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...Wendy J. Olson © The Ohio State University Learning to Listen: Improving Law Enforcement in Indian Country through Collaboration and Consultation WENDY J. OLSON* Partner, Stoel Rives LLP Former U.S. Attorney, District of Idaho I. Introduction For more than 200 years, the United States Congress...

...Nora V. Demleitner; Jon M. Sands EDITORS' OBSERVATIONS Overlooked Areas of Federal Sentencing: Federal Enclaves, Indian Country, Transfer of U.S. Prisoners fromAbroad NORAV.DEMLEITNER Editor, Federal Sentencing Reporter JONM.SANDS ^^ Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona X jt...

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...Kellie R. Wasko Abstract The Vera Institute of Justice, funded by the Prison Law Office, facilitated a project whose aim was to coordinate discussions between American and European policymakers about successful corrections policies and practices in the respective countries. The Colorado Department...

..., specifically African Americans, are disproportionately represented in the amount of people who are incarcerated, implies a racial problem with the justice system in this Country. When you tie together the racial disparity of African Americans incarcerated, and the systematic ways in which the fines and fees...

...Alison K. Guernsey Abstract Supervised release revocation hearings result in the imprisonment of thousands of people per year. But unlike people facing substantive charges, those confronting revocation are not entitled to robust discovery protections. Instead, courts across the country have...

... to study the effects of drug sentencing or to any work toward agreement about what purpose Congress was actually trying to fulfill through drug sentencing. The same problem exists when it comes to consensus reform through ballot initiative – a move that has taken place in many areas of the country—from...

... evenly among all races in the criminal justice system? For decades, the metric of a prosecutor’s success revolved around conviction rates. As thinking has evolved around the country, success now includes areas such as community safety, health, and wellness – which requires a new way to measure the work...

...Jordan M. Hyatt; Valerio Baćak; Erin M. Kerrison Abstract Since the global pandemic began in early 2020, COVID-19 has impacted almost every correctional facility in the country. In Pennsylvania, the pandemic response has required significant changes to the operation of correctional facilities...

...Richard S. Frase Abstract American jurisdictions seeking to reduce their heavy reliance on prison sentences should emulate European practices, but they should also learn from practices already found in some American states, and in all states at earlier times in our history. European countries make...

... was to compare and contrast competing correctional systems. The second trip was designed to expose relevant public officials to different penological values and practices. Both groups quickly appreciated the profound differences in conditions and philosophies. Even though imprisonment in these European countries...

... of all correctional facilities on an ongoing basis. Such preventative inspections have long been the norm in other countries that have been less reliant on the courts for the protection of prisoners' rights. The article explores how such oversight might work, and discusses examples of prison monitoring...

... for sentencing and plea bargaining which should produce reasonable consistency within individual district courts. Different sentencing patterns between districts, and significant differences between regions of the country are inevitable and produce far less injustice than did the pre- Booker guidelines. ©...

...Chris Albin-Lackey Abstract The US Department of Justice’s investigation into the Ferguson, MO police department blew the lid off of a hidden, nationwide scandal. Too many police departments and courts all over the country were using predatory fines and fees to extract wealth from their communities...

... successful. Together, these two dimensions of imposition and enforcement can be used to characterize states in terms of the degree to which convicted individuals are compelled to make payments toward costs and fees. Our analysis suggests that the South is more coercive than other regions of the country...

...Maria Katarina E. Rafael; Chris Mai Abstract In criminal courts across the country, judges assess a variety of fines, fees and other legal financial obligations (LFOs) that many defendants struggle to pay. This paper provides a summary of the authors’ longer empirical article that examines...

... that can span generations. Yet there are also countless legal backwaters across the country where money, instead of insulating a defendant from the worst of the criminal legal system, puts a different kind of target on their back. Drawing on the author’s lived experience as a formerly incarcerated citizen...

... of incarceration and racial disparities. The article highlights reforms and initiatives in supervision that are being implemented at the state and local levels as an increasing number of elected district attorneys across the country have taken action to limit supervision lengths and incarceration for technical...

... as a counterweight to this lobby, recommending changes to Congress that promote individualized sentencing. The Commission should also address the issue by holding hearings around the country and by working with community groups, scholars, and other interested parties. Such actions are entirely consistent...

..., appears to be as ardent as it was 40 years ago, especially considering that 98.3% of defendants ended up pleading guilty in 2021. Hopefully, armed now with decades more experience and access to data from across the country, the guidelines can again be adjusted further to achieve their original purposes...