At the local level, sheriffs ofer have responsibilities for jails. At the national level, the President has ultimate reponsibility for federal prisons. And, with a new President, we get some new ...

“The Government’s most solemn responsibility is to protect its citizens from abhorrent acts, and my Administration will not tolerate efforts to stymie and eviscerate the laws that authorize capital ...

Prez Trump, only hours after returning to the presidency, made robust use of his clemency powers by granting commutations and pardons for via this order titled "GRANTING PARDONS AND COMMUTATION OF ...

Given his many notable clemency actions before his last day in office, I had a feeling out-going Prez Joe Biden was going to keep using his clemency pen up to the very last monment. These various ...

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From the Sacremento Bee, " Voters approved a new crime law in California. Sacramento-area prosecutors quick to use it " From wbur, " Has the First Step Act helped to reduce harsh prison sentences? " ...

As reported in this New York Times piece, "President Biden pardoned five activists and public servants on Sunday, including a posthumous grant of clemency to the civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, who ...

Via this new substack post by Chris Geidner, I see that Attorney General Merrick Garland sent this letter to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to order rescinding the the federal execution ...

After a notably modest use of his clemency powers prior to the latest election, Prez Biden is on a historic clemency tear over the last eight weeks. Today's actiona are set forth in this " Statement ...

Another case where there is a heightened standard is if the prosecutor charges the the sentencing factor as a crime. This effectively raises the burden of proof on that factor to ...

Interesting accounting of "6 areas of uncertainty" regarding Jan 6 clemency plans \| Main \| » January 14, 2025 Sleeper or dud? False or ...