Taylor Carroll | September 21, 2017 | Sentencing
The Hill reports that Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) will reintroduce the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. The bill, originally introduced in 2015, would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug offenses and armed career...
Pauline Toboulidis | August 22, 2017 | Sentencing
Model Penal Code: Sentencing Reporters have updated the black letter text of the Proposed Final Draft. When any ALI project is approved at an Annual Meeting, Reporters will update the draft and make editorial changes that were directed or agreed to by the Council or...
Pauline Toboulidis | July 26, 2017 | Sentencing
The below information is from a press release issued by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Office of Legislative & Public Affairs. The United States Sentencing Commission released a new publication—An Overview of Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal...
Julia O'Donoghue | June 28, 2017 | Sentencing
Louisiana lawmakers approved a criminal justice system overhaul — one that advocates are calling historic — during the 2017 regular legislative session. We’ve broken down the package into three parts. This installment, the second, is about changes to...
Kevin Reitz | June 7, 2017 | Sentencing
After 15 years of work, The America Law Institute’s Model Penal Code: Sentencing received final approval at the 2017 ALI annual meeting (approved draft available here). This is the first-ever revision of the celebrated 1962 Model Penal Code. See the press release from...
