Topic
Recidivism
609 published works
Criminal
Highlighting the many challenges in assessing recidivism data
Stateline has this effective (and evergreen) article on the difficulties surrounding recedivism data. The full healine of this piece highlights its themes: "How many inmates return to prison? Inconsistent reporting…
Criminal
CCJ releases additional short reports on the impact of the First Step Act on recidivism and time served
I flagged in this post from August this notable new report authored by Avinash Bhati and published by the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) titled "First Step Act: An Early Analysis…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Superior Court: Prison Sentence Okay For Adult Charged With Crimes Committed Decade Ago When Juvenile
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Torres, upholding the defendant’s convictions and lengthy prison sentence for rape…
Criminal
Making the case for expanded use of home confinement for older federal prisoners
Hugh Hurwitz, who served as Acting Director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, has this new commentary in The Hill headlined "Moving elderly prisoners home saves taxpayer dollars without sacrificing safety."…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The Sentencing Project releases "The First Step Act: Ending Mass Incarceration in Federal Prisons."
I sense that the upcoming GOP Prez candidate debate, which seems likely to include some discussion of some crime and punishment issues, has prompted a number of groups to complete…
Criminal
CCJ releases encouraging new short report on “First Step Act: An Early Analysis of Recidivism”
This morning I received an email from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) linking me to this notable new report authored by Avinash Bhati and titled ""First Step Act: An…
Sentencing Law and Policy
CCJ releases encouraging new short report on "First Step Act: An Early Analysis of Recidivism"
This morning I received an email from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) linking me to this notable new report authored by Avinash Bhati and titled ""First Step Act: An…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Conviction, Incarceration, and Recidivism: Understanding the Revolving Door"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper that looks to provide a notable (and lengthy) empirical account of contributions to recidivism. The piece was recently…
Criminal
“Conviction, Incarceration, and Recidivism: Understanding the Revolving Door”
The title of this post is the title of this new paper that looks to provide a notable (and lengthy) empirical account of contributions to recidivism. The piece was recently…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Supreme Court: Adult May Be Prosecuted for Decades Old Crime Committed While Juvenile
Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire - Criminal Defense Lawyer The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Armolt, holding that an adult defendant may be prosecuted in adult…