Obama nominates two for Sentencing Commission
President Barack Obama nominated U.S. District Judge Patti Saris for chairman of the U.S. Sentencing Commission and Commissioner Dabney Friedrich to serve a second term.
View ArticlePermanent sentencing commission tapped
New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman on Wednesday announced the appointment of a permanent commission to evaluate sentencing laws and practices.
View ArticleHolder: New crack law should shorten some terms
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that some prisoners incarcerated for crack cocaine offenses should benefit from a new law that lowers crack sentences. Holder was...
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