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"Forum: Does California need a sentencing commission?"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this piece in the Sacramento Bee that sets up yes/no commentary answers from leading voices in the sentencing reform debate in California.  Here is the set up, followed by links to the dueling commentaries: For years, California has been considering a commission to coordinate sentencing guidelines and fiscal policy, and to pull together state and local corrections programs into a coordinated system.  In 2007, the Senate and the Assembly passed bills for a sentencing commission.  But the Legislature couldn't agree on a final bill, so the effort died. This year, the dynamic changed.  The Senate approved of a sentencing commission as part of a larger prison reform bill, with the support of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 27, 2009 (boomark / email).