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[usatodayopinion]

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Reform  'out of whack' prison sentences

FIRST STEP Act represents the most realistic chance in years to improve the nation's criminal justice system. Republicans and Democrats agree that the system needs an overhaul. Let the Senate vote.  Our view. Opposing view.

[thejewishlink]

Russia sentences Griner to 9 years in prison, White House calls for her release

Russia sentences Griner to 9 years in prison, White House calls for her release

KHIMKI, Russia, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A Russian court sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling that U.S. President Joe Biden called “unacceptable.” Griner was escorted out of the courtroom in handcuffs by police after the ruling, turning to reporters and…

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[principleofplenitude]

Looking at the length of our prison sentences is one approach to reverse mass incarceration. Empirical research has consistently found that locking up people for very long periods of time does little to nothing to combat crime, and may actually lead to more crime as people spend more time in prison — missing big life opportunities for legitimate careers, and being incarcerated with others who have ties to the criminal world. There’s also good reason to believe that 20 years is a good cutoff for a maximum. Studies have found that people almost always age out of crime, particularly by their late 30s and 40s. If a person is locked up for a robbery or murder at 21, there’s a very good chance that he won’t commit that same crime when he gets out at 41. [...] The evidence is what’s known as the age-crime curve. It shows that people tend to age out of crime. In their mid- to late teens and early 20s, people are much, much likelier to commit a crime than they are in their 30s and especially 40s and on. As the chart makes clear, a person’s propensity to commit a crime — in this case, a robbery — is at its highest around 20 years old. But it drops quickly after that. In his 30s, a person’s chances of committing a robbery drop to 25 percent of what they were at 20. In his 40s, the chances drop to less than 12.5 percent. In his 60s, the risk nearly vanishes.

“The case for capping all prison sentences at 20 years“ from Vox

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Marquette University law professor Michael O'Hear talks about prison sentencing with Provost Dan Myers.

[coldtomyflash]

no, it really is kinda weird. if he broke into the museum, that makes it burglary plus probably robbery; these are typically "big five" crimes, potentially punishable by the death penalty. receiving stolen property, on the other hand, is typically just a misdemeanor, though probably upped to class c felony b/c of the value; trying to sell stolen property is at absolute highest a class c felony for super expensive items. still, super nice judge for the first, fairly mean one later, it could work

Just gotta say, I love when people who understand this stuff dole out this type of information :D 

Thanks!

[coldtomyflash]

Don't you know how many years Henry Allen should in prison? I think it is really important question

This has bothered me, actually. The show doesn’t say, but we know he’s been in jail for approximately 15 years. He’s a doctor who had zero priors, but murder of his wife (in front of his child) probably slapped him with a pretty harsh sentence.

Knowing that Central City is in Missouri thanks to this post (check out my “geography” tag for details), I just poked into Missouri’s sentencing laws. According to this website (with more detail found here), a class A felony such as murder has a minimum sentence of 10 years and maximum of 30, or else life imprisonment.

And then wikipedia tells us that in Missouri, second first degree murder is 10-30 years or life, but first degree murder is life without parole or death (apparently Missouri has the death penalty).

So that could go either way. If Henry was convicted of second degree murder, he could have been served just 15 years and be out soon, or he could have been served 30, or even life. Life in prison seems maybe not that likely for a first time offender, and we can conjecture that a doctor like Henry Allen would have been able to hire a pretty decent lawyer and I can only imagine he’d have pleaded not guilty. But murder is a pretty harsh crime and a judge may have wanted to make an example of him, even with just second degree, so he might have life.  And if he was convicted of first degree murder, it’s life without parole for sure. 

My guess is honestly that last one, that Henry has life in prison without parole. Barry certainly seems to act like his father will never go free. Beyond that, I doubt Henry would have taken a plea deal to drop his charge down to second degree murder and just take 25 years or something. He seems like the type of guy to fight it out in court, meaning he’d have been convicted of the full life sentence for first degree murder (but thankfully not the death penalty).

That’s my conjecture though, and it would be nice if the show would clarify a bit for us.

[sommagazine]

Gucci Mane Sentenced to 39 Months in Prison on Gun Charge

Gucci Mane, real name Radric Davis who already was serving 11 months now has 28 months left to serve his time on the account of him pleading guilty today for aggravated assault for hitting a male fan in the head with a bottle at an Atlanta nightclub on March 16, 2013, resulting in a deep cut that required stitches. He was sentenced to three years in prison, to be served with his 39-month…

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[charliemielczarek]

Exponential growth of prisons is a tragedy for all involved, including taxpayers

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