Topic
prison overcrowding
98 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
USSC hearing testimony about federal prison overcrowding and new release plans in works
Main March 19, 2011USSC hearing testimony about federal prison overcrowding and new release plans in worksThanks to a helpful e-mail, I discovered that the statement of Harley Lappin, the director…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Top judge in Missouri again talking up sentencing reforms
Main February 9, 2011Top judge in Missouri again talking up sentencing reformsAs detailed in this local article, headlined "Missouri's chief justice renews call for alternative sentencing programs," the head of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
NY Timeseditorial on California’s prison overcrowding case
Main December 6, 2010NY Times editorial on California's prison overcrowding caseThis morning's New York Times has this extended editorial headlined "The Crime of Punishment," which comments on last week's Supreme…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will the Chief Justice seek consensus in the California prison overcrowding case?
Main December 1, 2010Will the Chief Justice seek consensus in the California prison overcrowding case?I had a chance last night to read the full and lengthy transcript of the oral…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Early assessments of SCOTUS oral argument in California prison overcrowding case
Main November 30, 2010Early assessments of SCOTUS oral argument in California prison overcrowding caseThis morning the Supreme Court heard extended oral arguments in the California prison overcrowding case Schwarzenegger v.…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Remedy for Unconstitutional Conditions in California Prisons?: Schwarzenegger v. Plata Oral Argument Analysis
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The overcrowding in California's prison system that prevents the adequate treatment of the mental and physical health of prisoners in violation of the Eighth Amendment was the subject of today's oral…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots of criminal justice action as SCOTUS gets back into action
Main November 29, 2010Lots of criminal justice action as SCOTUS gets back into actionThis morning, the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in its December sitting with two habeas cases Wall…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting judicial perspective on prison overcrowding in Alabama
Main September 13, 2010Interesting judicial perspective on prison overcrowding in AlabamaThis local story from Alabama, which is headlined "Overcrowded prisons open Madison County judge's eyes," provides interesting background with how…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Who should control California’s prison budget? U.S. Supreme Court may weigh in”
Main June 13, 2010"Who should control California's prison budget? U.S. Supreme Court may weigh in"The title of this post is the headline of this new article in the Los Angeles…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will three strikes or other California sentencing issues become a hot political topic?
Main June 9, 2010Will three strikes or other California sentencing issues become a hot political topic? I do not see too many huge sentencing stories emerging from yesterday's primary elections…