An eclectic round up of recent criminal justice pieces
While clemency stories and commentaries of all sorts have been making non-stop headlines, more than a few other news and opinion pieces have caught my eye as noteworthy in recent days. So, to note a number of pieces, here is a round-up:
From Business Insider, “How the courts have sanctioned extreme violence by prison guards“
From the Florida Phoenix, “After a change in the death sentencing law, Florida imposed seven new death sentences this year, most in the nation“
From Fox News, “Luigi Mangione’s terror case: Was the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin ‘overcharged’?“
From Governing, “What a Second Trump Term Means for Policing and Prisons“
From Law360, “Justice Reformers Wary Of Trump’s Return, Yet Hope Persists“
From Law360, “Key Rulings On Sentencing Guidelines After Loper Bright“
From the National Review, “Don’t Punish People for Crimes They Haven’t Committed Yet“
From The New Republic, “The Democrats Have a Crime Problem. Blame the Media.“
From the New York Times, “U.S. Prisons Flout Law by Keeping Inmates Past Release Date, A.C.L.U. Says“
From Reason, “Trump’s January 6 Pardons Could Address Some Real Injustices“
From the Sentencing Matters Substack, “On Being a Great Prosecutor“
From the Wall Street Journal, “A Bipartisan Consensus on Criminal-Justice Reform: The First Step Act may be a precursor to Trump’s second term.“
From the Washington Post, “Biden pardoned son while leaving hundreds seeking clemency in limbo“