Sentencing panel targets mandatory minimums and geriatric parole
A new report recommends four reforms to make sentencing fairer and reduce racial disparities behind bars in New Jersey.
US appeals court rejects sentencing panel's compassionate release policy
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that the U.S. Sentencing Commission lacked authority to enact a policy last year that ...
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What The US Sentencing Commission’s Decision Means For First Time Offenders
Recently, the U.S. Sentencing Commission passed an amendment to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines that has the potential for reducing the prison terms for thousands of inmates. The U.S. Sentencing ...
Unchargeable Conduct: The Next Frontier for Sentencing Reform
Under the previous rule, a defendant who was convicted of one charge but acquitted of another could still face punishment for ...
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Incoming Alabama chief justice proposes job court to address recidivism
Stewart said Bennet Wright, the executive director of the Alabama Sentencing Commission, will help lead that area of the ...
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A Federal Public Defender Challenges U.S. Sentencing Commission To Help Fix The Bureau Of Prisons
As Sady told me, “It could be that the Sentencing Commission finally pushes the BOP to get its house in order.” Community corrections has long been a problem for the BOP. Reentry centers ...
Ending mandatory sentences for non-violent drug crimes back in play in N.J.
Efforts to end minimum mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenders in New Jersey are again being put on the table, three years after a similar proposal was conditionally vetoed by Gov. Phil ...
Judge pushes back sentencing decision in Trump hush money case
A New York Supreme Court justice will decide Tuesday if President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing will move forward later ...