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Parole a Detriment to Rehabilitation; ‘Less Is More’ Reform Sensible
by Kevin Bliss
Prison reform advocates contend that parole does more to perpetuate recidivism than it does to monitor positive rehabilitation into society. Columbia University’s Justice Lab prepared a report in 2017 that stated that New York City’s jail population had more people being held for parole violations than the ...
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- News in Brief
- Record Number of Exonerations Prompts Michigan AG to Create Conviction Integrity Unit, by Douglas Ankney
- $21 Million Settlement for Wrongfully Convicted Man Released After 39 Years in Prison, by Douglas Ankney
- Police, Prosecutor Misconduct Continues Unabated as Evidenced by Record Number of Exonerations in 2018, by Douglas Ankney
- Report: Google Can Track You Even When Your Phone’s Off, by Anthony Accurso
- New York Court of Appeals: Jury Trial Right Attaches to Deportable Crimes Punishable by Less Than Six Months in Jail, by David Reutter
- $270,000 Awarded to Grandmother Brutalized by Pennsylvania Cops, by Edward Lyon
- $1 Million Settlement for NYC Crime Lab Tech Who Blew Whistle on Use of Untested DNA Tests for Decades, by Edward Lyon
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds That Statute Doesn’t Require Habeas Petitioner to Plead Timeliness, Overruling Smalley v. Morgan, by Douglas Ankney
- Report Finds Lack of Reporting on Deaths in Law Enforcement Custody, Even After Landmark Legislation, by Steve Horn
- Study Details the Effect of Brain Scan Evidence on Sentencing, by Anthony Accurso
- NYC Program Helps Former Prisoners Realize Their Dream
- ‘They need to be marked for life’, by Sandy Rozek
- The FBI Polices Itself Like Kids Guarding a Candy Store, by Edward Lyon
- Fifth Circuit: Confrontation Clause Violated When Officer’s Testimony Relates Incriminating Information Received From Non-Testifying Informant, by Douglas Ankney
- Eighth Circuit Overlooks Procedural Default, Orders Immediate Release From Excessive ACCA Sentence Based on Prior Sex Offense, by Michael Berk
- New York City’s Bail Success Story, by Bill Barton
- Ninth Circuit: Running From Police Alone Doesn’t Give Rise to Reasonable Suspicion Justifying Stop and Frisk, by Douglas Ankney
- Georgia Supreme Court Announces New Evidence Code Abrogates Categorical Exclusionary Rule of Mallory, by Douglas Ankney
- Under Marsy’s Law, Police Using Violence Can Claim ‘Victim’ Status, by Edward Lyon
- Private Citizens Carrying Guns Commit Fewer Crimes Than Cops, by Douglas Ankney
- Massachusetts Supreme Court: Discharge From Civil Commitment Required When Examiners Conclude Defendant Is Not Sexually Dangerous, by Douglas Ankney
- FAMM, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, NACDL Launch Compassionate Release Clearinghouse
- Seventh Circuit Orders Grant of Successive § 2255 Motion and Resentencing in Pre-Booker Mandatory Guidelines Case Involving Elements Clause’s Definition of ‘Crime of Violence’, by Chad Marks
- West Virginia Supreme Court Announces Parole Eligibility Statute for Prisoners Who Committed Crimes as Minors is Retroactive, by Douglas Ankney
- California Supreme Court: Prop 47 Requires Dismissal of Conviction Based on a Predicate Felony That Is Later Reduced to a Misdemeanor, by Douglas Ankney
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Remands for Resentencing Where Circuit Court Considered Defendant’s Refusal to Admit Guilt in Imposing Consecutive Sentences, by Douglas Ankney
- Maryland Court of Appeals Rules That Courts Must Ask Non Compound ‘Strong Feelings’ Question Upon Request During Voir Dire, by Douglas Ankney
- Fourth Circuit: Cannot Substitute Career Offender Predicate on Collateral Review, by Anthony Accurso
- Court Extends McQuiggin Actual Innocence Exception to Defaulted Legal Claim, Vacates § 924(c) Conviction, by Dale Chappell
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Consent to Search Does Not Include K-9 Sniff When No K-9 Present When Consent Given and Wait 40 Minutes for Its Arrival, by Dale Chappell
