By Nancy Gertner and Judith Resnik SEPTEMBER 03, 2013Just as Attorney General Eric Holder was rightly decrying the impact of onerous drug sentences for low-level, nonviolent offenders this summer, the federal Bureau of Prisons began to implement plans that would dramatically increase the burden...
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Department of Justice Press ReleaseAugust 13, 2013Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced research findings showing that, on average, inmates who participated in correctional education programs had 43 percent lower odds of returning to prison than inmat...
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Making sure that fewer offenders return to prison is one of the most effective ways to reduce costsToledo Blade Editorial - September 7, 2013Prison inmates who receive education and vocational training are far more likely to find jobs and stay out of prison after they are released, a new report...
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The Ohio kidnapper was found dead in his prison cell despite being checked on by guards regularly.Melanie Eversley & Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY Sep 4, 2013Ariel Castro, who was convicted last month on charges related to the capture and imprisonment of three women in Cleveland, has been found ha...
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By Nicole Flatow - August 29, 2013In May, a Colorado defendant facing ten years in prison for cocaine possession persuaded a federal judge to hold off on his sentencing, on the possibility that Congress would soon amend federal sentencing law and his prison term would not be quite so draconian....
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By Walter Pavlo - August 21, 2013 - ForbesA federal appeal was filed by William A. Trudeau, Jr. on August 9, 2013 in the 2nd Circuit to challenge whether a federal court erred by miscalculating his prison term … BY 15 YEARS! The appeal brings to light how the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (...
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Raj Rajaratnam, co-founder of Galleon Group reportedly called a "Fat Cat in Prison" by a prison snitch to irresponsible journalists By Walter Pavlo - August 27, 2013 - ForbesOne expects the New York Post to put out half-backed stories of celebrities, but its recent article about insider...
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Agency votes unanimously to review sentence guidelines in move that could herald reductions in US prison populationFirst-time offenders can face a sentence of 19-24 years for possession of high quantities of heroin or crack. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPADan Roberts - theguardian.com - August15...
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America is waking up to the cost of mass incarcerationAug 17th 2013 - The EconomistATLANTA - Eric Holder and Rick Perry (pictured) have little in common. America’s attorney-general is black, liberal and uses the word “community” a lot. The governor of Texas is white, conservative and says “God” a...