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What the Sentencing Commission was supposed to do: promote “sound sentencing practices” The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 envisioned a Commission overseeing a “research and development program” for implementing “sound sentencing practices,” with the USSC systematically collecting and disseminating research concerning sentencing practices and their effectiveness, including “information concerning sentences actually imposed, and the relationship of such sentences to the

The new administration has been clear that they oppose the use of private prisons. We do to. Any industry that profits on the incarceration and lobbies for longer prison sentences and harsher penalties as a basis for increasing profitability, is sick. Within one week of taking office, President Biden has signed an Executive Order to “Reform the Incarceration System”, which

That’s it. The Florida Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of Derek Logue and against Senator Lauren Book, declining to hear the case and stating that no motions for rehearing will be entertained. Today was a great day for the First Amendment and an individual’s right to peacefully petition and protest against politicians. Lauren Book and Derek Logue are

The following are excerpts from a letter to Senior Counsel Office of Legal Policy of the U.S. Department of Justice in response to the request for comments on the proposed amendments to the Adam Walsh Act. Out of respect to the Author, we won’t disclose his identity.   As senior counsel on this project I wanted to be sure you

Author Judith Levine will join Professor Emily Horowitz for a virtual event to talk about her book “The Feminist and the Sex Offender. The event will take place via ZOOM on Friday, February 5, 2021 at 11:10 EST. To register for the Free event, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-francis-college-presents-a-conversation-with-judith-levine-tickets-138348599385 At the heart of the conspiracy theory that stirred many in the mob

As if there was any doubt, Senate Bill 234 (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/234) sailed through the Criminal Justice Committee with a vote of 8 to zero. The bill would require anyone convicted of a sex offense to register even if they have not completed their sentence or paid their fee. It redefines the term “sex offender” in the Florida Statutes and circumvents the

At least 10 sex offenders held for years at a northern Minnesota treatment center have launched a hunger strike to protest conditions at the facility and a law that enables the state to detain them indefinitely beyond their prison terms. A few of the men said they were prepared to be hospitalized from starvation if their demands are not met

A new document was filed in the Ex Post Facto Plus Challenge yesterday that included a proposed copy of an Amended Complaint to cure the procedural issue of the Statute of Limitations. It gives us a preview of the complaint that will move forward, whether the amendment is filed into the current case or has to be filed as a

Dr. Hanson speaks about recidivism data and desistance.