From the Iowa Capital Dispatch, " Imprisoned Iowa child-killer seeks deportation, claiming he’s an ‘illegal alien’ " From the Marshall Project, " How Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Will Slash Health Coverage ...

Over at Bolts, Michaela Markels has this lengthy piece about felony murder law in Alabama and elsewhere.  Especially as I am gearing up to teach 1L Crimnal Law this fall, I found this piece very much ...

Because of extradition laws, foreign defendants are rarely sent to the United States if they might face death, and America’s use of capital punishment has been a significant point of contention with ...

Diddy will probably be sentenced to confinement for 1 to 3 years, and his lawyer may ask the judge to let him do the time at his home. Marc Agnifilo -- the lead lawyer on Diddy's legal team -- tells ...

Utterly rote, standard line from academia. Nothing's wrong with criminals; the only problem is with the rest of us because we're so mean. One might at least hope for something original.

In reflection of the comments and ideas it has received, the Commission voted unanimously to prioritize: Providing courts with additional guidance on selecting the appropriate sentencing option (e.g., ...

Regular readers know, based on many prior posts here, that police departments in cities nationwide were reporting crime declines throughout 2024 (and are continuing to do so into 2025). Yesterday, the ...

Black was convicted in the 1988 shooting deaths of his girlfriend Angela Clay, 29, and her two daughters, Latoya Clay, 9, and Lakeisha Clay, 6. Prosecutors said he was in a jealous rage when he shot ...

Next week, many of the brightest and most dedicated minds in criminal sentencing will gather on the shores of Lake Monona and in the shadow of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. They will convene ...

The proportion of convictions that are wrongful could easily be more than half. At least the pandemic is over, so they can no longer give people the threat of likely covid death while waiting in jail ...

A busy summer continues for the US Sentencing Commission. A couple of weeks ago, as detailed here, the Commission conducted a "Public Hearing on Retroactivity" to "gather testimony from invited ...

The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Alexandra Natapoff and now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: ...