Re-Punished for the Past: Criminal Records and Sentencing
The Sentencing Project hosted a follow up webinar to our recent report, Re-Punished for the Past: How Criminal Records Increase Prison Terms and Racial Injustice.
Related to: Sentencing Reform
How much longer should a prison sentence become when someone has a prior criminal conviction? In the United States, already lengthy sentences can easily double or triple due to a criminal record. This approach to sentencing is not evidence-based and fuels racial disparities.
Our discussion examined the role of sentencing commissions and highlight recent reforms in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Washington. This event is a follow up to The Sentencing Project’s recent report, Re-Punished for the Past: How Criminal Records Increase Prison Terms and Racial Injustice.
Panelists:
- Esther Matthews, Academic Member, Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission
- Ojmarrh Mitchell, Professor of Criminology, Law, and Society, UC Irvine
- Kevin Reitz, James Annenberg La Vea Land Grant Chair in Criminal Procedure Law, University of Minnesota
Moderator: Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Director of Research at The Sentencing Project
