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Recidivism
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Oregon’s early release program under fire
Main August 21, 2006Oregon's early release program under fireOregon has an unique early release program that, according to this fascinating article, is operating in a manner that has upset some…
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NYTcoverage of reentry issues
Main August 12, 2006NYT coverage of reentry issuesThis morning's New York Times includes this article about prisoner reentry issues. Here's a snippet:The 1980's and 90's were an era of get-tough,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Considering sex offender options
Main August 7, 2006Considering sex offender optionsA lack of wireless networking in the ballrooms is keeping me from live-blogging at the on-going NASC conference (conference details here and here), but…
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The sorry state of California’s prisons
Main June 11, 2006The sorry state of California's prisonsFollowing up this week's major policy report on the state of America's prisons by the bipartisan Commission on Safety and Abuse in…
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The realities of mentally ill prisoners
Main May 3, 2006The realities of mentally ill prisonersIn this morning's Wall Street Journal, Gary Fields has this terrific (and long) article about mentally ill prisoners entitled "Trapped by Rules,…
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California’s sentencing and parole problems
Main April 26, 2006California's sentencing and parole problemsA reader thoughtfully pointed me to this recent commentary from the Los Angeles Times by Professors Joan Petersilia and Robert Weisberg entitled "Parole…
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Reading is fundamental … for criminals
Main April 22, 2006Reading is fundamental ... for criminalsA local Ohio public radio reporter recently made me aware of a rural county's interesting alternative sentencing program — one that sounds…
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An interesting pair ofNewsweektreatment articles
Main April 22, 2006An interesting pair of Newsweek treatment articlesThis week's edition of Newsweek has two interesting pieces about renewed interest in criminal justice treatment programs both within and after…
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The challenging politics of reform
Main February 24, 2006The challenging politics of reformApparently the possible unconstitutionality of the California sentencing system (background here and here) is the least of that state's criminal justice problems. The…
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Missouri’s interesting sentencing developments
Main October 23, 2005Missouri's interesting sentencing developmentsThanks to this AP article, I see that Missouri is about to roll out a risk-oriented, information-driven, computer-aided program for providing state judges with…