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News & Commentary about Sentencing Reform

Sentencing
We must reduce both the number of people entering jails and prisons and the extreme laws and policies that drive extraordinary long prison terms.

Aug 9, 2012

One Year After Simmons: ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµSends Letter to DOJ to Help Release People Wrongly Languishing in Federal Prisons

One Year After Simmons: ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµSends Letter to DOJ to Help Release People Wrongly Languishing in Federal Prisons

Aug 1, 2012

Crime bill should've been better, could've been worse

Crime bill should've been better, could've been worse

Jul 31, 2012

Federal Prisons Busting at the Seams: Sentencing Commission Should Prioritize Growing Prison Population

Federal Prisons Busting at the Seams: Sentencing Commission Should Prioritize Growing Prison Population

Jul 27, 2012

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Jul 17, 2012

Gil Kerlikowske: Please Put Our Money Where Your Mouth Is

Gil Kerlikowske: Please Put Our Money Where Your Mouth Is

Jun 21, 2012

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLENS: Supreme Court Rules Fairer Sentences Apply to More Drug Cases

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLENS: Supreme Court Rules Fairer Sentences Apply to More Drug Cases

Jun 12, 2012

Have State Legislators Staved Off DEA License Scanning On Utah Interstate?

Have State Legislators Staved Off DEA License Scanning On Utah Interstate?

Jun 8, 2012

Medical Marijuana: The Tipping Point

Medical Marijuana: The Tipping Point

Jun 6, 2012

Blame Mass Incarceration on Sentencing Policies, not Mass Crime

Blame Mass Incarceration on Sentencing Policies, not Mass Crime

Jun 6, 2012

Two Frustrated Federal Judges Show Us How to Have a More Fair and Effective Justice System

Two Frustrated Federal Judges Show Us How to Have a More Fair and Effective Justice System