Podcasts about sentencing reform

A heated discussion unfolds over claims of a "botched" firing squad execution in South Carolina, raising questions about media bias, the ethics of capital punishment, and the legal precedent of inmate-chosen methods. With critics decrying cruelty and hosts defending the justice system's integrity, the debate exposes deeper political and moral divides on crime and punishment in America.

A vigil has taken place to show solidarity and support to the family of a student who is seeking to have the six-and-a-half-year sentence imposed on his killer appealed. 21-year-old Joe Drennan, from Co Laois, was a fourth-year journalism student when he was killed in a hit-and-run incident in October 2023. Sarah was joined Joe's mother Marguerite.

We continue to examine the criminal justice system this week through the lens of sentencing reform. Currently, Communities Not Cages seeks to right the wrongs of the lingering effects of the War on Drugs and crack down on crime in the late 80s and through the 90s by offering incarcerated people a chance at restoration and freedom. The Marvin Mayfield Act, the Earned Time Act and the Second Look Act remove the incentive for judges to hand down lengthy sentences, create opportunity to have a resentencing hearing while facing endless time in prison and reward rehabilitation and provide personal growth opportunities for those thrown into the system. On this episode of The Public Good, we are joined by Thomas Gant, Felicia Cruz, and Lamar Scott of Communities Not Cages as they advocate for these three integral bills to change the lives of hundreds of incarcerated people across New York State.

Rep. Roger Goodman returns to Capitol Ideas today, seven years after his last appearance. As chair of the newly renamed House Community Safety, Justice, and Re-entry Committee, he's busier than ever. Find out what he and his committee are working on in the 2023 legislative session in today's conversation.

A great victory for the people of the Buckeye State. Our Video: https://youtu.be/M1oYlxqBwbs Source: https://norml.org/blog/2023/01/04/ohio-governor-signs-sentencing-reform-legislation-into-law/ ICYMI - Several Ohio Towns and Municipalities to Vote on Local Decrim Measures this November https://open.spotify.com/episode/2djTB1ZB2okSfyOhKHasSc?si=d7bdf24ffd9e4a57 ICYMI - What is Allowed or Not Allowed as an Ohio Medical Marijuana Patient? https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fLj5MNco3VJutYhXAJQ8P?si=a9RKSSWQSuegQy5i5AEDKQ ICYMI - How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card in Ohio https://open.spotify.com/episode/6o7PuCnONwkiVBAqEEYniD?si=hFOQwPA-SfqXTyOgnxpFtg ICYMI - Footdragging in Ohio Makes CRIMINALS out of Legal Medical Marijuana Patients https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vJOAcKu1Ex76AFAP1SwTw?si=zge0gDx3Q3eHFGlCoG_nRQ ---------------------------------------- To Follow Mr. Sativa on Social Media: Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/icsativapodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_iamcannabissativa/ Please become a Patreon at just $1 a month - http://bit.ly/2NJmshn Please support us via PayPal - paypal.me/icsativapodcast If you want to support us via Anchor: https://anchor.fm/iamcannabissativapodcast/support My Twitch Channel - https://www.twitch.tv/iamcannabissativa My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdMtiTbOFE3D39rpLfLglaw? My Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/c-1354573 Get Great Quality CBD products from Sequoia Organics: https://www.sequoiaorganics.co/?a_aid=iamcannabissativa My Email: iamcannabissativa@gmail.com Now Syndicated on Radical Russ Radio: https://streamingv2.shoutcast.com/radicalruss-radio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iamcannabissativapodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iamcannabissativapodcast/support

