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The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Spencer Cooper now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: I estimate the causal effect of mandatory minimum (MM) eligibility on ...

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Law360 has this lengthy new article providing a detail examination of the Supreme Court's rulings in an array of criminal cases during its October 2024 Term. The article's headline, "High Court Term ...

« Detailing a remarkable school-to-death-row pipeline in Florida | Main July 15, 2025 A mid-summer morning's round-up before heading (mostly) off-line Though it is not technically mid-summer, I am on ...

This press release from the Buraeu of Prisons earlier this week reports on a notable development inside the BOP. The heading of the press release provides the basics: "Director Marshall Launches FSA ...

« A mid-summer morning's round-up before heading (mostly) off-line | Main | BOP Director launches First Step Act Task Force » July 16, 2025 Florida completes its eighth execution in 2025 of a murderer ...

Early in 2022, the pattern reversed, and homicide has been declining in every subsequent year. By the end of 2024, the new data show 20,157 homicides, only about 1,000 more than in 2019, the last full ...

From Jonathan Wroblewski at the Sentencing Matters Substack, " Hewitt v. United States: The Linguistics and Analysis Are Dubious. The Result Is Right. " ...

From The Hill, " Prison reform laws could safely send thousands home — if they’re enforced " From The Marshall Project, " New York’s Prison Guard Strike Ended Months Ago. For Some, Life-Threatening ...

Michael Tonry has been the leading commentator on the American sentencing reform movement since its beginning. Sentencing Matters, one of the most influential works on American sentencing ever ...

The Commission reviews and catalogs all public comment submissions for future reference and official recordkeeping purposes. A representative sample of public comment is carefully selected, redacted, ...