Kevin Reitz, Cecelia M. Klingele and Lauren Klosinski | June 24, 2019 | Sentencing
Kevin R. Reitz of University of Minnesota Law School and Cecelia M. Klingele of University of Wisconsin Law School recently published an article in Volume 48 of Crime and Justice, a journal from the University of Chicago. Since 1979 the Crime and Justice series has...
Margaret Love and Cecelia M. Klingele | March 29, 2019 | Sentencing
AbstractThe financial cost of mass incarceration has prompted states to pass legislation providing for early release of prisoners. Although early release laws are frequently in tension with principles underlying sentencing systems, most have been passed without any...
Kevin Reitz, Cecelia M. Klingele and Jennifer Morinigo | August 14, 2017 | Sentencing
We recently featured a post on the topic of sentencing in juvenile cases. In the post, author Ashley Nellis from The Sentencing Project writes that, “Changing public sentiment regarding the wisdom of sending young people to adult prisons has led policymakers in many...
Cecelia M. Klingele and Kevin Reitz | April 25, 2017 | Sentencing
This post is a presentation of information found in the Proposed Final Draft of the Sentencing project. Please also consider reading Part 1: Sentencing Guidelines. This provision, new to the Code, provides assurance that convicted individuals are made aware of the...
Cecelia M. Klingele and Kevin Reitz | April 18, 2017 | Sentencing
This post is a presentation of information found in the Proposed Final Draft of the Sentencing project. This will be presented at ALI’s Annual Meeting this May. The Model Penal Code: Sentencing project includes a new provision on Sentencing Guidelines and...