Why are black men given excessive amounts of time overall? Is Roe v Wade another prognosis of racial discrimination and inequality to hender the generational gap? Should a man serve a life sentence for simple possession even if he doesn't have a violent criminal history? All the questions will need to be addressed and a resolution is in fact needed due to racial disparities. Full Video: https://youtu.be/qqht8iUTZ0U Indisputable With Dr. Rashad Richey Wisdom Talk Link: https://join.wisdom.audio/nWZmPodcast Website: https://www.podpage.com/sigma-male-diaries/Follow me on my podcast https://redcircle.com/shows/alpha-male-diariesDonations https://app.redcircle.com/shows/34f71780-3162-4233-bf38-f4347d449170/donationsDonations PAYPAL.ME/SMDPODCASThttps://radiopublic.com/alpha-male-diaries-6rm4kk/episodeshttps://redcircle.com/shows/alpha-male-diarieshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alpha-male-diaries/id1605844216https://open.spotify.com/show/77PUzbmCiC3b2Dvgy4wPG4https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tLzM0ZjcxNzgwLTMxNjItNDIzMy1iZjM4LWY0MzQ3ZDQ0OTE3MA%3D%3Dhttps://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b5638bda-0768-467e-b6b0-9787d0d4ac63/alpha-male-diarieshttps://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=679774https://www.facebook.com/groups/2738134816492856/?ref=sharehttps://reason.fm/podcast/alpha-male-diaries#tyt #indisputablewithdrrashadrichey #reaction #podcast #fairuse #injustice2 #educationSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/alpha-male-diaries/donations

 Eric is back from his PD flurry of work, so Bobbin and Eric kick it and catch up on the past two weeks in news to talk the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and…choose not to weigh in on the Oscars. Eric and Bobbin continue the conversation on public defense backlog and crisis, while talking about pay gaps and disparities in the legal system. Eric talks conservative attorney Ginni Thomas and justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Clarence Thomas. Bobbin and Eric discuss if Oregon is indeed a progressive state (conclusion: we can do better.), where we can make change, and why sentencing reform is so important.

In this episode, Alice and Jeffrey discussed her journey to and from prison, making the most of time incarcerated, criminal justice and sentencing reform, the importance of telling stories of the incarcerated, and much more. Watch this episode on YouTube Learn more: Alice Instagram, Twitter Taking Action for Good Website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Alice's book: After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom Alice Marie Johnson is a former federal prisoner turned advocate who received worldwide attention when Kim Kardashian West advocated for her release from a mandatory life sentence without parole for a first-time nonviolent drug case. After almost 22 years in federal prison, Alice was granted clemency in 2018 by President Trump and a full pardon in 2020. Her powerful story has been deemed a “catalyst” for the passage of the First Step Act, the most significant criminal justice legislation in recent history. Today, as the founder and CEO of Taking Action for Good, Alice puts human faces to problems in our justice system and provides a powerful voice for those who are unable to speak for themselves. She advocates for clemency and pardons for deserving individuals, policy changes that focus on redemption and rehabilitation instead of punishment, and reforms that provide hope and opportunity instead of prison time. Her story is chronicled in her memoir, After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom. Alice was honored as one of four women designated as a “Women's Right Defender” at the United Nations on International Women's Day, received the CAOC Advocate for Justice Award in 2019, and just recently an Ebony Power 100 Honoree.. She has appeared on numerous media outlets advocating for criminal justice reform and has been a featured speaker and panelist at countless events and summits. Her fight continues!

In this episode, Halim and Jeffrey discuss the need for criminal justice reform, Halim's 22 years in prison and the policy it led him to pursue, the incredible creative empire he's building, and more… Learn more: Halim website, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Ideallionaires Instagram Rising DC artist defies stereotypes while delivering a powerful message Halim: “My mission is to love everyone unconditionally all of the time. I use photography, painting, poetry, and spoken word to further my love revolution. Through my love revolution, my purpose is to live the love that I want to see in the world to inspire others to love radically beyond the superficial barriers that serve to separate us from seeing how we are all connected to each other.”

The is a re-release of Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom, Season 2, Episode 11. New episodes drop every Tuesday on the Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom feed. Please search and subscribe to be the first to hear them. Record Industry promoter and manager Bill Underwood was given a life sentence for some old charges under the newly minted draconian laws of the war on drugs. His daughter Ebony Underwood eventually made it her life's work to gather the voices of other survivors of parental incarceration to affect change. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.wegotusnow.org/donate  https://www.ebonyunderwood.info/  https://inprison.net/ https://www.change.org/p/president-trump-30-years-is-too-long-free-our-father-william-underwood https://underwoodlegacyfund.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9a07wKuq4A https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava For Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Record Industry promoter and manager Bill Underwood was given a life sentence for some old charges under the newly minted draconian laws of the war on drugs. His daughter Ebony Underwood eventually made it her life's work to gather the voices of other survivors of parental incarceration to affect change. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.wegotusnow.org/donate https://www.ebonyunderwood.info/ https://inprison.net/ https://www.change.org/p/president-trump-30-years-is-too-long-free-our-father-william-underwood https://underwoodlegacyfund.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9a07wKuq4A https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava For Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1.

