Brandon Garrett, John Monahan and Anne Metz | July 17, 2018 | Sentencing
AbstractThe assessment of an offender’s risk of recidivism is emerging as a key consideration in sentencing policy in many American jurisdictions. However, little information is available on how actual sentencing judges view this development. This study surveys the...
Margaret Love | June 22, 2018 | Sentencing
The newest double issue of Federal Sentencing Reporter, “Managing Collateral Consequences in the Information Age,” touches on the topic of post-sentencing collateral consequences and restoration of rights. Below is the Introduction from the Editor’s...
Margaret Love | April 24, 2018 | Sentencing
Last week we posted a description of a detailed new Indiana law regulating consideration of conviction in occupational and professional licensure throughout the state. It now appears that this may represent a trend, as eight additional states have either recently...
Pauline Toboulidis | March 8, 2018 | Sentencing
The New York Times examines the federal compassionate release program, a program designed to permit the release of sick, dying and elderly prisoners who are the least likely to re-offend and the most expensive to house. An excerpt: Congress created compassionate...
Cynthia Rudin | January 30, 2018 | Sentencing
The justice system is increasingly turning to complicated computer algorithms to help make decisions about bail, sentencing and parole. But many question whether paying private software companies to use secret algorithms in criminal justice is in the public’s best...
