Sentencing
DOJ to Attempt to Apply Reduced Drug Sentences Retroactively
Will apply mandatory minimum reductions to those not yet sentenced
Calif. Officials Seek Extension to Reduce Prison Population
Determined unconstitutionally crowded
Judge Attempting to Undo 30-Day Sentence in Teen Rape Case
Prosecutors want appeal resolved first
Federal Judge Knocks Arbitrary Drug Sentencing Enhancements
Mandatory minimums can get even nastier for repeat offenses, if the prosecutor wants to push it
Judge Defends 30-Day Sentence for Girl's Rape
Said she was older than her "chronological age" of 14. She subsequently committed suicide.
States Uncertain How To Reform Harsh Juvenile Sentences
Reading the Supreme Court decision might help
Calif. Bill Would Give Prosecutors More Discretion on Drug Charges
But would they actually use it?
Manning Will Be Sentenced Wednesday Morning
Judge will declare length of prison term at 10 a.m.
Canadian Police Chiefs Want to Fine Marijuana Users Instead of Having to "Turn a Blind Eye or Lay Charges"
When they're "confronted" my marijuana possession
It's Now Illegal To Threaten Police Dogs in New Jersey
Is anything not illegal in New Jersey?
Psychologist: Manning Offered No Support for Gender Issues
Therapist testifies of his difficulties fitting in
Eric Holder's Prison Break
The attorney general's criticism of mass incarceration and mandatory minimums is belated but welcome.
States Lead Feds in Easing Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenders
And in backing off drug prohibition
Manning Defense Focuses on His Mental Health in Sentencing
Attacks military decision to put him in the position in the first place
Obama DOJ Also to Back Mandatory Minimum Reform Bill "Similar" to Rand Paul's
Senate Judiciary Chair Patrick Leahy and Republican Rand Paul already introduced a bill to reform mandatory minimum sentencing
Eric Holder to Announce Phasing Out of Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Non-Violent Drug Offenders
Because prison overcrowding
Witness: Manning Leak Cost Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
Military scrambled to assess impact
Manning Sentencing Turns to Talk of Actual Damage Done
What sort of harm was actually caused by WikiLeaks info?
O.J. Pleads for Prison Sentence Reduction
Will likely have to serve at least four more years in the best case
Amish Leader Convicted of Hate-Crime Loses Bid for Release
Cut hair and beards of enemies and went to prison
Plea Deal Talks Continue in Cleveland Kidnapping Case
Likely dependent on taking the death penalty off the table