Gabe Newland with the Oregon Justice Resource Center and Marion County DA Paige Clarkson joined Laural Porter to discuss the pros and cons of clemency for offenders convicted as teens.

One of the most impactful parts of the criminal justice system is sentencing. To live up to its intentions, the criminal justice system needs to give the right sentence for the crime committed. Join Jason as he talked with the next Governor of Oklahoma Natalie Bruno on what sentencing looks like now and what we perceive to be the more proper way. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muddiedwaters/message

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In this episode Melissa tackles the complex moral, ethical and practical aspects of sentencing reform – in particular the parole of those who have committed heinous murders – and the answers aren't easy to come by.  The focus begins with the murder of three innocent workers in Northern Kentucky in January 1980, when then 24 year-old Paul Kordenbrock and his accomplice Michael Kruse entered a Western Auto store in the town of Florence, stole a cache of firearms, then Kordenbrock shot Stanley Allen and store owner William Thompson in their heads while they laid on the floor.  Allen died and Allen survived.  Just 15 hours prior, in neighboring Kenton County, Kordenbrock (who was also accompanied by Kruse) shot and killed two service station workers, Rick Allen Jones and Timothy Mains.  While the fate of Kruse is foggy, Kordenbrock - the trigger man in both crimes – was sentenced to death in the Western Auto murder – then later had that sentence reduced to life in prison after he admitted to the service station killings.  Today at age 66, Kordenbrock claims to be a changed man, having found religion and new meaning in his life – and is working as a “prison advocate” for death row inmates and the elimination of capital punishment.  Whether this “new persona” is really just a ploy to get released or not, no one can ever know…which brings Melissa to discuss the August 27, 2021 ruling of a California parole board to recommend parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of New York Senator and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.  At age 77, after 53 years in a correctional facility, Sirhan convinced the board that he is fully repentant and that he will never again be the man he was in his youth.  What makes the Sirhan parole recommendation so interesting is that two of the late senator's nine surviving children, Robert, Jr. and Douglas, actively petitioned for the release of their father's killer, expressing not only forgiveness – but love – toward the assassin.  The murders committed by Kordenbrock and Sirhan, and the subsequent handling of their sentences, sparks some fascinating reflections from Melissa (and Producer Mark) in this week's compelling episode.

In light of the wide disparity of sentences for felonies across Ohio, the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission has developed and is implementing a Criminal Sentencing Database designed to provide judges with data to rely upon when crafting sentences. Supreme Court of Ohio Justice Michael Donnelly, one of the leading advocates of the program, joins the podcast to discuss the initiative's importance to all Ohioans, not just for those involved in the criminal justice system, and explain how the program brings more fairness and transparency to sentencing. Frantz Ward's Managing Partner, Chris Keim, also Co-Chair of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Racial Equity And the Law work group on Criminal Justice Reform, joins in the conversation to discuss the value of the program and report on his group's role in its adoption by the courts.

