Hunter Saenz | January 22, 2018 | Children and the Law, Sentencing
WKOW 27: Madison, WI Breaking News, Weather and Sports MADISON (WKOW) — It’s a decision that’s being applauded by some who say closing Lincoln Hills may help teens. But others warn it’s just the first stop to fixing a broken path in the...
Pauline Toboulidis | January 19, 2018 | Sentencing
Citing the Proposed Final Draft (PFD) of Model Penal Code: Sentencing, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York dismissed restitution claims due to lack of merit. The case involved a defendant who was required to pay restitution under three counts,...
Alexis Lee Watts | January 9, 2018 | Sentencing
Sentencing guideline systems exist, in part, to monitor prison growth, prioritize the use of limited correctional resources, and avoid prison overcrowding. Statutes sometimes mandate that sentencing commissions write guidelines, for example, “with due regard for...
Margaret Love and Joshua Gaines | December 19, 2017 | Sentencing
A new report from the Collateral Consequences Resource Center shows that states across the country are continuing to expand opportunities to avoid or mitigate the adverse effects of a criminal record. If anything, the trend first documented last winter in Four Years...
Carissa Byrne Hessick | December 11, 2017 | Children and the Law, Sentencing
ABSTRACTThis book chapter examines the role that concerns about finality have played in both capital cases and juvenile life-without-parole sentencing cases. It will describe how finality has shaped the Supreme Court’s death penalty cases, as well as the role it has...
