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The Sentencing Project 
News related to legislation regarding criminal sentencing, disenfranchisement and other inmate-rights issues.
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Read Publication: House Crack Cocaine Legislation
Posted on March 24, 2009A comparison of the current law against three House Bills introduced to reform sentencing policy on crack cocaine. One of these bills lowers the quantities for powder cocaine that trigger mandatory minimum sentences, making them equal to the current quantities of crack cocaine...
Read News: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S.678)
Posted on March 24, 2009The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S.678) was introduced today by Senators Leahy (D-VT), Kohl (D-WI), Specter (R-PA), and Durbin (D-IL). This bill strengthens the JJDPA in several important ways, including providing concrete guidance and support to states in their work toward reducing minority overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system...
Read News: To Save Money on Prisons, States Take a Softer Stance
Posted on March 18, 2009In attempts to manage state budgets, policy makers and criminal justice officials nationwide are looking at cost-cutting measures that include alternatives to incarceration. The Sentencing Project's Ryan S. King was quoted in USA Today as saying: "It's clear that locking up hundreds of thousands of people does not guarantee public safety … State governments operated on the principle that if you built it, they would come...
Read News: Marc Mauer Receives Award for Outstanding Contributions to Sentencing Advocacy
Posted on March 17, 2009The National Association of Sentencing Advocates and Mitigation Specialists recently presented the Executive Director of The Sentencing Project, Marc Mauer, with the John Augustus Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Profession of Sentencing Advocacy...
Read News: CONGRESSMEN COHEN, CONYERS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO STUDY RACIAL DISPARITIES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Posted on March 12, 2009Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (MI-14) this week, introduced the Justice Integrity Act, which will examine the causes of racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system and to develop proposals for reducing or eliminating unjustified disparities where found...
Read Advocacy Material: Women's Prison Association Releases Advocacy Resource
Posted on March 10, 2009The Women's Prison Association recently released, Women's Voices: Advocacy by Criminal Justice-Involved Women, a report that spotlights the efforts of women around the country who are rolling up their sleeves, using their voices, and working to reduce our nation's reliance on incarceration...
Read News: Legislative Lunch Briefing on Crack Cocaine Sentencing March 13
Posted on March 10, 2009On Friday, March 13, a legislative lunch briefing on crack cocaine sentencing will be hosted by the 'Crack the Disparity' Working Group of the Justice Roundtable at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237 from noon to 1:15. The 100-to-1 disparity between crack and powder cocaine harshly punishes low-level offenders and has a disparate impact on African Americans...
Read News: Disenfranchisement News
Posted on March 06, 2009National: Bipartisan, Religious Support for Federal Disenfranchisement Reform Alabama: Lobbying Against Disenfranchisement Bill Posted Date:3/6/2009 3:15:06 PM
Read News: Rep. Robert "Bobby" Scott Hosts Crime Summit March 3
Posted on February 26, 2009The Honorable Robert "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Chair, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Invites is hosting, "Smart on Crime Policies: Increase Public Safety, Reduce Costs, and Improve Lives." Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 2 to 5 p...
Read News: Disenfranchisement News
Posted on February 24, 2009Washington: Voting Rights Legislation Receives Editorial, Police Support Maryland: Bill Proposes Eligibility Notification Upon Release from Prison Virginia/Kentucky: Disenfranchisement Reform Being Considered by Strictest States South Dakota: Election Officials’ Misunderstanding Disenfranchises Two Citizens Posted Date:2/24/2009 2:26:44 PM
Read News: The Sentencing Project Distributes Policy Priorities to the 111th Congress
Posted on February 23, 2009The Sentencing Project recently published and distributed to the 111th Congress a collection of information and analysis on federal criminal justice policies which provide an overview of nine policy priorities in criminal and juvenile justice reform that address issues of reentry, sentencing, racial disparity and crime prevention...
Read News: Budget Crunch Impacts Prison Time Served
Posted on February 19, 2009"The financial crisis is forcing probation and parole agencies to reduce or drop prison time for thousands of offenders who violate conditions of their release. The changes, adopted by at least five states last year and under consideration in several others, worry some criminal justice analysts who warn loosening the rules might lead to more crime … Budget shortfalls have ‘created an opportunity for greater considerations of alternatives to prison,' says Ryan King of The Sentencing Project...
Read News: California?s Crowded Prisons
Posted on February 17, 2009“A three-judge panel has tentatively ordered California to reduce the population of its desperately overcrowded prisons by as much as one-third, or as many as 55,000 prisoners, over the next three years. The ruling was an extreme step — but a necessary one...
