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A Rare Breed

By Michael Blankenship

In his 43-year career as a federal judge, Jack B. Weinstein has come to be identified by his efforts to combat what he calls ?the unnecessary cruelty of the law.? His most recent crusade is particularly striking because of the beneficiary: a man who has amassed a vast collection of child pornography. There is little public sympathy for collectors of child pornography. Yet across the country, an increasing number of federal judges have come to their defense, criticizing changes to sentencing laws that have effectively quadrupled their average prison term over the last decade. Read more...  Too many people have bought into the myth of deterrence - all we need to do is get tough on crime and the problem will be solved. Deterrence is far more complicated that this simple formula...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on May 24, 2010 (boomark / email).