Sentencing
Congress Is Creating an Over-Criminalization Task Force. Will it Tackle the Drug War?
Don't hold your breath.
Sentence Reductions Begin in Calif. Due to Three-Strikes Law Reform
Prisoners given life sentences for minor third crimes slowly being freed
Report Calls for 'Compassionate Release' of More Federal Prisoners
Federal prisons don't offer parole, but sentences can be reduced in certain circumstances
Florida Legislature Approves Speeding Up of Executions
It's not like guys on Death Row are regularly being found to be innocent or anything
Woman Sentenced for Faking Anti-Gay Hate Crime
Lied when she said men broke into her house and carved slurs into her body
Man Who Stole Obama's Teleprompter Sentenced to 7 Years
Technically he stole the truck it was in, along with several other trucks
Sex Offender's Activism Leads to Arrest
Trying to update laws, runs afoul of strict registry guidelines
Department of Justice Considering Shorter Sentence for Former Enron CEO
Jeffrey Skilling serving a 24 year sentence for company's collapse
Gov. Jerry Brown Pardons Some Drug War Convictions – Anger Follows
65 selected for Easter clemency have been out of prison and living clean for years
Man Proven Innocent After 20 Years, but Still Stuck in Prison
Problems over a parole violation 25 years ago
Today Rand Paul and Pat Leahy Introduced a Bill to Fix Our Atrocious Federal Mandatory Minimum Laws
The bill isn't a panacea, but it is a long overdue step in the right direction.
Hacker Gets 3.5 Years for Revealing AT&T Vulnerability
Figured out how to access personal data of customers
Man Gets 10 Years for Plotting to Blow Up NYC Synagogue
Rare case of state-level terrorism charges
Ex-CIA Waterboarding Whistleblower Prepares to Head to Prison
He was the man who confirmed the CIA was engaged in waterboarding, but that's totally not why he's getting 30 months in jail, right?
Police Chief Who Approved Chris Brown's Probation Resigns
Dispute as to whether Brown actually did his community service
Indiana Pot Decriminalization Efforts Likely Shelved
Would have reduced penalties for possession
St. Louis Mayor Pushes Special Gun Courts
Not happy with variety of sentences handed down for weapons-related cases
NJ Cop Gets Almost 4 Years for Planting Evidence, Falsifying Reports
And a host of other crimes
Hackers Take Over U.S. Sentencing Commission Website to Avenge Aaron Swartz
Anonymous takes responsibility
Leahy Critical of Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Drones
A welcome ray of civil libertarianism in the Senate
Can Outrage over the Zealotry of Federal Prosecutors Outlast Swartz Case?
Swartz's case far from an anomaly
Plead Guilty or Go to Prison for Life
The stark choice given a medical marijuana grower highlights the injustice of mandatory minimums.
NC Judge Commutes Death Sentences over Racial Bias
Judge says prosecutors made concerted effort to eliminate black jurors from pool
