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Lengthy Sentences and A Second Look at Injustice: Dr. Ghandnoosh Discusses Her Report & Research on Prison Sentence Lengths and Criminal Justice Policies. Presented by Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D., The Sentencing Project, Washington, D.C.; and Seth P. Chazin, moderator, The Law Office of Seth P. Chazin
Presented by Judith Resnik, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT; and JoEllyn Jones, Jones & Ortiz P.A., Glassboro, NJ
The 126 undersigned organizations representing a broad, diverse group of stakeholders write today to endorse the Reentry Act. This critical legislation would allow incarcerated individuals to receive medical services supported by Medicaid thirty days prior to the individual’s release.
NACDL supports the Commission’s proposed amendment to §1B1.13, with some suggested modifications, and supports Option 3 to (b)(6). After reviewing the Commission’s recent hearings on this proposed amendment as well as the submitted written testimony, NACDL focuses its comments on proposals (b)(5), (b)(6), and (b)(4).
Sentencing: Policy presented by Marc Mauer, Executive Director, The Sentencing Project
Race Matters I: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice September 14-15, 2017 | Detroit, MI
NACDL submits this comment in response the Bureau of Prisons’ Proposed rule that would significantly change the regulations regarding the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program. We oppose these proposed changes, which are harsh and inequitable and will harm not only people who are incarcerated, but their families and dependents.
Panel from the 2020 Presidential Summit and Sentencing Symposium, co-hosted with the Georgetown University Law Center American Criminal Law Review
Featuring Pat Cresta-Savage, Gabriel Reyes, Jack Donson, and Elizabeth Blackwood
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COVID-19 Data in State & Federal Prisons [Engage & Exchange Discussion Series]
Bureau of Prisons 101: Understanding the Federal BOP, Its Policies & Procedures with Todd Bussert.
Navigating the federal criminal justice system’s policies, procedures, and practices can feel insurmountable. From pre-trial through post-sentencing and on to pre-release, a web of “program statements” and institutional practices guide the Federal Bureau of Prisons in making decisions relating to confinement and release. This guide is designed to help ease some of those challenges. Each section highlights obstacles confinement poses and offers resources and strategies to overcome these barriers. Prepared by the NACDL Corrections and Public Defense Committees. [Released March 2021]
Presented by Laurie Hallmark and Jacqueline Hall and hosted by Beth Blackwood.
