18 prisoners seek reduced sentences under California’s rarely used Racial Justice Act

Attorneys from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Stanford Law School filed 18 petitions seeking to reduce the prison terms of ...
The Daily Signal

Supreme Court Considers Whether the First Step Act Allows Reduction in Criminal Sentences

The Supreme Court hears three cases about whether the First Step Act applies to certain circumstances for reducing sentences.

In California, Blacks receive prison sentences more than 30% longer than Whites who commit the same crimes

Stanford's Three Strikes Project aims to overturn 18 prison sentences in California using the Racial Justice Act.
Law

Making Sentencing Fairer for Criminal Defendants

A shift in reasoning at the Second Circuit recognizing the importance of a defendant’s right to be present for all things at sentencing marks a move in the right direction. Many years ago, in State v.
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Mapleview man accused of criminal sexual conduct has 2 charges dismissed; aggravated sentences sought in remaining cases

AUSTIN, Minn. — A Mapleview man charged in multiple cases of criminal sexual conduct with a child has had one of those cases dismissed. Joshua Alan Lamaack, 45, had a felony charge of first-degree ...