News & Commentary about Sentencing Reform
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We must reduce both the number of people entering jails and prisons and the extreme laws and policies that drive extraordinary long prison terms.
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Aug 1, 2012
Crime bill "should've been better, could've been worse"
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Jul 31, 2012
Federal Prisons Busting at the Seams: Sentencing Commission Should Prioritize Growing Prison Population
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Jul 27, 2012
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
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Jul 17, 2012
Gil Kerlikowske: Please Put Our Money Where Your Mouth Is
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Jun 21, 2012
ACLU LENS: Supreme Court Rules Fairer Sentences Apply to More Drug Cases
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Jun 12, 2012
Have State Legislators Staved Off DEA License Scanning On Utah Interstate?
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Jun 6, 2012
Blame Mass Incarceration on Sentencing Policies, not Mass Crime
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Jun 6, 2012
Two Frustrated Federal Judges Show Us How to Have a More Fair and Effective Justice System
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Jun 5, 2012
Gov. Jindal Signs Parole Reform in Louisiana