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Houston judge gets ACLU heat for offering bible study as alternative sentence

By Douglas A. Berman

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This local alternative sentencing story from Houston, which is headlined "Judge's sentence involving Christian book causes controversy," became a focal point for some national media buzz today. Here are the details: A new judge is trying to find a new way to punish criminals, but one of his ideas, involving a book report, is drawing fire. Judge John Clinton took the bench in January. The retired Houston Police Department sergeant presides over Harris County Criminal Court No. 4. ?I felt it as a calling,? said Clinton. ?I?m just trying to think outside the box. Trying to mold the punishment to help these individuals, instead of set them up to fail.? That?s what Clinton says he was doing last week when he offered nine defendants a unique opportunity in place of community service...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 31, 2011 (boomark / email).