Douglas Cogan

Fuzzy math and fuzzy logic in criticisms of federal FIRST STEP Act based in state recidivism data

Prez Trump meets with Kim Kardashian to discuss clemency ... and then tweets that he "Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D’Souza"

"Retributivist Theories' Conjoined Twins Problems"

"Blind Justice: Why the Court Refused to Accept Statistical Evidence of Discriminatory Purpose in McCleskey v. Kemp — And Some Pathways for Change"

Disconcerting update on Senate's (lack of) progress on federal statutory criminal justice reforms

"Trump wishes he hadn't picked Jeff Sessions for attorney general"

SCOTUS limits reach of Mandatory Victims Restitution Act in Lagos ... and talks about Fourth Amendment

"Cell Phones and 'Excessive Contact': The Contradictory Imperatives Facing California’s Parole-Eligible Lifers"

Examining thoughtfully modern trend to prosecute overdose deaths as homicides

"Time to rethink probation and parole"

A few juicy SCOTUS relists (to temper the guideline-vagueness denials) for sentencing fans

Explaining the sudden resignation last week of federal Bureau of Prisons chief

Amazing new empirical research in federal sentencing outcomes detailing disparities based on political background

"The Company Store: A Deeper Look at Prison Commissaries"

"Capitalizing on Criminal Justice"

Disconcerting updated data on state prisoner recidivism from the Bureau of Justice Statistics

Updated archive of European Union engagement concerning death penalty in the United States

"Against Life Without Parole"

Without explanation, SCOTUS rejects vagueness challenges to pre-Booker mandatory application of career-offender guideline