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"Sentencing Commission Policy Power Faces Unusual Challenge," by Holly Barker, Bloomberg Law, October 30, 2024
"How Efforts to Cut Long Prison Sentences Have Stalled," by Jamiles Lartey, The Marshall Project, August 31, 2024
"Alaska appeals court clears way to challenge juvenile life sentences," Associated Press, August 14, 2024
"Efforts to release prisoners from long sentences draw new interest," by Amanda Hernández, Stateline, July 24, 2024
"Virginia fully implements enhanced earned sentence credit program despite Republican opposition," by Joe Dodson, Courthouse News Service, July 09, 2024
"In Arizona, Life Sentences for Juveniles Test Supreme Court Precedents," by Adam Liptak, New York Times, June 10, 2024
"The Second Look Movement: A Review of the Nation’s Sentence Review Laws," by Becky Feldman, The Sentencing Project, May 15, 2024
"U.S. Sentencing Commission Restricts Federal Judges' Ability To Use Acquitted Conduct at Sentencing," by C.J. Ciaramella, Reason, April 18, 2024
"State lawmakers field bills to empower judges to rethink long sentences," by Katie Mulvaney, Providence Journal, April 10, 2024
"Supreme Court’s Answer to a Simple Question Has Devastating Consequences," by Shanna Rifkin, Medium, March 19, 2024
"Study Shines Light On Excessive NY Prison Sentences," by Marco Poggio, Law360, April 05, 2024
"Virginia lawmakers defeat ‘second look’ bill to allow inmates to ask court for reduced sentences," by Denise Lavoie, Associated Press, February 28, 2024
"Opinion: I was sentenced to life without parole at age 18. I’m proof that redemption is possible.," by Felix Rosado, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 14, 2024
"Thousands of federal inmates become eligible for sentence reductions," by Nate Raymond, Reuters, February 01, 2024
"What happens now that Massachusetts has banned life without parole for emerging adults?," by Meredith Nierman, WGBH, January 17, 2024
