Douglas Cogan

Judge Kavanaugh in 2009: "I think acquitted conduct should be barred from the guidelines calculation."

After guilty plea, frat member gets 3 months of house arrest and 27 months of probation for role in hazing death of Penn State pledge

"Why Is It Wrong To Punish Thought?"

The American Conservative explores "What’s Philly’s DA Got to Do With Me?"

Notable review of capital clemencies by Ohio governors

A deep dive into various big and little juvenile life without parole stories

Fascinating split Sixth Circuit discussion of how Johnson-invalidated ACCA sentences are to be corrected and reviewed

Poll suggests huge public support for FIRST STEP Act with lots of other interesting findings

How should advocates for reduced prison populations respond to deadly actions by released violent offenders?

"Reducing the prison population is a bipartisan goal"

A (partisan) look at some of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's record on criminal justice issues

State judge rejects constitutional attack on Tennessee's lethal injection protocol

At resentencing, former New York Assembly speaker gets (only?) seven years in federal prison for corruption

"Those in Federal Prison and Their Families Can’t Wait for the Ideal Reform Bill"

An (overly) optimistic account of how new Justices could disrupt federal sentencing based on uncharged and acquitted conduct

Michigan Supreme Court declares plea agreement provision barring pursuit of public office unenforceable as against public policy

Ohio gubernatorial candidate talking up criminal justice reform while advocating for state constitutional drug sentencing initiative

Interesting reflections on modern clemency realities