Sentencing Law & Policy

I have flagged in prior posts (examples here and here and here) that persons convicted of various white-collar offenses are those now most likely to be getting the benefit of Prez Trump's clemency pen. The last few days have demonstrated... Douglas A. Berman Clemency and Pardons Sentences Reconsidered White-collar sentencing Who Sentences

In a couple of posts last month (linked below), I highlighted that the deals Prez Trump cut with multiple BigLaw firms provided for hundreds of million of dollars in pro bono legal services to be devoted, at least in part,... Douglas A. Berman Offender Characteristics Prisons and prisoners Who Sentences

As regular readers know, I have been keeping a close eye on cases that have been dividing the lower federal courts regarding the US Sentencing Commission's 2023 policy statement providing that some limited "changes in the law" in certain cases... Douglas A. Berman FIRST STEP Act and its implementation Sentences Reconsidered Who Sentences

As reportedin this local press piece, Florida "officials plan to begin proceedings to prosecute and seek the death penalty against two men whose federal death sentences for the 2006 drug-related slayings of a family on Florida’s Turnpike in St. Lucie... Douglas A. Berman Death Penalty Reforms Sentences Reconsidered Who Sentences

A few folks have flagged for me this recent CalMatters piece headlined "California released 15,000 prisoners early during COVID. New data reveals what happened to many of them." The interesting piece details some notable original data collection on prisoners released... Douglas A. Berman Data on sentencing Impact of the coronavirus on criminal justice Prisons and prisoners Reentry and community supervision

Earlier this month, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released this new report titled "Homicide Victimization in the United States, 2023." This full report runs 23 pages, and it is full of all sorts of notable data about homicides. Here is... Douglas A. Berman National and State Crime Data Offense Characteristics