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Crime and Justice News
May 12, 20222 min read
Biden Finally Moves to Revive U.S. Sentencing Panel, With 7 Nominees
The White House is nominating seven lawyers for the U.S. Sentencing Commission, a bipartisan panel that helps set policies for punishing...
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Crime and Justice News
May 5, 20221 min read
Yates, Gowdy Head Think Tank's Task Force on Long Sentences
The think tank the Council on Criminal Justice has established a "Task Force on Long Sentences" that is examining how long prison terms...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 17, 20222 min read
Will Biden Reinvigorate Quorum-Less Sentencing Commission?
The U.S. Sentencing Commission, a panel that advises the federal judiciary on criminal-sentencing issues, played a significant role in...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 2, 20221 min read
Kentucky Newspaper Investigates 'Persistent Felony Offender' Law
Kentucky's "persistent felony offender" law (PFO) is a prime example of the types of “tough-on-crime” laws that have pushed the state's...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Two Justices Urge Filling U.S. Sentencing Panel Vacancies
Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett raised concerns on Monday about disparities over federal sentencing...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 31, 20212 min read
CO Governor Reduces Trucker's Sentence to 10 Years
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is reducing the sentence of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, whose semi-truck caused a crash on Interstate...
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