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Son gets 26 to life for murdering mother, a longtime Chula Vista teacher – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Burks had lived his entire life with his mother, but she had been wanting him to move out and get a job, Josephine Van Atta, Angela Burks mother, told the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Could enhanced FIRST STEP Act get more than 90 votes in the Senate if even brought up for a vote?
Main August 19, 2018Could enhanced FIRST STEP Act get more than 90 votes in the Senate if even brought up for a vote?The question in the title of this post…
Sentencing Law and Policy
In second sentencing from special counsel investigation, feds seeking incarceration “within Guidelines range of 0 to 6 months” for George Papadopoulos
Main August 18, 2018In second sentencing from special counsel investigation, feds seeking incarceration "within Guidelines range of 0 to 6 months" for George PapadopoulosAs reported in this New York Times…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will Trump White House soon “deploy its assets … to stump” for federal criminal justice reform? It may be critical.
Main August 17, 2018Will Trump White House soon "deploy its assets ... to stump" for federal criminal justice reform? It may be critical.The question in the title of this post…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Senator Cotton delivers faulty arguments to prop up faulty federal sentencing system
Main August 16, 2018Senator Cotton delivers faulty arguments to prop up faulty federal sentencing systemWith Jeff Sessions now in the role of Attorney General, Senator Tom Cotton is one of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Assailing the new expanded mandatory minimum for “career offenders” being pushed by AG Jeff Sessions
Main August 15, 2018Assailing the new expanded mandatory minimum for "career offenders" being pushed by AG Jeff SessionsAs noted in prior posts here and here, earlier this month Attorney General…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting commutation developments in wake of initiative reform in Oklahoma
Main August 15, 2018Interesting commutation developments in wake of initiative reform in OklahomaThis local story, headlined "49 Oklahoma inmates imprisoned for drug crimes asking for commutations; 49 asking state to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Algorithmic Risk Assessments and the Double-Edged Sword of Youth”
Main August 13, 2018"Algorithmic Risk Assessments and the Double-Edged Sword of Youth"The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Megan Stevenson and Christopher Slobogin…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Big new Third Circuit opinion sorts through various post-Johnsonhabeas ACCA headaches
Main August 13, 2018Big new Third Circuit opinion sorts through various post-Johnson habeas ACCA headachesA helpful readers alerted me to a lengthy opinion handed down this morning by a Third…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Spotlighting challenges surrounding an Eighth Amendment jurisprudence defining adulthood at 18
Main August 13, 2018Spotlighting challenges surrounding an Eighth Amendment jurisprudence defining adulthood at 18Beth Schwartzapfel has this effective new Marshall Project piece on the Supreme Court's recent juvenile sentencing jurisprudence…