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A (sad? happy?) prison family values ending for the Yaegers

By Douglas A. Berman

In this post, which generated lots of comments, I asked "Should dying child justify a federal sentencing break?".  Here is the end of the story that generated the question:A 10-year-old girl has died, just a day after her wish to see her father was granted.  Jayci Yaeger's imprisoned father, Jason, went to her bedside Wednesday -- a visit federal authorities allowed only after being deluged with letters and phone calls from across the nation. Sources said Yaeger did leave the girl's side to consult with hospice counselors and get some direction on how to speak with the girl about what she was going through.   Prior to Wednesday, the prison warden had allowed Jason Yaeger three visits to his daughter, but had denied requests for a longer furlough or an early transfer to a halfway house in Council Bluffs, Iowa...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 28, 2008 (boomark / email).