Crime and Justice NewsFeb 14, 20232 minVera Proposes Seven Ways To Rectify U.S. Incarceration 'Crisis'The Vera Institute of Justice issued A New Paradigm for Sentencing in the United States,. a report examining how sentencing practices...
Crime and Justice NewsFeb 9, 20232 minNew Study Finds Wide Support For 'Second Look' SentencingWashington, D.C., has implemented second look sentencing, permitting prisoners who committed their crime while young to ask a judge to...
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