A recent column by Todd Welch mentions a trope that ignores one basic fact: there is no deterrent effect of long-term sentences. The reason for this is that when committing a crime, the criminal ...

This time of year, aspiring elected officials insist that we must get tough on crime to keep us safe. “Getting tough” almost always includes imposing more and longer prison sentences. Unfortunately, ...

Juveniles grow up hearing a multitude of adages about life, such as: "True friends are forever," "Fake it 'til you make it," ...

Inmates at San Quentin State Prison shown from the neck down wearing blue uniforms and navy sweat pants that say “CDCR prisoner” wait in line in 2016. When a 2016 California law made it possible for ...

Ohio trial court judges hold the power to give people convicted of multiple crimes sentences that run either concurrently or consecutively − something that can swing time in prison from a few years to ...

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