Some recommended crime and punishment Substack (beach?) reading

Because I am going to be on the road for much of the next few weeks, I am not sure about how much blogging time I will have.  But I am sure I am hoping to catch up on some beach reading during this time; for a nerd like me, that means catching up on some long SCOTUS rulings and some law review articles.  It might also mean, in this digital day and age, some commentary on Substack.  As noted here a few weeks ago, I recently helped create a Substance place and space for sentencing discussions titled Sentencing Matters Substack, and I did so in part because I had seen a few other folks use the venue for some longer form crime and punishment commentaries.  To that end, I thought I’d round up a few recent posts of notes from these substack spaces:

From Sentencing Matters, “Envisioning a second-look sentencing agenda for the US Sentencing Commission“

Also from From Sentencing Matters, “Is it Time for the U.S. Sentencing Commission to Issue a Detailed, Written, and Reasoned Opinion on When it Applies Guideline Amendments Retroactively?“

From External Processing, “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Crime Decline“

Also from External Processing, “The Incredible Disparity in Firearms Homicide Victimization“

From Jeff-alytics, “Growing Evidence That Murder Fell At A Record Pace In 2023“

Also from Jeff-alytics, “Crime Data Needs a Statcast Era“

This limited list of Substacks not only highlights some of my favorite reads, but also that I could use some more recommendations in this space.  So if folks have favorite crime and punishment reads, please consider sharing in the comments.

UPDATE:  Here is one more just posted to Sentencing Matters, “Can Machine Learning Bring More Diversity – and Maybe Some New Thinking and Insights Too – to the U.S. Sentencing Commission?“