Podcasts about mandatory sentencing

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Opposition Leader David Crisafulli join Peter Gleeson on 4BC Drive to wrap up 2023 in politics and cover topics including police numbers, youth crime, the Gabba, Steven Miles and his prioritises for 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time to clear the docket! This week, it's officially Summertime Funtime in the Court of Judge John Hodgman! Judge Hodgman is back in Maine at the solar-powered studios of WERU with Joel Mann. Summertime Funtime Guest Bailiff Monte Belmonte (New England Public Media) is sitting in for Jesse Thorn. And, we've got word and grammar disputes to discuss with Merriam-Webster's own Emily Brewster. Can you dance with the person what brought you? Is saying UPMOST the UTMOST in wrongness? And what sound do French dogs make? Listen for the answers to these questions and more! 

Mandatory sentencing “Is a blunt tool to address crime” according to the Irish Penal Reform Trust. The remark comes since questions have been raised over whether there's merit to mandatory sentencing as a teenager was spared jail in Dublin after he was involved in an attack that resulted in a woman having boiling water poured over her. Molly Joyce, The Irish Penal Reform Trust's Acting Executive Director spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this.

Mandatory sentencing “Is a blunt tool to address crime” according to the Irish Penal Reform Trust. The remark comes since questions have been raised over whether there's merit to mandatory sentencing as a teenager was spared jail in Dublin after he was involved in an attack that resulted in a woman having boiling water poured over her. Molly Joyce, The Irish Penal Reform Trust's Acting Executive Director spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this.

Mandatory sentencing requires that offenders serve a predefined term for certain crimes, commonly serious and violent offenses. Judges are bound by law; these sentences are produced through the legislature, not the judicial system. They are instituted to expedite the sentencing process and limit the possibility of irregularity of outcomes due to judicial discretion. Mandatory sentences are typically given to people who are convicted of certain serious and or violent crimes, and require a prison sentence. Mandatory sentencing laws vary across nations; they are more prevalent in common law jurisdictions because civil law jurisdictions usually prescribe minimum and maximum sentences for every type of crime in explicit laws. Mandatory sentencing laws often target "moral vices" (such as alcohol, sex, drugs) and crimes that threaten a person's livelihood. The idea is that there are some crimes that are so heinous, there is no way to accept the offender back into the general population without first punishing them sufficiently. Some crimes are viewed as serious enough to require an indefinite removal from society by a life sentence, or sometimes capital punishment. It is viewed as a public service to separate these people from the general population, as it is assumed that the nature of the crime or the frequency of violation supersedes the subjective opinion of a judge. Remedying the irregularities in sentencing that arise from judicial discretion is supposed to make sentencing more fair and balanced. In Australia and the United Kingdom, sentencing has been heavily influenced by judicial idiosyncrasies. Individual judges have a significant effect on the outcome of the case, sometimes leading the public to believe that a sentence reflects more about the judge than the offender. Subsequently, creating stricter sentencing guidelines would promote consistency and fairness in the judicial system. Mandatory sentences are also supposed to serve as a general deterrence for potential criminals and repeat offenders, who are expected to avoid crime because they can be certain of their sentence if they are caught. This is the reasoning behind the "tough on crime" policy. United States federal juries are generally not allowed to be informed of the mandatory minimum penalties that may apply if the accused is convicted because the jury's role is limited to a determination of guilt or innocence. However, defense attorneys sometimes have found ways to impart this information to juries; for instance, it is occasionally possible, on cross-examination of an informant who faced similar charges, to ask how much time he was facing. It is sometimes deemed permissible because it is a means of impeaching the witness. However, in at least one state court case in Idaho, it was deemed impermissible. Notably, capital punishment has been mandatory for murder in a certain number of jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom until 1957 and Canada until 1961. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/law-school/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/law-school/support

Antoinette Cunningham, general secretary of the AGSI (Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors) spoke to Jerry about the attack on two gardaí that happened in Ballyfermot, Dublin in the early hours of Monday morning. Ninety-three per cent of participants in a Kerry Today Twitter poll on the subject believed there should be mandatory sentencing for those who attack emergency workers including gardaí while on duty.    

More calls for mandatory sentencing for those who attack Gardaí. For more on this Pat was joined on the show by Brendan O'Connor Garda Representative Association President.

Indy and Jeremie discuss working with young people and mandatory sentencing schemes with Angus from Westjustice and Tim from YouthlawWEstjustice is a community organisation that provides free legal help to people in the Western suburbs of Melbourne.Youthlaw is Victoria's state-wide free community legal centre for young people under 25 years of age.

