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Mass Incarceration Trends: Comprehensive Report from The Sentencing Project

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: February 01, 2023
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Mass Incarceration Trends: Comprehensive Report from The Sentencing Project

By Leslie Acevedo and Michael McCutcheon WASHINGTON, DC - A report published by Dr. Ashley Nellis and The ...

By Leslie Acevedo and Michael McCutcheon WASHINGTON, DC - A report published by Dr. Ashley Nellis and The Sentencing Project last week revealed many of the “troubling trends” of mass incarceration. Cu ...

February 01, 2023
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US Prisons Held Six Times As Many People in 2021 Versus 1971

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|Date: December 21, 2022
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US Prisons Held Six Times As Many People in 2021 Versus 1971

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – A report from the Sentencing Project on Tuesday revealed that th ...

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – A report from the Sentencing Project on Tuesday revealed that the US slowed down the process of decarceration in 2021. Even with eight years of downsizing pri ...

December 21, 2022
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Sentencing Project Applauds Reintroduction of Legislation to Shorten Long-Term Federal Prison Sentences

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: December 11, 2022
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Sentencing Project Applauds Reintroduction of Legislation to Shorten Long-Term Federal Prison Sentences

By Leslie Acevedo and Perla Brito WASHINGTON DC - The Sentencing Project applauded federal legislation in ...

By Leslie Acevedo and Perla Brito WASHINGTON DC - The Sentencing Project applauded federal legislation introduced last week by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Karen Bass (D-CA) that woul ...

December 11, 2022
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How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens

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|Date: November 10, 2022
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How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens

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by Bianca Fortis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Leola Scott recently decided to bec ...

November 10, 2022
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Formerly Incarcerated Continue Urge New Director to Overhaul Federal Prisons

Posted by Daniella Espinoza
|Date: September 10, 2022
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Formerly Incarcerated Continue Urge New Director to Overhaul Federal Prisons

By Daniella Espinoza WASHINGTON, D.C - In an attempt to press the newly appointed director of Federal Bur ...

By Daniella Espinoza WASHINGTON, D.C - In an attempt to press the newly appointed director of Federal Bureau of Prisons Colette Peters to change current federal prison conditions, more than 50 organiz ...

September 10, 2022
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New Report Finds Inequality of Court Diversion within U.S. Juvenile System

Posted by Daniella Espinoza
|Date: September 01, 2022
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New Report Finds Inequality of Court Diversion within U.S. Juvenile System

By Daniella Espinoza WASHINTON, DC – A new report here appears to demonstrate that in the U.S. the juveni ...

By Daniella Espinoza WASHINTON, DC – A new report here appears to demonstrate that in the U.S. the juvenile criminal justice system has the same racial disparities discussed by activists, politicians ...

September 01, 2022
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The Sentencing Project Releases New Report Showcasing Rise and Fall of Private Prisons

Posted by Angelina Sang
|Date: August 31, 2022
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The Sentencing Project Releases New Report Showcasing Rise and Fall of Private Prisons

By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week showing a ...

By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week showing a 15 percent increase in private prison populations over the last 20 years, yet a decline since 2 ...

August 31, 2022
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Commentary: Why Even Heinous Crimes Can Generate Extreme Sentences

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2022
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Commentary: Why Even Heinous Crimes Can Generate Extreme Sentences

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Once upon a time we know what would have happened with the men who ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Once upon a time we know what would have happened with the men who hunted down and killed Ahmaud Arbery. We know it because we saw the men who killed Emmett Til ...

August 18, 2022
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Sentencing Project Releases Report on Jail-Based Voting for 2 Million Incarcerated

Posted by Michele Chadwick
|Date: August 01, 2022
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Sentencing Project Releases Report on Jail-Based Voting for 2 Million Incarcerated

By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Sentencing Project has released a new report, "Voting in Jails: ...

By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Sentencing Project has released a new report, "Voting in Jails: Advocacy Strategies to #UNLOCKtheVOTE," which examines strategies to improve ballot access for ...

August 01, 2022
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Report Debunks Myth of Youth-Led Crime Wave

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2022
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Report Debunks Myth of Youth-Led Crime Wave

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – It seems that reports of a youth-led crime wave a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – It seems that reports of a youth-led crime wave are premature. Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a flurry of alarming news covera ...

June 14, 2022
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New Report Charges Felony Murder Laws ‘At Odds with Rest of World’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 24, 2022
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New Report Charges Felony Murder Laws ‘At Odds with Rest of World’

By Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – An “extensive analysis of the United States’ fundamentally flawed felo ...

By Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – An “extensive analysis of the United States’ fundamentally flawed felony murder laws,” according to the Sentencing Project and Fair and Just Prosecution Wednesday, s ...

March 24, 2022
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Children in Adult Prisons – A Conduit of Egalitarian Justice or an Inhibitor of Rehabilitation?

