Catching up with some roundng up of sentencing news and commentary

For a host of reasons, I have already concluded that it is essentially impossible for me to keep up with, let alone blog about, all the notable and newsy criminal justice and sentencing stories giving 2025 quite a start.  Consequently, a holiday Monday seems lik a fitting time for an abridged round-up to catch up on just some items recently catching my eye:

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Judge denies Georgia prisoner’s bid for death by firing squad“

From Cal Matters, “People are getting arrested under California’s new tough-on-crime law. Some counties aren’t ready“

From Crime & Consequences, “The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Programs: Do they really work?“

From Harvard Magazine, “Cruel and Unjust: How the Supreme Court turned the failed war on crime into a war on liberty“

From the Manhattan Institute, “Why ‘Rehabilitating’ Repeat Criminal Offenders Often Fails“

From Reason.com, “North Dakota’s ‘Truth-in-Sentencing’ Bill Could Cost More Than $250 Million“

From Stateline, “States debate prison spending as needs grow but budgets tighten“

From Verdict, “Whether or Not Ohio Ever Carries Out Another Execution Will Help Shape the Death Penalty’s Fate Across the Nation“

From the Wall Street Journal, “Jan. 6 Rioters Argue Pardons Apply to Charges Including Murder Plot, Child Porn“

From The Wrap, “Elizabeth Holmes Says Her New ‘Life’s Work’ Is Criminal Justice Reform, Intends to Resume Biotech Career“