The landmark 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roper v. Simmons banned capital punishment including life without parole for juveniles as unconstitutionally cruel […]
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Article: High Court Weighs Life Sentence for Underage Washington Sniper
In an early case during its new term, on October 16 the U.S. Supreme Court heard an appeal by Lee […]
Article: California Prosecutors, Public Defenders Team to Toss Old Pot Convictions
UPDATE: Approved September 30, 208, California’s AB-1793 will resentence cannabis convictions and requiring the Department of Justice to review and […]
Article: The Bipartisan Federal Safe Justice Act, H.R. 2944
On June 25, a political odd couple of House Judiciary Committee members Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) […]
Article: Would New Sentencing Guidelines Free Violent Felons?
The chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary committees have warned Attorney General Loretta Lynch a fast-approaching retroactive reduction in […]
Article: Federal Commission Revises Penalties for Fraud, Economic Crimes
The United States Sentencing Commission has recently sent Congress proposed changes to penalties for several classes of federal crimes, including […]
Article: Report: Tougher Drug Sentences Produce Crowded Federal Prisons
Since 1980, the population of U.S. federal prisons has climbed nearly eightfold. A recent report by the Congressionally-created Task Force […]