A new study reveals that, in federal court, Black and Hispanic defendants are less likely than white defendants to receive probation instead of prison. This difference significantly contributes to the ...
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers urged President Joe Biden in a letter Monday to commute the sentences of people who are affected by disparities in sentences for offenses involving crack and powder cocaine. "I ...
On May 15, 2007, the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) submitted to Congress its fourth report on federal cocaine sentencing policy. In this latest report, and in every submission since 1995, ...
Good Morning, I’m Debbie Cruz….it’s Thursday, March 27. A new investigation shows sentencing disparities based on race. More on that next. But first... the headlines…. NEXT WEDNESDAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) C. Clare Strange, Drexel University (THE CONVERSATION) Pennsylvania’s new sentencing ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Gov. Jared Polis has threatened to veto a bill that would mandate Colorado’s municipal courts conform to state sentencing guidelines, the bill sponsors said.