Deputy Marc MacSharry says the Government need to consider the introduction of more severe mandatory sentencing, in light of the attack on Tom Niland in Skreen, Raising the matter in the Dail, he said there needs to be more visible rural policing in local Garda districts

Cyclists need to light up at night says Dan - but the cyclists themselves reckon its the roads that aren't safe.... Mandatory sentences must come in to protect women says City Councillor and barrister Shane O Callaghan... Could you guess when a person last set foot on the moon? It was a very long time ago... & there's lots more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Heard Tell for January 14th 2022 turns down the noise and gets the information we need regarding the latest push by the Biden Administration and Democratic Leadership for voting reform. We have ourselves a teachable moment about government regulation that involves salad dressing, the FDA, and getting the little things right. Attorney Zeke Webster joins us to talk about sentencing guidelines and issues, why he is against life without the possibility of parole, and the disconnect where folks don't see convicts as people. Plus we take head of a warning from the IRS, sports fans channel their passion towards charity, and more on this Friday edition of Heard Tell.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/heard-tell/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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After serving 12.5 years of a 55-year prison sentence, Weldon Angelos received a pardon from President Donald Trump, after a strong push for it from many, including Utah Senator Mike Lee. Waldon joins Deb and Connor to talk about his pardon. And after Weldon, Angelos Deb and Connor visit the issue of minimum mandatory sentencing. Was Weldon's sentence too much? Was it too little? How do other sentences stack up to someone who was arrested for selling marijuana? Listeners share their input as well.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Former Appeals Court judge VC George has urged the Dewan Negara to reconsider amendments to the Road Transport Bill, which is aimed at curbing driving under the influence of alcohol. The amendments were passed by Parliament on August 26th, and will be tabled in the Upper House this week. According to VC George, the amendments take away the discretion of the judges in determining the punishment to be meted out. Is this a bad move? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the most important conversations of the day.

Episode 103 - "Minimum Justice" Mandatory minimums, three strike rules, and other similar laws were created to strengthen the "justice" system and make us safer - but have they done the opposite? This week we interview newly minted activists working to free a man caught up in this system and explore in detail the how's and why's of this tragedy of justice. Chapters 04:18 Disparities in Sentencing 13:26 Justice for Willie Simmons 29:10 Interview Takeaway 31:01 The ones who get away with it 42:05 Mandatory Sentencing and Unintended Consequences 01:09:08 We live in a bullshit society 01:18:21 Why do prisons exist? Reading from Ruth Wilson Gilmore 01:30:21 "Justice" versus Justice: What can we do A full transcript will soon be available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast or follow our live shows at twitch.tv/ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

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New child sex abuse laws have passed Federal Parliament, including mandatory minimum sentences of between five and seven years.

There is renewed pressure on governments to change elements of the justice system that disproportionately affect indigenous communities.

Many years ago now (2006), before I was released from prison, I called into John Robbie's show on Talk Radio 702 from Leeuwkop Prison, in an attempt to expose what was happening behind four walls and to myself for opposing it inside those four walls. John is a good man, a sincere man and there are good people at Radio 702. While Yusuf Abramjee was there, I believe their reporting and motivation changed. He still grabs so much of their attention. I believe his approach is short-sighted, destructive and his 'solutions' (ever heard one, one which stands up to scrutiny?) are short sighted, ignorant of the causes of crime, and while being severerly lame have a bad impact on the mood in South Africa. The direction in which the conversation is being taken and being had by Abramjee and his campaigns is not the way South Africa needs to go. Mr Abramjee knows who I am. He has blocked me from commenting or engaging him on Twitter, Facebook and all social campaigns like Lead SA and others. I am also blocked from calling in and participating in certain shows ... and have been since I opposed an hysterical call by Abramjee to lobby for the Mandatory Sentencing of Cop Killers (See link). Mr Abramjee is aware of my opposition to his view but refuses to answer or engage with it. I have never trolled Mr Abramjee. I have only ever engaged him with views or facts he has yet to deny. ALL I WANT TO DO IS DEBATE CRIME, INVARCERATION & THEIR EFFECTS ON SOCIETY WITH WHAT I BELEIVE TO BE A DANGEROUSLY IGNORANT VIEWPOINT FROM WHICH HE SCREAMS FROM VARIOUS PLATFORMS AND IS ECHOED BY OTHERS. IS THAT ASKING TOO MUCH. I'M JUST A CRIMINAL WITH NO EDUCATION AND A BUNCH OF EXPERIENCE. WHY WOULD HE BE AFRAID TO DEBATE CRIME WITH ME? PERHAPS I AM JUST NOT RELEVANT? OK. I am in no way attacking Mr Abramjee, but I am ... after years of frusttration at hearing the nonsensical approach to beating crime in this country I handed over sensitive documentation to a reporter in 2005 and those documents went missing. Mr Abramjee's involvement and non-response to my efforts to retrieve those documents may or may not have led to the prevention of BOSASA getting it's way if corruption had been exposed back then. Let's not forget that the BOSASA plan was actually the capture of an entire feeding plan to over 130 000 prisoners DAILY since about 2000. That was a whole lot of dosh and I'll tell you what ... the intended recipient, especially in awaiting trial and overcrowded sentenced prisons, VERY SELDOM received their fair (medically suggested) share. But we'll chat more about this in future podcasts. Kinda just getting a few things off my chest ... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reality-speaker/message

On Monday's show, Niall Boylan Spoke to Derek Devoy from Taxiwatch.ie about the recent attack on a taxi driver - This opened up the question should attacks on taxi drivers carry a mandatory prison sentence?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Monday's show, Niall Boylan Spoke to Derek Devoy from Taxiwatch.ie about the recent attack on a taxi driver - This opened up the question should attacks on taxi drivers carry a mandatory prison sentence? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Bush Court" is based on a simple premise. If you live in a remote Australia, you won't be forced to travel to the city to seek justice. Instead, justice will come to you. It's kind of like a judicial roadshow with a judge, prosecutor, and defence team touring 30 Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory each year. Unfortunately, despite having dozens of matters to resolve, they don't stay longer than a day or two. But does the fast food of justice deliver the best outcomes? Allan Clarke investigates.

