Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Having Phone Officers Failed to Confiscate
Article from Reason by Zuri Davis. When Willie Nash was booked into a Mississippi corrections facility, officers failed to confiscate his phone. For that, he was sentenced to 12 years behind bars….
Trump Backs Sentencing Reform?
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. Kanye West’s literal embrace of Donald Trump was all over the news last week. The president’s rhetorical embrace of criminal justice reform got considerably…
Sentencing Reform On Florida’s Ballot
Article from Reason by C.J. Ciaramella. Since the “tough on crime” heyday of the ’90s, Florida has rolled back some of its harshest mandatory minimum sentencing laws, but those people…
Newly Elected Philadelphia District Attorney Promises Criminal Justice Reform
Article from Reason by Ed Krayewski. A digital billboard truck with bright LED “Congratulations to Larry Krasner: Philadelphia’s New District Attorney” signs on its sides was waiting at the William…
Sentencing Reform Has Become A Key Issue For Republicans In The Senate
Article from the Washington Free Beacon by Charles Fain Lehman. Three bills introduced in the past eight days have put federal sentencing reform front and center in the U.S. Senate’s…
