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A big list for a whole week's worth of COVID-influenced federal sentence reductions using § 3582(c)(1)(A)

"Boxed Into a Corner: The Fight to Ban Employers from Boxing out Deserving Job Applicants on the Basis of Criminal Record"

YET ANOTHER REMINDER of exciting DEPC and OJPC sentencing project: "Drafting Contest: An Ohio 'Second Look' Statute"

Sharp review of discouraging (and opaque) realities surrounding BOP release of some offenders to home confinement

Full issue Columbia Human Rights Law Review devoted to capital sentencing practices and problems

Federal prison population continues historic drop with BOP now reporting 166,647 total federal inmates

"Evidence-Based Sentencing Reform: The Right Policy For Ohio"

Florida Supreme Court seemingly finds way avoid retroactive application of proper determination of who is exempt from execution under Atkins

Feds asking SCOTUS to stay judicial order to transfer vulnerable prisoners "out of Elkton through any means"

After extended resistance (and likely lots of legal fees), Lori Loughlin and her husband agree to plead guilty in college admission scandal with fixed short prison sentence

Michael Cohen reportedly really getting released to home confinement now

TRAC data report provides snapshot into impact of COVID-19 on referrals for federal criminal prosecution

"The Shadow Bargainers"