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Bail Reform Leads to Drop in Jail Time, Recidivism: Study

The Crime Report

The study by the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School focused on the results of reforms introduced in Harris County, Texas, which was required by federal consent decree to change bail policy for misdemeanor charges five years ago. “We

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How Crime on Parole Drives Mass Incarceration: Study

The Crime Report

People jailed for committing a new crime while on parole or probation account for two-thirds of the total prison time imposed by federal and state jurisdictions, according to a Penn State law professor. Jacob Schuman argues in a forthcoming Virginia Law Review article. inflicting what amounts to a “double punishment,” Prof.

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Supreme Court grants review in one bail denial case, orders an OSC in another

At the Lectern

” The opinion also mentioned the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Covid Coverage Litigation Tracker website. and] with each federal appellate court to consider the issue.” An earlier petition to transfer the appeal to the Supreme Court before a Court of Appeal decision (see rule 8.552 ) was denied.

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