Once again, Mississippi's sad excuse for a criminal justice system looks more like something from a Third World country than the United States. The American Civil Liberties Union and the MacArthur Justice Center filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of...
Judicial Improvements
Florida Supreme Court disbars former Broward Judge Ana Gardiner
The Florida Supreme Court has finally disbarred former Broward Circuit Judge Ana Gardiner. Gardiner’s conduct deserves nothing less. During a death penalty trial she was presiding over, she and the prosecutor engaged in a secret and improper “personal and emotional...
Sentencing Guidelines for Nonviolent Drug Offenders
On April 10th, 2014, the U.S. Sentencing Commission UNANIMOUSLY approved a 2 level reduction to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for ALL drug cases. This guideline amendment will likely be effective in November of 2014. In June of this year there will also be a...
How the Affordable Care Act can help prevent recidivism
Earlier this month, at a conference hosted by the Community Oriented Correctional Health Services and the journal Health Affairs, I had the opportunity to speak with a distinguished group of policymakers, researchers and health care and criminal justice professionals...
