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Recidivism
609 published works
San Francisco Criminal Lawyer Blog
Recall and Resentencing of indeterminate Third Strike Sentences Is Constitutional
THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Respondent; EDGARDO ORTIZ GUEVARA, Real Party in Interest. (Cal., Oct. 9, 2025, No. S283305) 2025 WL 2860065, at *1–2…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New CCJ report on "Falling Through the Cracks: Gaps in Identifying Veterans on Community Supervision"
The Council on Criminal Justice is continuing to produce notable new reports on veterans and criminal justice systems. The latest CCJ report, available here, is titled "Falling Through the Cracks:…
Criminal
New CCJ report on “Falling Through the Cracks: Gaps in Identifying Veterans on Community Supervision”
The Council on Criminal Justice is continuing to produce notable new reports on veterans and criminal justice systems. The latest CCJ report, available here, is titled "Falling Through the Cracks:…
Other
Notable new data on COVID-era releases and return to prison in California
A few folks have flagged for me this recent CalMatters piece headlined "California released 15,000 prisoners early during COVID. New data reveals what happened to many of them." The interesting…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new data on COVID-era releases and return to prison in California
A few folks have flagged for me this recent CalMatters piece headlined "California released 15,000 prisoners early during COVID. New data reveals what happened to many of them." The interesting…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Noting encouraging results from "Returning Citizens Stimulus program"
Stateline has this new article, headlined "Cash assistance may curb recidivism among people leaving prison, study says," reporting on encouraging early results from a notable recidivism reduction program. I recommend…
Criminal
“The Role of Moral Panic in Motivating Public Support for Punitive Drug Sentencing”
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Colleen Berryessa now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:Feelings of social and moral outrage, including…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Encouraging Desistance Using Second Chance Mechanisms"
The title of this post is the title of this forthcoming book chapter authored by Isabella Polito and Colleen M. Berryessa. Here is its abstract: High rates of recidivism in…
Criminal
“Encouraging Desistance Using Second Chance Mechanisms”
The title of this post is the title of this forthcoming book chapter authored by Isabella Polito and Colleen M. Berryessa. Here is its abstract:High rates of recidivism in the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"'Something Works' in U.S. Jails: Misconduct and Recidivism Effects of the IGNITE Program"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new empirical paper, recently published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, authored by Marcella Alsan, Arkey Barnett, Peter Hull…