Douglas Cogan

US Sentencing Commission releases new report titled "Revocations Among Federal Offenders"

Texas completes first execution of 2019

"Beyond State v. Loomis: Artificial Intelligence, Government Algorithmization, and Accountability"

Contextualizing passage of the FIRST STEP Act and its likely echoes

Condemned Alabama inmate seeks stay of execution based on notable religious claims

Any predictions (or suggestions) for what Prez Trump will say about FIRST STEP Act in coming State of the Union?

"Are Collateral Consequences Deserved?"

"Federal criminal justice reform is now law: What comes next?"

A year after denial, Henry Montgomery (of Montgomery v. Louisiana) to get parole reconsideration by parole board

Hiring initiative highlights how private employers can take a next step after FIRST STEP Act

"Investing in Futures: Economic and Fiscal Benefits of Postsecondary Education in Prison"

Latest discussion of fixing timing problems with expansion of good-time credit in the FIRST STEP Act

"Limiting Retributivism and Individual Prevention"

Ohio's new governor delays first scheduled execution under his watch based on concerns about lethal-injection drugs

Will the FIRST STEP Act's crack retroactivity provisions result in many reduced sentences beyond those serving mandatory-minimum terms?

Timely questions on enduringly important topics via The Crime Report

En banc Fourth Circuit, splitting 8-7, finds key clause of § 924(c) mandatory-minimum statute unconstitutionally vague

Parole and probation reforms now the focus for powerful players

"Mass Incarceration Paradigm Shift?: Convergence in an Age of Divergence"

What arguments are being made by defendants on direct appeal seeking to benefit from the FIRST STEP Act's sentencing reforms?

FAMM writes extended letter to Prez Trump to "strongly discourage" re-nomination of Bill Otis to US Sentencing Commission

"Shifting how journalists talk about people in prison"