Cecelia M. Klingele and Kevin Reitz | April 25, 2017 | Sentencing
This post is a presentation of information found in the Proposed Final Draft of the Sentencing project. Please also consider reading Part 1: Sentencing Guidelines. This provision, new to the Code, provides assurance that convicted individuals are made aware of the...
Cecelia M. Klingele and Kevin Reitz | April 18, 2017 | Sentencing
This post is a presentation of information found in the Proposed Final Draft of the Sentencing project. This will be presented at ALI’s Annual Meeting this May. The Model Penal Code: Sentencing project includes a new provision on Sentencing Guidelines and...
Cecelia M. Klingele and Kevin Reitz | April 13, 2017 | Sentencing
In this video, project Reporter Kevin Reitz talks about the consequences of economic sanctions in the justice system. Model Penal Code: Sentencing – Economic Sanctions from The American Law Institute on Vimeo. The following is excerpted from the Comments of the...
Lani Prunès | March 20, 2017 | Sentencing
On March 20, 2017, the Iowa House of Representatives voted to pass HF 579, a new sentencing reform bill that would build on the successful reforms implemented last year. The bill was passed unanimously and gained broad bipartisan support. It was championed by Rep....
Dee J. Hall | March 6, 2017 | Sentencing
Beverly Walker doubts that the governor’s plan to abolish the Wisconsin Parole Commission will add efficiency to a sluggish system, and she suspects it would make qualifying for parole even more difficult. Her husband, Baron Walker, has been imprisoned for nearly 22...
Pauline Toboulidis | January 27, 2017 | Election Administration, Liability Insurance, Sentencing, Sexual Assault
At its January 2017 meeting, the Council took the following actions concerning project drafts: Sentencing Council approved the drafts of Sections 6x.04, 6.14, and 7.09 presented in the Reporters’ Memoranda to the Council. The Draft contains: PART I – GENERAL...