Posted by Joshua Cenzano
|Date: January 19, 2022
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Children in Adult Prisons – A Conduit of Egalitarian Justice or an Inhibitor of Rehabilitation?

By Joshua Cenzano WASHINGTON, DC – According to a report by The Sentencing Project, the number of youths ...

By Joshua Cenzano WASHINGTON, DC – According to a report by The Sentencing Project, the number of youths charged, tried and imprisoned as adults in the U.S. has dropped significantly in recent years, ...

January 19, 2022
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Henry Montgomery Finally Released on Parole After 57 Years in Prison, Conviction by All-White Jury

Posted by Sophia Barberini
|Date: November 21, 2021
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Henry Montgomery Finally Released on Parole After 57 Years in Prison, Conviction by All-White Jury

By Sophia Barberini Baton Rouge, LA – After being denied twice, 75-year-old Henry Montgomery appeared for ...

By Sophia Barberini Baton Rouge, LA – After being denied twice, 75-year-old Henry Montgomery appeared for a third time in front of the Louisiana Board of Pardons and Committee and Parole this week to ...

November 21, 2021
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STUDY: Racist Policies Lead to Major Racial Disparities in Prisons Nationwide

Posted by Angelina Sang
|Date: October 15, 2021
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STUDY: Racist Policies Lead to Major Racial Disparities in Prisons Nationwide

By Angelina Sang and Sonam Hundal WASHINGTON D.C. – The Sentencing Project has released a staggering new ...

By Angelina Sang and Sonam Hundal WASHINGTON D.C. – The Sentencing Project has released a staggering new report detailing the racial disparity found in America’s incarceral system, providing both expl ...

October 15, 2021
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Commentary: Is Reisig Attacking Racial Inequities in the Right Place?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2021
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Commentary: Is Reisig Attacking Racial Inequities in the Right Place?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – In 2018 report submitted to the UN by The Sentencin ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – In 2018 report submitted to the UN by The Sentencing Project they noted “the racial disparity that pervades pervades the U.S. criminal justice sys ...

September 23, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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As Schools Reopen, Report Highlights Opportunities to Promote Student Success and End School-to-Prison Pipeline

Posted by Anya Chen
|Date: September 02, 2021
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As Schools Reopen, Report Highlights Opportunities to Promote Student Success and End School-to-Prison Pipeline

By Anya Chen and Morgan McLeod WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following school closures because of the COVID-1 ...

By Anya Chen and Morgan McLeod WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following school closures because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Sentencing Project has released a new report documenting the potential opportun ...

September 02, 2021
| by Anya Chen

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The Sentencing Project Finds Huge Racial Disparities Among Youth, a Wake Up Call for Reform

Posted by Zoey Hou
|Date: July 18, 2021
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The Sentencing Project Finds Huge Racial Disparities Among Youth, a Wake Up Call for Reform

By Zoey Hou and Stacie Guevara WASHINGTON DC – The Sentencing Project has found new racial and ethnic ine ...

By Zoey Hou and Stacie Guevara WASHINGTON DC – The Sentencing Project has found new racial and ethnic inequalities in youth incarceration, as detailed in its latest fact sheets released late this last ...

July 18, 2021
| by Zoey Hou

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Report Finds Reoffending Is Relatively Low after Life-Sentence: ‘More Punishment Does Not Lead to Less Crime’

Posted by Angie Madrid
|Date: July 03, 2021
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Report Finds Reoffending Is Relatively Low after Life-Sentence: ‘More Punishment Does Not Lead to Less Crime’

By Angie Madrid WASHINGTON, DC — As the U.S. deals with the issue of mass incarceration, a new report ana ...

By Angie Madrid WASHINGTON, DC — As the U.S. deals with the issue of mass incarceration, a new report analyzed the issue of life sentencing and recidivism—finding those who have committed violent crim ...

July 03, 2021
| by Angie Madrid

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REPORT: U.S. Obsession with Increasingly Extreme Prison Sentences

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 21, 2021
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REPORT: U.S. Obsession with Increasingly Extreme Prison Sentences

By Alexander Ramirez WASHINGTON D.C. – Research done by The Sentencing Project has shown that the number ...

By Alexander Ramirez WASHINGTON D.C. – Research done by The Sentencing Project has shown that the number of people being sentenced to a life sentence without parole, life sentence with parole, or a vi ...

February 21, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Possible Solutions to Prediction that Mass Incarceration will Last for 60 Years

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2021
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Possible Solutions to Prediction that Mass Incarceration will Last for 60 Years

By Avalon Amaral and Mia Machado After a decade of insufficient and incohesive decarceration efforts, the ...

By Avalon Amaral and Mia Machado After a decade of insufficient and incohesive decarceration efforts, the current coronavirus pandemic and its ongoing public health crisis underscore the need for mean ...

January 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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