Sentencing Posts
Collateral Consequences of Criminal Conviction – Part 1: Sentencing Guidelines
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.
Economic Sanctions
The following is excerpted from the Comments of the Proposed Final Draft (PFD). The Black Letter found below is the full black letter from the PFD.
New Iowa Sentencing Reform Bill Passes House Unanimously, Goes to Senate
On March 20, 2017, the Iowa House of Representatives voted to pass HF 579, a new sentencing reform bill that would build on the successful reforms implemented last year.
Families, experts wary of Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to abolish Parole Commission
Beverly Walker doubts that the governor’s plan to abolish the Wisconsin Parole Commission will add efficiency to a sluggish system, and she suspects it would make qualifying for parole even more difficult.
ALI Council Approves Project Drafts
At its January 2017 meeting, the Council took several actions concerning project drafts.
Updated Print Version of the Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases Now Available
The Sixth Edition of the Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases is now available.
No Second Thoughts about Second Look Sentencing
The MPC’s “second look” proposal and other sentence reduction provisions provide a blueprint for dealing with a problem the Obama Administration has worked hard to resolve over almost three years, with only partial success. That problem is the one reflected in the situation of hundreds – perhaps thousands – of federal prisoners serving lengthy no-parole sentences that would be less severe if imposed today.
Trespass, Not Fraud: The Need for New Sentencing Guidelines in CFAA Cases
This article argues that the existing regime for sentencing violations of CFAA is based on a conceptual error that consistently leads to improper sentencing recommendations.
Parole-Release Authority
This post on parole release authority shares a study by Reporter Kevin Reitz, which appeared in the 2011 Tentative Draft No. 2, as well as black letter from the most recent draft of the Sentencing project, Council Draft No. 6.
Roundtable Asks “Money or Justice?”
ALI President Designate and Duke Law School Dean David F. Levi recently held a roundtable to address the ongoing impact that court fines and fees, and bail practices have on communities – especially the economically disadvantaged – across the United States.