- Fifth Circuit: Plain Error Requiring Resentencing Where Court Didn’t Give Defendant Chance to Speak at Sentencing Hearing and Prospective Allocution Provided Added Details to Lead Reasonable Judge to Reconsider Harsh Sentence, by Michael Berk
- Court Reporters Likely Fail to Accurately Transcribe Testimony for Speakers of ‘African American English’, by Anthony Accurso
- Bucklew v. Precythe, by Michael Avery
- From the Editor: Compassionate Release for Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons, by Richard Resch
- Parole a Detriment to Rehabilitation; ‘Less Is More’ Reform Sensible, by Kevin Bliss
- Minnesota Supreme Court Holds ‘Stalking-by-Mail’ and ‘Mail-Harassment’ Statutes are Facially Overbroad, by Douglas Ankney
- Fifth Circuit: Denial of Habeas Petition as Successive Reversed Where Second Petition Challenges a Separate Judgment, by Same Court, Not Covered in First Petition, by Chad Marks
- ‘DNA Mixtures,’ ‘Touch DNA,’ and Software-Enhanced Forensic DNA Analysis, by Michael Berk
- Sixth Circuit Holds Chalking Car Tires for Parking Enforcement Constitutes a Search Under Fourth Amendment, by Matthew Clarke
- SCOTUS Announces Death of ‘Categorical Approach’ by Invalidating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) as Unconstitutionally Vague, by Richard Resch
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Consent to Search Does Not Attenuate Seized Evidence From Taint of Illegal Search of CSLI, by Douglas Ankney
- Exonerations: From Wrongful Conviction to Release and Beyond, by Edward Lyon
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- LGBTQ+ Detainees at Rikers Island Suffer Under Mayor Adams, Sept. 15, 2023
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- Second Circuit Affirms $600,000 Punitive Damage Award to New York Prisoner Brutally Beaten by Guards, Sept. 15, 2023
- Maryland Sheriff Charged with Illegally Procuring Machine Guns from ATF, Sept. 15, 2023
- Voting Rights Restoration for Virginia Ex-Felons Once Again Subject to Governor’s Whim, Sept. 15, 2023
- Prison Profiteer Who Chairs Christian Seminary Board Called Not Very ‘Christlike’, Aug. 15, 2023
- Menstruation Weaponized Against Women in Prison, Aug. 15, 2023
- Idaho Revives Firing Squads, Aug. 15, 2023
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- Long Wait List for Texas’ Only College-Level Re-Entry Class for Prisoners, Feb. 15, 2025. Education, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, jobs.
- Fifth Circuit Leaves Louisiana Prisoner Waiting for Reinstated Parole, Jan. 15, 2025. Parole, Overdetention, Victim's Rights to Enforce Collection.
- BOP Prisoners in Alabama Strike to Protest Release Date Confusion, Jan. 15, 2025. Prison Rebellion, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Credits.
- Washington Prisoners Prep for Firefighting Career After Release, Jan. 15, 2025. Prison Labor, Education, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, jobs, Emergency Aid Doctrine.
- Kentucky’s Failure to Timely Release Prisoners Costs Taxpayers $30 Million (So Far), Dec. 15, 2024. Cost of Prison Systems, Overdetention, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry.
- New York Court of Appeals (Lightly) Slaps State Prison Officials for Holding Sex Offenders Past Release, Dec. 15, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Overdetention, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry.
- Arizona Supreme Court Allows Third PCR Motion Based on IAC for Erroneous Advice About Parole Eligibility Due to ‘Pervasive Confusion’ Regarding Parole Within Legal Community, Nov. 1, 2024. Parole, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Remands/Rehearings/Resentencings.
- Federal Prisoner Will Appear on Alaska Congressional Ballot, Oct. 15, 2024. Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry.
- Colorado Lawmakers Take a Pass on Cash Assistance for Released Prisoners, Aug. 15, 2024. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry.
- Second Chances: California Clears Criminal Records, Including Violent Crimes, June 15, 2024. Release and Reentry, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, Criminal Records.