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By Kent Scheidegger et al.

U.S. Sentencing Panel to Focus On Alternatives to Jail: According to a story written by Gary Fields from the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. sentencing panel plans to focus on developing alternatives to incarceration, setting up a possible clash with the Justice Department. It is not clear exactly what the panel might recommend. However, possible recommendations include drug courts. Justice Department spokeswoman Laura Sweeney said the department is hopeful about the alternatives but believe there should be rigorous research showing their effectiveness in promoting public safety before expanding them. More than two million people are in prison in the U.S., including more than 200,000 in the federal system. The panel and Congress have been inching toward a move in recent years...continue to full post

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