While there may be relatively few underlying concepts that liberals and conservatives might agree upon related to the justice system, perhaps one of them could be that justice should be parsimonious – defined as the government being authorized to exercise the lightest intrusion possible on a person's liberty that is necessary to achieve a legitimate social purpose. In this light, maybe there could be broad agreement that, for example, excessively long sentences for relatively minor crimes might fail this test.In this episode of Shades of Freedom, guests Daryl Atkinson (of Forward Justice) and Jeremy Travis (of Arnold Ventures) join us to discuss the new Square One Project report, The Power of Parsimony. If you are concerned about overincarceration, sentencing reform, and our culture of punishment - as meted out by the justice system, and in the added punishments which follow incarceration - this is the podcast for you.Guest BiographiesDaryl V. Atkinson is the Co-Director and Co-Founder of Forward Justice, a nonpartisan law, policy, and strategy center in North Carolina dedicated to advancing racial, social, and economic justice in the U.S. South. He also serves as a member of the steering committee for the Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People & Families Movement, a national network of civil and human rights organizations led by directly impacted individuals committed to seeing the end of mass incarceration, America's current racial and economic caste system. Prior to joining Forward Justice, Daryl served as the first Second Chance Fellow for U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). While at DOJ, Daryl was an advisor to the Second Chance portfolio of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a member of the Federal Interagency Reentry Council, and a conduit to the broader justice-involved population to ensure the DOJ heard from all stakeholders when developing reentry policy. Daryl previously served as the Senior Staff Attorney at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), where he focused on drug policy and criminal justice reform issues, particularly removing the legal barriers triggered by contact with the criminal justice system. In 2014, Daryl was recognized by the White House as a “Reentry and Employment Champion of Change” for his extraordinary work to facilitate employment opportunities for people with criminal records. Daryl received a B.A. in Political Science from Benedict College, Columbia, SC and his J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, MN.Jeremy Travis joined Arnold Ventures after serving for 13 years as president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York (CUNY). Under Jeremy's leadership, John Jay became a senior liberal arts college at CUNY, significantly increased the number of baccalaureate students, created the CUNY Justice Academy to serve community college students, and joined the prestigious Macaulay Honors College.Prior to his time at John Jay, Jeremy was a senior fellow with the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Before that, Jeremy served as director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). At NIJ, he established major initiatives to assess crime trends; evaluate federal anti-crime efforts; foster community policing and new law enforcement technologies; advance forensic sciences; and bolster research on counter-terrorism strategies.Jeremy's career also includes his role as deputy commissioner for legal matters for the New York City Police Department (NYPD); chief counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; special adviser to New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch; and assistant director for law enforcement services for the Mayor's Office of Operations. In addition, he was special counsel to the police commissioner of the NYPD.He is the author of But They All Come Back: Facing the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry, and co-editor of both Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America and Prisoners Once Removed: The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities. He earned his J.D. and M.P.A. from New York University and his bachelor's degree from Yale College. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or oppose political candidates or parties. Further, the views and opinions of our guests and speakers do not necessarily reflect those of The Aspen Institute.Visit us online at The Aspen Institute Criminal Justice Reform Initiative and follow us on Twitter @AspenCJRI.

Professor Buzz Scherr discusses the complex nature of judicial sentencing and reform, centered around two unequal rulings out of Cleveland, OH. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead Read the Cleveland.com article: https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2021/08/cuyahoga-county-judges-disparate-sentences-for-white-black-women-who-stole-public-money-sharpens-calls-for-statewide-sentencing-database.html Learn more about our International Criminal Law & Justice Programs: https://law.unh.edu/international-criminal-law-justice-program Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD, Graduate Programs, and Online Professional Certificates at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include judiciary, judges, criminal law, sentencing

This episode provides a big picture overview of why our criminal justice system needs improvement, especially regarding our overuse of prisons, by exploring the gold mine of information and perspective in the 2016 report of the Illinois Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform. The primary focus of this episode is on the background information of the report, which is divided into four subsections: The role of prisons The impact of high incarceration The resource question (or what I refer to as the resource riddle) And finally, guiding principles and operating assumptions. Among the most important points we hope you take away from this episode are: Overuse of prison as a solution to crime problems is not only ineffective and hugely expensive, but also counterproductive, resulting in more crime, not less. We can't punish our way out of our crime problems, especially in high crime communities. Therefore, rather than persisting in our currently dominant punishment approach to criminal justice, we need to pivot to a problem-solving approach. A problem-solving approach leads naturally to replacing overuse of prison with more effective and ultimately less costly solutions best delivered at the local level. But, increasing the capacity of local communities to scale up and effectively implement those local solutions requires funding on a scale that meets the need. To think those additional funds can come from savings from sending fewer people to prison not only gets the cart before the horse, it is also mathematically unrealistic, given the deep reductions in our prison population that must precede any substantial reduction in the costs of running the prison system. That is the resource riddle, and solving it is essential to public safety and community health. With that background in mind, you'll be a much better informed listener for our upcoming episodes featuring interviews of remarkable people who have been to prison and returned to build new lives, people whose stories need to be told, whose voices need to be heard.

If. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine didn't know his utilities chief was paid millions by FirstEnergy, should we change how we pick the regulators? Vax-a-Million responsible for getting an extra 100,000 Ohioans vaccinated for COVID-19, Harvard study says, We endorse Justin Bibb for mayor of Cleveland and Will Ohio kids have to quarantine at home this school year? It's possible, especially if kids are unmasked. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Part 52 of Inside the Robe, Judge Mader offers insight into challenges that sentencing reform efforts face and explains how attorney behavior can work both for and against efforts to 'win' in the courtroom.

For decades the United States of America has treated teenagers and Young adults with cruel and unusual punishment. We give young adults life without parole or equivalent (50,60, and 70 years) with 30 years before seeing parole.  The united States parole system plays political ping pong with human beings. Our United States supreme court and New Jersey supreme court has passed these laws however, very few of those impacted by this law has been re-sentenced. 

Sentencing reform in NY? Will it work? Those questions and more with Larry Sharpe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afreesolution/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afreesolution/support

This week in news, Bobbin and Eric discuss the recent Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued by the Federal Judge Beckerman compelling the State of Oregon to provide vaccines to all Adults in Custody in Oregon prisons and a recent news segment on Koin 6 featuring pro-carceral, anti-racial justice public officials such as John Foote, which prompted the question: are John Foote, ODAA and other pro carceral, anti-racial justice public officials relevant in today's world? Answer: Not really. Bobbin and Eric return to their conversation about sentencing, focusing on reforms passed in 2019: SB 1008 (juvenile justice), SB 1013 (death penalty).

In this episode of Amplified Voices, Jason and Amber speak with Tricia, mother of four and wife of a man who was convicted of a white collar crime and subsequently incarcerated. Tricia bravely shares her experiences, including how she and her children were affected through the process, the shock of the arrest, coping with co-parenting while a parent is incarcerated and public responses to the idea of white collar crime. She speaks of finding humanity in the most unexpected places and highlights how every family is unique.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=HVR8GB8VMM28U)

Washington Bureau Chief Carl Cannon and Chief Content Officer Andrew Walworth discuss Carl's latest piece on the Roger Stone commutation and the opportunity for broader prison sentencing reform on this edition of the RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast.

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

On today's podcast we present an exclusive interview between Amanda Knox and Shon Hopwood who has made the journey from serving time in federal prison for bank robbery to prominent Georgetown law professor and criminal justice reform advocate.

Jimmy and CC discuss 1:35 The Election, 9:45 Coronavirus, 15:43 The Money Bail System, 25:25 Defund the Police Movement, 30:32 UK, landmarks, and statues, 41:36 Gone With The Wind, 49:30 Sentencing Reform proposed, 56:30 The Capital Hill Autonomous Zone.

On today's podcast we present part two of an exclusive three-part conversation with Eric Siddall vice president of the ADDA the professional association for Deputy District Attorneys of Los Angeles county.

On today's podcast we present part one of an exclusive three-part conversation with Eric Siddall vice president of the ADDA the professional association for Deputy District Attorneys of Los Angeles county. In his capacity as Vice President of the ADDA, Eric spoke with me about his path to becoming a prosecutor, his work as a deputy DA and as a leader of the ADDA. We will also explore his response to initiatives aimed at reforming the criminal legal process.

