Paul Butler is the Albert Brick Professor in Law at Georgetown University Law Center and a legal analyst on MSNBC. During the 2017-18 academic year he was the Bennett Boskey Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School. He holds an honorary … Continued
You are invited to a book study on the book The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander. This discussion will be facilitated by Sandy Strauss and Daniela Lazario-Manalo. Sessions are March 6, 13, 20, and 27 at 7:00 pm. Participants … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): A new analysis by The Sentencing Project reveals that after 50 years since the onset of mass incarceration, and despite recent downsizing of most state prison populations, the pace of decarceration is insufficient to undo … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): This year marks the 50th year since the U.S. prison population began its unprecedented surge, documents a new report by The Sentencing Project. “Mass Incarceration Trends” highlights the growth in state and federal prison populations … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is proposing changes to the operation of the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP). The proposed rule would automatically put 75% of money sent from family members to people in … Continued
You are invited to a book study on the book Invisible Men, by Flores A. Forbes. There will be 5 sessions starting on Thursday, January 12, 2023. The discussions will continue for the subsequent 4 Thursdays. This discussion series will be facilitated … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Did you know that there are over 2 million people incarcerated in the United States right now? Did you also know that, despite making up 13% of the total U.S. population, Black people … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Incarcerating youth undermines public safety, concludes The Sentencing Project in a new report, “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence.” The report finds that confinement damages young people’s physical and mental health, … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): FAMM is fighting to preserve judges’ authority to resentence federal prisoners using compassionate release. Why? Because we know that the Bureau of Prisons does not always grant compassionate release to incarcerated people who deserve … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Six years ago, Bill Underwood, Senior Fellow at The Sentencing Project, met Senator Booker inside a federal prison. He told him about his family, shared his story, and told him about how he was sentenced … Continued