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fromABA Journal
1 week ago

Supreme Court will consider whether federal courts can reduce sentences based on innocence claim

Supreme Court to consider potential innocence in sentencing reductions under First Step Act.
Case highlights conflict between compassion and legal strictures in sentencing.
Social justice
fromABA Journal
1 week ago

Supreme Court will consider whether federal courts can reduce sentences based on innocence claim

Supreme Court to consider potential innocence in sentencing reductions under First Step Act.
Case highlights conflict between compassion and legal strictures in sentencing.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Tories accuse Labour of decriminalising crimes' as plans to reduce sentencing announced UK politics live

Britain has seen a significant shift in its net migration figures, with an almost 50% fall in 2024, partly due to reductions in immigration from non-EU+ nationals.
UK politics
SF politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Philp: For Newsom, it's as if California voters never passed Prop. 36

California's Governor fails to support Proposition 36's initiative for expanded drug treatment funding, undermining public safety and voters' desires.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Republican Texas is a surprising model for solving the UK's prison crisis but it just might work | Gaby Hinsliff

This article discusses the appropriate justice response to the desecration of a beloved tree, prompting reflection on the prison system and alternatives to incarceration.
UK politics
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