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Should many (perhaps most) women get alternative sentences for all non-violent crimes?

By Douglas A. Berman

The provocative gendered question in the title of this post is prompted by this notable article from today's Los Angeles Times discussing the success of the Second Chance Women's Re-entry Court.  The piece is headlined "Court program helps women turn their lives around," and here are excerpts: On any given day, Judge Michael Tynan's fourth-floor courtroom in downtown L.A.'s criminal courts building is crowded with lives in need of redemption.  Over the years, the 73-year-old Army veteran with a gruff, no-nonsense voice has taken on populations that others have given up on ? the county's drug addicts, homeless, mentally ill and, in recent years, women parolees. The Los Angeles County Superior Court judge oversees a number of programs known as collaborative or problem-solving courts, designed to address the underlying issues ? addictions, mental health, poverty ? that lead to repeated arrests and prison terms...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 19, 2010 (boomark / email).