Sentencing in the morning papers

A quick tour of newspaper stories this morning reveals a set of interesting sentencing articles:

• This article in the Brown Daily Herald uses the ordered resentencing of former Providence Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci (discussed here) as the basis for a broad examination of the Booker ruling and its impact.

• This article from California notes the enormous sums the state is spending on guarding comatose inmates while examining more broadly a range of corrections issues.

• This article from Delaware reports on a federal sentence in a weapons case that was below the guidelines range (though it is unclear whether the sentence involved a departure or a variance).