It's Tuesday: Cindy Shank was living a comfortable life at home with her three little girls and husband when one day the feds came knocking. They were there to arrest her for not telling the police about an ex-boyfriend's drug dealing several years prior. That's the story behind a new HBO documentary, 'The Sentence' - directed by Shank's brother, Rudy Valdez. Sam talks to Cindy and Rudy about documenting the impact on their family, a mother's love for her children, and how the film has brought politicians together on both sides of the aisle.

Mandatory sentencing for attacks on emergency workers are proposed as a tough but fair health and safety measure. Yet this approach has been shown to be ineffective, while devastating the lives of community members with addiction, severe mental health challenges and people subject to family violence. Yet the Victorian State Government is now putting this bill on the table with bipartisan support.Meghan Fitzgerald, Social Action, Policy & Law Reform Manager at Fitzroy Legal Service, talks us through the bill and its likely negative consequences, especially for women. And we speak to community sector worker Vanessa Born who is taking a stand against the proposed amendments.

Tuesday Breakfast June 5th7.00 am  Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am  News headlines  7.10 am  We play a speech by Angela Davis criticizing 'Mainstream Feminism' and Bourgeois Feminism    7.20 am  The team discusses the Meanjin snafu and the erasure and exclusion of non-white voices in 'progressive' publications  7.30 am  Ayan in conversation with MV (a Melbourne-based sound artist and designer, and content producer and programmer at 3CR) about their contributions to 3CR and their sound work that'll be featured for a projection work called Matter by lead artist Yandell Walton at Dark Mofo. 8.00 am  Anya chats to Megan Pearce from Darebin CLC about the Vic government’s recent proposal for mandatory sentences for people who injure emergency workers.8.10 am  Lauren chats to  Mark O'Brien, CEO of Tenants Victoria about the  recent revelations that the Vic government is pushing people out of public housing and into homelessness.8.20 am  Anya speaks with Mark Camilleri, Senior Child and Family Practitioner from Queerspace, about their various services,QHealth and the need for queer mental health practitioners in the queer health sector.  Songsartist: Solangesong: Cranes in the sky artist: Khansa  song: Qesat Al Alms 

For the final act of the live show, Professors Erin O’Brien and Peter Ubertaccio tackle Massachusetts politics. They dig into the character of the Democratic and Republican parties in the state, and show how the state isn’t as deep blue as many think. For More on This Topic: Check out O’Brien, Ubertaccio, and other scholars on WGBH’s MassPoliticsProfs blog Watch the live show video to see full show and audience Q&A Further Reading: Massachusetts as a Surprising Pioneer in the Turn to Mandatory Sentencing as a Response to Crime, Charles Houston Decker, Yale University Episode 2: Voter Fraud or Voter Suppression?, Erin O’Brien, University of Massachusetts Boston

Mandatory sentencing is popular with politicians and those who believe the justice system is “weak on crime”. But lawyer Morry Bailes says mandatory sentencing, where people convicted of certain crimes receive a minimum jail sentence as prescribed by Parliament, doesn’t work. Morry outlines the failings of mandatory sentencing, as well as the community and media misconceptions. Morry Bailes (@morrybailes) is managing partner at TGB Lawyers, Treasurer of the Law Council of Australia and a past President of the Law Society of South Australia. The Law and Life podcast is brought to you by Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers, a leading Australian law firm, with special guests. For more information and to sign up for our newsletter, please visit: http://tgb.com.au/podcasts To arrange an appointment with a lawyer, please visit: http://tgb.com.au Please be aware that discussions on this podcast are general in nature, true at the time of recording and should not be considered legal advice. If you are facing a legal issue, seek advice from a lawyer specific to your circumstances. Hosted by Andrew Montesi.

Democrats and Republicans agree that our prisons are overcrowded, expensive and ineffective. Today, AG Eric Holder laid out a set of reforms that might well be adopted.

A Mandatory Sentence is a controversial court decision setting where a judge's decision is limited by the law. Judges lose control over sentencing and cannot apply discretion given the particular facts of a case. It wont matter whether a drug defendant was a kingpin or low-level participant, if convicted for a crime that falls under a mandatory sentence a long and underserved sentence can be given. Billy Ochoa was sentenced to 326 years to life for 13 counts of welfare fraud totaling $2,100. Weldon Angelos was sentenced to 55 years for possessing a handgun while he sold $350 worth of marijuana to a police informant. Mandatory sentencing has increased the number of minorities in prison. So we must ask are these sentencing tactics keeping our streets safe? Are these laws a new way of enslaving minority youth? Would making drugs legal be a more effective way to end crime? Do all people who commit crimes deserve a second chance?