The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Julian Cook available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
Too often, the guilty plea hearing process practiced in our federal courts fails to adequately ensure the
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Prison Policy Initiative releases its latest annual view of "Winnable criminal justice reforms"
The folks at Prison Policy Initiative have made an annual tradition of releasing a significant report looking forward to reform policy and politics in the new year. The latest variation, available here, is titled “Winnable criminal justice reforms in…
Rounding up some coverage on whom Prez Biden should give clemency to next
In this post on Monday, I flagged a lot of early commentary focused on Prez Biden’s decision Sunday night to pardon his son Hunter. There has been, unsurprisingly, continuing discussion of this pardon and its echoes. One theme to…
"Punishment and Resources"
The title of this post is the title of this new book chapter authored by Mark White and available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
Philosophers of punishment have paid little attention to resource constraints, which have an undeniable impact…
Missouri completes execution "only" 17 years after child murder
As reported in this AP article, Missouri this evening completed an execution of a man who sexually assaulted and strangled a 9-year-old girl in 2007. Here are some of the details:
Rowan Ford knew Christopher Collings as “Uncle Chris”…
"The Meaning of Life, In Michigan: Mercy from Life Sentences Under the State Constitution"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by David Shapiro and Molly Bernstein available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
Properly understood, the “cruel or unusual” punishment clause of the Michigan Constitution grants every…
Rounding up just some early commentary on a father's pardoning
I was inclined to wait a bit before doing a round up of commentary on Prez Biden’s decision last night to pardon his son Hunter. (For the record, I suspect Prez Biden made the decision to pardon Hunter a long…
Intriguing new data on jail admissions from Prison Policy Initiative and Jail Data Initiative
Via email I received work of this this new briefing from the Prison Policy Initiative, completed in collaboration with the Jail Data Initiative, which offers broad data on jail admissions and populations. The full title of this briefing provides a…
George Santos, AG Garland's charging memo, Pam Bondi, oh my
My post title not only reflects my Ozian mood, but also my effort to get extra attention for this last banger post by Jonathan Wroblewski over at the Sentencing Matters substack. The post lurks under the sly simple query in…
Fascinating account of concerns and chatter over Prez-Elect Trump's pardon plans for Jan 6 defendants
In this post the morning after Donald Trump’s election, I wondered aloud about how he might seek to make good on his campaign promises to pardon persons federally prosecuted for their behaviors at the Capital on January 6, 2021. In…