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Sentencing Law and Policy
Simon says offender characteristics now quite relevant to federal sentencing
Main February 8, 2005Simon says offender characteristics now quite relevant to federal sentencingI just noticed on-line a terrific district court Booker opinion from last week authored by Indiana US District…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More Texas sentencing grits
Main December 29, 2004More Texas sentencing grits Scott Henson at Grits for Breakfast (which I have now added to my blogroll) has been doing an especially strong job lately covering…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another side to Texas justice
Main December 8, 2004Another side to Texas justiceAs detailed here and here, the stories of Texas justice is pretty grim when considering capital punishment. But thanks to Scott Henson at…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A restorative ending to “Truth in Sentencing” coverage
Main November 29, 2004A restorative ending to "Truth in Sentencing" coverageThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel concludes its terrific series of sentencing articles, entitled "Locked In: The Price Of Truth In Sentencing,"…
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Drug Diversion and Recidivism
UCLA researcher David Farabee reports that drug defendants diverted from jail thanks to a 2000 ballot initiative are more likely to be rearrested for drug offenders than those who were…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A Fall Classic?: More on 3 Strikes
Main September 26, 2004A Fall Classic?: More on 3 StrikesPerhaps it is fitting as we head into baseball's playoff season that the baseball-metaphor criminal justice policy known as Three Strikes…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rehabilitating Rehabilitation
Main August 26, 2004Rehabilitating RehabilitationAs I have noted in few older posts (example here), many states in recent years have taken steps to lessen sentences and expand treatment-centered alternatives to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
ABA Kenndy Commission report
Main June 23, 2004ABA Kenndy Commission reportAfter a nearly yearlong review of U.S. prison and correctional systems, the ABA's Justice Kennedy Commission has completed its work and today presented its…
Sentencing Law and Policy
USSC Recidivism Reports
Main May 27, 2004USSC Recidivism ReportsThe U.S. Sentencing Commission, as part of its on-going 15-year-study of the operation of the federal sentencing guidelines, has recently released two sizeable reports on…