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1 Φεβ 2024 · Thousands of federal inmates, who are disproportionately Black and Hispanic, became eligible on Thursday for reduced sentences, and in many cases immediate release from prison following a...
4 Οκτ 2023 · In September, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a ruling that appeared to be a major blow to criminal justice reformers seeking to shrink the state’s bloated prison population.
15 Μαρ 2024 · The Supreme Court sided with the government on Friday, narrowly interpreting a provision of a landmark criminal justice law in a decision likely to limit the number of federal prisoners who are...
17 Φεβ 2023 · Compassionate release and the First Step Act can abate extreme, outdated sentences — but only in limited cases. To truly tackle the problem of excessive federal sentences, including those related to nonretroactive sentencing reforms, lawmakers must think bigger.
11 Νοε 2022 · Five states now allow prosecutors to seek shorter sentences in old cases. Louisiana shows why many DAs haven’t. In September 2023, the Louisiana Supreme Court struck down the state law that let prosecutors freely review old cases and, with a judge’s approval, reduce sentences they deemed extreme.
21 Αυγ 2024 · Louisiana lawmakers are eliminating discretionary parole and implementing regressive truth-in-sentencing laws. These billion-dollar “zombie policies” are set to double the prison population in a state that is already a world leader in incarceration and will harm public safety. by Emmett Sanders, August 21, 2024.
23 Οκτ 2023 · The Louisiana Supreme Court last month upended a 2021 state law that empowered district attorneys to reconsider and reduce long prison sentences meted out to convicted individuals with previous felony convictions.
