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In (sentencing) memoriam: noting a few major sentencing majority opinions by Justice Ginsburg

Saddened by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who gave us advisory federal sentencing guidelines

"In the Shadows: A Review of the Research on Plea Bargaining"

"Public opinion and the politics of collateral consequence policies"

At re-re-re-sentencing, Amy Locane gets eight years in New Jersey state prison for drunk driving vehicular manslaughter

Finding a silver lining in new report on Prez Trump's disappointing nominees to US Sentencing Commission

BOP reported federal prison population ticks up for first time in COVID era

Can a modest federal bail reform bill with bipartisan sponsorship become law in these crazy times?

"Toward Shared Safety: The First-Ever National Survey of America’s Safety Gaps"

"Conviction, Imprisonment, and Lost Earnings: How Involvement with the Criminal Justice System Deepens Inequality"

DPIC releases big new report on "Enduring Injustice: the Persistence of Racial Discrimination in the U.S. Death Penalty"

Making the case for independent oversight of the federal Bureau of Prisons

Bureau of Justice Statistics reports encouraging crime declines in release of results of 2019 National Crime Victimization Survey