Criminal Law

Three-strikes, prison overcrowding back before Judiciary Committee
Not satisfied with the harsh penalties enacted by the special session of the legislature in February, we once again embark on a discussion of “true” three-strikes laws. There are four separate proposals before the Judiciary Committee to create a three-strikes and you’re out law and there are several bills dealing with prison overcrowding, inmate services [...

All mod cons with designer built overcrowding
All mod cons with designer built overcrowding"Titan jails to have overcrowding built into design, admits ministry"Rather than end overcrowding, Labour spin claims it is a design feature...

The real cause of prison overcrowding: public defenders
Well, they’re at it again. The law firm that can’t seem to sell itself without dumping on public defenders has another post up. This post actually makes some valid points and seems more like a blog post than a marketing advert...

A novel way to ease prison overcrowding...
A novel way to ease prison overcrowding...Taliban fighters escape in daring attack on Afghan prison"Hundreds of Afghan prisoners, including Taliban fighters, have escaped from a prison in the southern city of Kandahar after militants launched an attack on the jail"...

How Prison Overcrowding Could Help You
The state of California has a massive prison overcrowding problem, due in part to the nation’s “war on drugs” and the state’s Three Strike laws.  Laws and policies such as these can often put non-violent offenders in jail for long periods of time, even as their crimes would barely warrant parole in other states...

A solution to prison overcrowding
A solution to prison overcrowdingThere is a sound economical argument for sending criminals normally held in custody in police stations over night on a weeks holiday in a villa in the Canaries...

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