Read News: Disenfranchisement News
Posted on February 12, 2009Alabama: State Quickly Approaching Definition of ‘Moral Turpitude' Virginia: Bill Hurriedly Voted Down Mississippi: Modernization Much Needed Kentucky: Lobby Day Pays Off Wyoming: Waiting Period Remains Same for Disenfranchised Posted Date:2/12/2009 7:56:48 PM
Read News: Editorial In The Washington Post Supports Virginia Reform
Posted on February 11, 2009A bipartisan plan to address the growing prison population in Virginia by expanding early release provisions and drug treatment programs drew the support of the editorial board of The Washington Post. Citing reduced recidivism rates and cost savings resulting from recent reforms in Washington State that reduced sentences for certain persons, the editorial stated: “Releasing offenders early always carries political and real-life risks...
Read News: Editorial In The Washington Post Supports Virginia Reform
Posted on February 10, 2009A bipartisan plan to address the growing prison population in Virginia by expanding early release provisions and drug treatment programs drew the support of the editorial board of The Washington Post. Citing reduced recidivism rates and cost savings resulting from recent reforms in Washington State that reduced sentences for certain persons, the editorial stated: “Releasing offenders early always carries political and real-life risks...
Read News: A Need for Mercy
Posted on February 09, 2009A Washington Post editorial urges that President Obama not repeat former President Bush’s track record on presidential pardons – which included only 189 pardons and 11 commutations over two terms. Making mention of the crack cocaine sentencing disparity, the Post stated, “Mr...
Read News: Disenfranchisement News
Posted on February 05, 2009Virginia: Disenfranchisement Bill Condensed, Compromised Arizona: Amicus Brief Questions ‘Poll Tax’ Washington: Lawmaker Takes a Stand for Reenfranchisement International: Iraqi Journalist Votes in Prison Posted Date:2/5/2009 6:39:20 PM
Read News: The Sentencing Project Releases New Report, The State of Sentencing 2008: Developments in Policy and Practice
Posted on February 04, 2009A new report by The Sentencing Project highlights 17 states that enacted sentencing and corrections reforms in 2008. The State of Sentencing 2008: Developments in Policy and Practice finds that a nationwide budget crisis coupled with widespread prison overcrowding has led many states to address critical challenges in the areas of sentencing, drug policy, parole revocation, racial justice, felony disenfranchisement, juvenile justice, and higher education in prison...
Read News: Nonviolent Inmates Could Get Out Early
Posted on February 03, 2009In an effort to save at least $50 million, Republican and Democratic Senate leaders are proposing to close up to two prisons, expand home monitoring programs and allow nonviolent offenders to more easily reenter society after completion of drug treatment programs...
Read Publication: The State of Sentencing 2008: Developments in Policy and Practice
Posted on February 03, 2009Finds that a nationwide budget crisis coupled with widespread prison overcrowding has led many states to address critical challenges in the areas of sentencing, drug policy, parole revocation, racial justice, felony disenfranchisement, juvenile justice, and higher education in prison...
Read News: Disenfranchisement News
Posted on January 30, 2009California: Appeals Court Denies Claim That State Disenfranchisement Violates 14th Amendment Virginia: Lawmakers Working Toward Reform Together Posted Date:1/30/2009 5:38:28 PM
Read News: Oregon joins momentum, introduces racial impact bill
Posted on January 27, 2009Oregon Rep. Chip Shields (D) has introduced a racial impact bill that would require lawmakers to consider the potential racial or ethnic impact of proposed criminal justice legislation. The bill, HB 2352, would apply not only to legislation considered by the legislature, but also to ballot measures considered by voters...
Read News: Disenfranchisement News
Posted on January 23, 2009Maine: NAACP to Hold Annual Voter Registration Drive in Maine Prisons Washington: State on Its Way to Easing Voting Process International: Inmates to Vote in Next Election Virginia: Disenfranchisement Undermines Democracy, Faith in Prison System Posted Date:1/23/2009 6:12:34 PM
Read News: Budget Woes Prompt States to Rethink Prison Policy
Posted on January 12, 2009“Their budgets in crisis, governors, legislators and prison officials across the nation are making or considering policy changes that will likely remove tens of thousands of offenders from prisons and parole supervision. Collectively, the pending and proposed initiatives could add up to one of biggest shifts ever in corrections policy, putting into place cost-saving reforms that have struggled to win political support in the tough-on-crime climate of recent decades...
Read News: Connecticut becomes second state in nation to enact racial impact rule
Posted on January 09, 2009On Thursday, the opening day of the 2009 General Assembly session, Connecticut’s House and Senate approved the creation of a new rule that would allow lawmakers to consider the potential racial or ethnic impact of proposed criminal justice legislation well before it becomes law...
Read News: Disenfranchisement News
Posted on January 08, 2009Minnesota: Resident Unaware of Voting Rights Laws; Casts Illegal VoteAlabama: Attorney General Wants to Introduce Disenfranchising Bill Posted Date:1/8/2009 7:41:08 PM
Read News: ABA Magazine Highlights Racial Impact Statements
Posted on January 06, 2009Momentum is growing for improving racial justice in the criminal justice system. In an article in the current issue of the American Bar Association magazine, Criminal Justice, Marc Mauer describes changes taking place across the country. Posted Date:1/6/2009 8:55:02 PM
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