A big (but still abridged) Sunday round-up of lots of (non-capital) stories major and minor
In this post a few days ago, I flagged a handful of notable capital sentencing stories making headlines at the start of June. I also noted that I hoped to find time to do a broader round-up of a broader array of sentencing news and commentary. A little extra time allowws me the chance to note these pieces (which are still not all those of note in recent days):
From the AP, “Trump’s case casts a spotlight on movement to restore voting rights to those convicted of felonies“
From The Atlantic, “Why California Is Swinging Right on Crime“
From Empower Mississippi, “Prosecutorial Overreach: Not Just a Trump Problem“
From Forbes, “Federal Prisoner’s Dilemma, Cell Phone Or Not“
From KRCA, “Gov. Newsom, Democratic leaders are trying to negotiate Prop 47 reform off the November ballot“
From PennLive, “Value of human body parts becomes sentencing issue in federal trafficking case“
From Politico, “‘Cooking someone to death’: Southern states resist calls to add air conditioning to prisons“
From Real Clear Politics, “Restoring Confidence in DOJ Requires Accountability, New Leadership“
From Reason, “Federal Supervised Release Is a Wasteful Mess. A Bipartisan Bill in Congress Is Trying To Fix That.“
From Rolling Stone, “Feds Closed a Prison Notorious for Abuse. Things Only Got Worse“
From NBC News, “Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction“
From the New York Times, “Alvin Bragg’s Next Decision on Trump Presents a Political Quandary“
From the Washington Examiner, “Sentencing reform should bring accountability and redemption“