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Super Tuesday and sentencing "change"

By Douglas A. Berman

Tomorrow, so-called Super Tuesday, will likely be the biggest single day in the 2008 presidential campaign until November.  Thus, I thought it appropriate to spotlight a few of my favorite posts from my Campaign 2008 archive as pundits everywhere gear up for the big day: How the media can do better: ask the candidates tough crime and punishment questions Race, class and criminal justice in campaign 2008 Pardon politics and the 2008 campaign Interesting commentary on 2008 politics of death ACLU urging candidates "to oppose mandatory minimum sentencing" A huge win for sentencing hope over fear in Iowa A retroactive litmus test on leading Democratic candidates Is Senator Clinton to the right of Justice Scalia on sentencing issues? Why is Huckabee now trying to seem tough rather than compassionate? Candidates asked "what would Jesus do" about the death penalty Needless to say, I am caught up in all the "change" talk coming from all the candidates, and I am sincerely hoping that change may extend to our current misguided affinity for long terms of incarceration for lots of non-violent offenders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 04, 2008 (boomark / email).