) in complying withPlataprison reduction order
Main December 28, 2011California having success(?) in complying with Plata prison reduction orderAccording to this new local media report, "California’s prison system has been shedding an average of 933 inmates…