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Seeking help covering USSC alternatives to incarceration symposium

By Douglas A. Berman

Because of other work commitments, I am unable to attend the United States Sentencing Commission's two-day symposium on alternatives to incarceration which starts this morning in DC (details here and here).  The official agenda looks amazing, and the topics covered should be of interest to lots folks both inside and outside the Beltway. I have on good authority that the USSC will be posting written testimony from the event, and I am hopeful there will be some mainstream media coverage in the days ahead.  But I would also be grateful for any reports from the event either through comments to this post or via e-mail. Some recent related posts: US Sentencing Commission symposium on incarceration alternatives USSC press release about alternatives symposium Wash Post urges stop to "warehousing nonviolent offenders" Two potent commentaries assailing mass incarceration Potent pieces on prison nation from the Boston Review Celebrating liberty in the country leading the world in incarceration rates New "official" record high in US incarceration population Why is Senator Jim Webb the only national figure focused on the prison economy?continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 14, 2008 (boomark / email).