News & Commentary about Sentencing Reform
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Feb 3, 2012
Threat to Current Sentencing Law Looms: Are We Headed Back to Mandatory Guidelines?
Jan 30, 2012
Congress Stood Up for Fairer Sentencing. The Supreme Court Should Too.
Dec 22, 2011
Will the Supreme Court Render the Fair Sentencing Act Less Fair?
Dec 19, 2011
ACLU in NYT: Commutations are Good, Addressing Systemic Injustice is Better
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Dec 8, 2011
NYPD Pot Arrests Habit Proves Tough to Break
Nov 23, 2011
Obama's Commutation: A Prelude to Systemic Reform?
Nov 17, 2011
Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer Gets It (Half) Right
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Nov 1, 2011
Chance at Freedom: Retroactive Crack Sentence Reductions For Up to 12,000 May Begin Today
Oct 18, 2011
A Path Forward to Criminal Justice Policy that Keeps us Safe and Reflects our Values
Oct 13, 2011
Mandatory Sentencing Is Not the Answer