The U.S. Supreme Court this week rejected mandatory life without parole for juveniles. The ruling could mean hope for hundreds of Florida inmates sentenced as teenagers.June 28, 2012 Hundreds of convicted murderers in Florida could get a chance to convince a judge that their terms should be re...
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The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 S.1789 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘Fair Sentencing Act of 2010’. SEC. 2. COCAINE SENTENCING DISPARITY REDUCTION. a) CSA- Section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)) is amended– (1) in subparagraph (A...
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The Second Chance Act of 2007 The Second Chance Act of 2007 is one of the most misunderstood and over-hyped law to be enacted in over a decade. The rumor mill in prison has inmates thinking that the application of this statute will reduce their sentence sufficiently that they are lite...
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Alternate Methods Misha,Yahoo! Contributor Network May 11, 2006 In an effort to reduce prison overcrowding and with hopes of reducing recidivism rates, many areas have decided to try alternatives to prison. With community-based programs, like house arrest and drug treatment progr...
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U.S. Commission to Assess Mandatory Sentences Gary Fields at gary.fields@wsj.com November 12, 2009 Mandatory-minimum sentences are going under a mandatory review. WSJ: Congress has ordered the panel that advises judges on prison terms to conduct a review of mandatory-minimum sentences, a move ...
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Dan Ariely, author of The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty.Photo: poptech/FlickrBY Joanna Pearlstein - June 22, 2012 A professor of behavioral economics and psychology at Duke University, Ariely is the author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions, and The Upsi...
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Michael Wentz works at Pelsue Co., an engineering and manufacturing company in Englewood. "We're very proud of Mike's journey and delighted to play our part in it," Pelsue chief executive Mark Pelsue said.(Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post) By Kirk Mitchell - The Denver Post - 08/19/2...
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LaKeisha Burton (right), convicted at age 16 for attempted murder, and prisoner-rights activist Gloria Killian, hug each other. // Photo: Viji Sundaram Aug 13, 2012 CLAREMONT, Calif. – When a number of formerly incarcerated women last year received what they thought was a distress e-mail from a...
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Gangbanging brought Tookie Williams to death row. Can a series of children's books that decry violence bring him redemption? Stanley "Tookie" Williams on Death Row By Elizabeth Mehren Times Staff Writer - January...