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"Will elections lead to sentencing reform?"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the title of this FAMM e-gram authored by FAMM President Julie Stewart, which starts this way: How late were you up watching election returns last night? After a campaign season that seemed to last forever, I am relieved that it is behind us. I am also hopeful that the results of this election can lead to meaningful sentencing reform in Congress and in many states. Of course, we don?t know exactly what to expect from the incoming Obama administration, but we think the tide in Washington and elsewhere is beginning to turn in our favor. More and more leaders are taking stands in favor of individualized justice and against the ineffective approach of one-size-fits-all sentencing. FAMM will be contacting the transition team tasked with setting up the new Obama administration in hopes of making sentencing reform a national priority...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 05, 2008 (boomark / email).