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Encouraging decarceration story out of New Hampshire

By Douglas A. Berman

This local story from New Hampshire provide a nice reminder that not all government official at all levels want to increase incarceration.  The piece is headlined, "Worthy inmates may get sentence break," and it highlights efforts by the state's top corrections official to get some individuals out of prison earlier: The state's top prison official said yesterday he is putting new emphasis on helping worthy inmates win a suspension of part of their sentences. State law allows the commissioner of corrections to intercede when an inmate wants to ask for a sentence suspension, but may not have been in prison long enough to qualify under the law. Corrections Commissioner William Wrenn said he is using that power to help convince inmates to continue their education and obtain a high school diploma or equivalency while they are in prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 09, 2008 (boomark / email).