SENTENCING REFORM

ENTERTAINMENT
Kim Kardashian Is Working With Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump To Pardon Alice Marie Johnson
By Jenna Amatulli
Johnson has spent two decades behind bars for nonviolent offenses.
CRIME
The Future of Criminal Justice Reform Is Bleak
By Christopher Zoukis, Contributor
Author and Prisoners' Rights Advocate
But with the election of Donald J. Trump as the next president of the United States, criminal justice reforms are in jeopardy
CRIME
Counseling And Community Service Over Incarceration For Juvenile Offenders
By Christopher Zoukis, Contributor
Author and Prisoners' Rights Advocate
Christopher Zoukis is the author of College for Convicts: The Case for Higher Education in American Prisons (McFarland & Co
CRIME
What Will Happen to the Clemency Movement in the Trump Administration?
By Christopher Zoukis, Contributor
Author and Prisoners' Rights Advocate
Obama's White House counsel has said the president, even though a lame duck, will keep on granting clemencies in his final days in office.
CRIME
New Supreme Court Term Includes Major Cases Affecting Inmates
By Christopher Zoukis, Contributor
Author and Prisoners' Rights Advocate
What will happen with the one U.S. Supreme Court vacancy after the death last February of Justice Antonin Scalia will undoubtedly be decided after the results of November's election. But the high court new term, which began October 3rd, already includes several major cases that could redefine the validity of sentences handed down to many inmates and the penalties they can legally face.
POLITICS
Race Should Be Considered When Sentencing
By Kevin Martin, Contributor
J.D. Candidate | Veteran | Writer
Some argue that race should not be used as a factor in sentencing, and the guidelines back up that point of view. They specifically
POLITICS
The Criminal Justice System Was A Huge Focus At The DNC. But It Can't Stop There.
By Laura Barrón-López
For all the bipartisan support, the nation’s highest level of government has yet to act.
POLITICS
An Open Letter To Members Of Congress
By Deborah Weinstein, Contributor
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
The communities of faith, human service providers, civil rights, labor, and other advocates for low-income people represented in the Coalition on Human Needs call upon you to exercise leadership by taking these steps.
POLITICS
The Least Congress Can Do on Criminal Justice Reform
By Julie Stewart, Contributor
President, Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)
For 4,900 people serving sentences Congress itself deemed unfair, members of the Senate and House need not wait a day longer
LATINO VOICES
Why Latinos Should Invest in Sentencing Reform
By Maritza Perez, Jessica González-Rojas, and Juan Cartagena, Contributors
Once incarcerated, Latinxs face limited economic opportunity, family trauma, turmoil, and deportation -- consequences that do not in any way reflect reasonable punishment for the often minor infractions that occur.
POLITICS
Time Is Running Out For The Senate To Finally Do Something About Sentencing Reform
By Laura Barrón-López
The bipartisan legislation, which would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenders, is waiting to be brought up for a vote.
POLITICS
"But the Legislation Doesn't Go Far Enough": It's Time to Check Our Unincarcerated Privilege in the Conversation About Sentencing Reform
By MiAngel Cody, Contributor
Criminal defense lawyer, public commentator, and constitutiona...
There are two bills pending in Congress that could change that: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123) and
POLITICS
The Laws that Betrayed Their Makers: Why Mandatory Minimums Still Exist
By Amos Irwin, Contributor
Training Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
There are two problems with threatening long sentences to extract cooperation from low-level drug offenders. This strategy is ineffective in impacting the drug trade. It also inflicts immense collateral damage on innocent people and low-level offenders, while letting the guiltiest offenders off more easily.
POLITICS
Senators Breathe New Life Into Criminal Justice Reform Bill, Unveil Changes
By Laura Barrón-López
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell still needs convincing to back the revised legislation.
POLITICS
How (Not) To Address A Drug Crisis
By Julie Stewart, Contributor
President, Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)
These are not steps in the right direction. They are remnants of a 1986 mentality, not 21st-century sentencing reform. Congress
POLITICS
The Candidates' Positions On Marijuana Policy
By Chris Weigant, Contributor
Chris Weigant is a political commentator.
While mostly ignored by the media (and almost completely ignored in the debates), the issue is going to become a lot more important in the general election, as many states will have recreational legalization ballot initiatives to vote on.
POLITICS
Friday Talking Points -- Fighting or Following?
By Chris Weigant, Contributor
Chris Weigant is a political commentator.
Ryan's got enough problems right now as it is, since he hasn't really gotten anything done in the House this year. Just like John Boehner before him, the Tea Party extremist faction is holding everything hostage and gumming up the works.
BLACK VOICES
Why Federal Sentencing Reform Would Make a Difference -- Particularly for Communities of Color
By Wade Henderson, Contributor
Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Professor of Public Interest Law at the UD...
These bills would address this racial unfairness by allowing individuals with a modestly greater criminal history to qualify for safety valve relief.
POLITICS
Mass Incarceration's Toll on Women
By Michele Goodwin, Contributor
Chancellor's Professor, Award-Winning Author, Advocate, Lectur...
Yet, families throughout the U.S. know that the burdens, pain, and trauma of mass incarceration extend to women and girls
POLITICS
Dems Debate: Different Ears, Different Tune
By Rick Horowitz, Contributor
Wordsmith in Chief, Prime Prose LLC
No, it wasn't just your imagination -- it was a very different message. Is that a good thing?
POLITICS
Gov. Jerry Brown Is Trying To Reverse A Draconian Sentencing Law He Signed
By Lydia O'Connor
His proposed ballot initiative would reduce prison time for many nonviolent offenders.
CRIME
White House and Supreme Court Agree: Children Deserve a Shot at Redemption
By Cara H. Drinan, Guest Writer
Guest Writer
Like the Court's decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, President Obama's action sends a strong message about the vulnerability of youth and our obligation as a society to safeguard children, even when they commit crimes.
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