Jennifer Morinigo | November 10, 2016 | Sentencing
In another move toward sentencing reform, California voters approved Proposition 57, The California Parole for Non-Violent Criminals and Juvenile Court Trial Requirements Initiative. Championed by Governor Jerry Brown, the proposition is aimed at encouraging...
Douglas Berman | October 25, 2016 | Sentencing
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this notable new New York Times editorial headlined “The Death Penalty, Nearing Its End.” Here is the full text of the editorial: Although the death penalty is still considered constitutional by the...
Jennifer Morinigo | October 24, 2016 | American Indian Law, Data Privacy, Policing, Sentencing, Sexual Assault
At its October 2016 meeting, the Council took the following actions concerning project drafts: The Law of American Indians There was discussion of portions of Council Draft No. 3, but, due to insufficient time, no approval was sought. The Council will continue its...
FAMM and Pauline Toboulidis | October 21, 2016 | Sentencing
The above chart represents states that have implemented sentence reform statutes as they relate to mandatory minimum sentencing. Though Massachusetts has enacted sentencing laws that reduce some drug mandatory minimum sentences, last week the Massachusetts Supreme...
Brandon Garrett | October 11, 2016 | Sentencing
When is prejudice prejudicial? That is the question the Supreme Court justices heard on Wednesday in the case of Duane Buck. In 1996, Buck murdered his ex-girlfriend in front of her children along with a man he thought she was sleeping with. At his death penalty trial...
John Gleeson | September 14, 2016 | Sentencing
Our nation is truly at a crossroads when it comes to sentencing policy. Since the adoption of the original Model Penal Code in 1962, America’s prison, jail, probation, and parole populations have exploded. During the same period, the types and severity of both the...
