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Sentencing Policy
Publications
August 2010
(The Sentencing Project)
Letter to U.S. Sentencing Commission Urging that the Fair Sentencing Act be Applied Retroactively
The Sentencing Project urges that the Sentencing Guideline changes mandated under the Fair Sentencing Act -- reducing the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine to 18 to 1-- apply to persons arrested and sentenced prior to the law’s enactment on August 3, 2010. Issue Area(s): Sentencing Policy, Incarceration, Racial Disparity, Drug Policy, Crack Reform
August 2010
(The Sentencing Project)
Testimony of Ashley Nellis on JLWOP before Pennsylvania's House Judiciary Committee
Testimony submitted to Pennsylvania's House Judiciary Committee in support of HB 1999, which would eliminate juvenile life without parole in Pennsylvania. 7 pages. Author: Ashley NellisIssue Area(s): Incarceration, Juvenile Justice, Sentencing Policy
July 2010
(The Sentencing Project)
Annual Report 2009
Issue Area(s):
Sentencing Policy, Incarceration, Racial Disparity, Voting Rights, Drug Policy, Women, Collateral Consequences, Juvenile Justice
June 2010
Letter to Conference Budget Committee: The Sentencing Project Addresses County Jail Versus State Prison Proposal
Letter submitted by The Sentencing Project addressed to members of the Conference Budget Committee regarding Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposal allowing persons convicted of felonies with a sentence of three years or less to serve their time in a county jail rather than a prison facility. 3 pages. Author: The Sentencing ProjectIssue Area(s): Sentencing Policy, Incarceration State(s): California
May 2010
(The Sentencing Project)
The Impact of Mandatory Minimum Penalties in Federal Sentencing
Testimony of Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project, submitted to the United States Sentencing Commission. Author: Marc MauerIssue Area(s): Sentencing Policy, Incarceration, Racial Disparity |
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