Tell the Pennsylvania Sentencing Commission We Need Individualized Sentencing, Not Future Crime Predictions

From the Media Mobilizing Project (https://mediamobilizing.org/): This past June, under a mandate from the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania Sentencing Commission tried to push through a biased risk assessment tool – or algorithm – meant to shape sentencing decisions in … Continued

Persistent Racial Disparity in Federal Sentencing

From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Federal courts imposed prison sentences on black men that were 19% longer than those imposed on similarly situated white men between 2011 and 2016, reports the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC). In addition, federal prison … Continued