Less than a month into the 2020 legislative session, there is unrest in the State house between the Speaker and a group of retired lawmakers.Then, the Mississippi Supreme Court upholds a 12 year sentence for contraband cell phone. Plus, the William Winter Institute's Day of Racial Healing.Segment 1:Four freshmen members of the Mississippi House might have to give up their legislative seats if they continue to serve and receive state retirement. A new regulation adopted by PERS--the Public Employees Retirement System allows retirees to collect their pensions while serving in the legislature. The regulation changed is based on an opinion written by then-Attorney General Jim Hood. But, House Speaker Phillip Gunn has advised the House Management Committee to disregard the new PERS regulation over questions of statute.Representative Billy Andrews of Lamar County is one of the four freshmen lawmakers. He tells MPB's Michael Guidry the AG opinion influenced his decision to run for office.Representative Jason White of Holmes County is the Speaker Pro Tempore. He tells MPB's Desare Frazier he believes the law is clear-- that elected officials can not serve in the legislature and draw state retirement.Segment 2:The Mississippi Supreme Court's confirmation of a 12-year prison sentence for an African American man who carried his mobile phone into a county jail cell is shining further light on the need for sentencing reform. Willie Nash was given the twelve year sentence by a trial judge in August of 2018. A 2012 Mississippi law sets a sentencing range of three to 15 years for inmates found with deadly weapons, cellphones or components of cellphones in state jails and prisons. Cliff Johnson, Director of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi tells our Michael Guidry the court's decision highlights the need to look at the prison crisis holistically.Segment 3:Today marks the fourth annual National Day of Racial Healing; a day to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism. The William Winter Institute will present an afternoon of Mississippi-based programming today at the Two Mississippi Museums. Portia Espy is the Executive Director of the Winter Institute. She tells us its a day to bring people together. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nazgol Ghandnoosh is a Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, a nonprofit organization engaged in research and advocacy for criminal justice reform. Nazgol holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles (2013). In the podcast, she talks about mass incarceration, how reform the system to attempt to cut the prison population in half while maintaining public safety and how we can end life in prison.

Holly Harris, of the Justice Action Network, discusses S.B. 3, bipartisan sentencing reform legislation in the Statehouse, which proposes reducing penalties for some low-level non-violent offences.

Lamont Banks, Cliff Stewart, and Lisa Stewart of the Colorado exoneration firm A Just Cause discuss what happens when the wheels of justice trample unbridled over the rights of innocent Americans.   Our Special Guests for tonight's show is Laura Goldman, Freelance Reporter at the Daily Mail.  A Just Cause is currently campaigning for "FreeTheIRP6," who are wrongly imprisoned in Florence, CO for a crime they didn't commit. Read full story: www.freetheirp6.org.  For more information, about A Just Cause and to Donate to the IRP6 legal defense fund, visit www.a-justcause.com. Follow us on Twitter: @AJCRadio, @A_JustCause, @FreeTheeIRP6,  @FreeeTheIRP6 and Like our Facebook Pages: https://www.facebook.com/AJustCauseCoast2Coast, https://www.facebook.com/AJustCauseCO, and https://www.facebook.com/FreetheIRP6 Thank you for your support!

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) on the Senate debate over the House-passed sentencing bill endorsed by President Trump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, President Donald Trump endorsed the First Step Act, placing the burden on Congress to pass the landmark criminal justice reform bill. This has been languishing in Congress in some form or fashion for a few years. The House version, passed in May with a “back end” focus on those who have been incarcerated, via such methods as improving prison conditions and easing inmates' re-entry into society. A crucial feature of the current Senate plan, called the First Step Act, is the inclusion of so-called "front-end" reforms with the goal of a more rational sentencing process. Is it a coincidence that a new criminal justice reform proposal has emerged in the Senate less than a week after the departure of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions? On the sentencing side of the equation, the proposed reforms in the First Step Act apply the law as it was intended, refocus lengthy sentences on serious offenders, allow judges to exercise some discretion in sentencing offenders with limited and lower level criminal history and offer relief to thousands of inmates at no cost to public safety. Although they are the lowest hanging fruit of sentencing changes included in bills that have been discussed for years, including the Smarter Sentencing Act and the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, these reforms effectively tackle some of the most egregious and obvious wrongs of our sentencing laws. In contrast to the 2015 proposal, the elimination of the “stacking” provision and the reduction of mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenders would not apply retroactively — a concession by Democrats that greatly narrows the impact of the changes for the current prison population. If Mr. Trump supports the package, senators will still be up against a rapidly closing legislative window — Congress is set to break in mid-December — and certain opposition from conservative Republicans in both the Senate and the House. What does this mean for substantive criminal justice reform? The fate of the Georgia race for governor remained uncertain today as Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp clashed bitterly over pending lawsuits that seek to count more ballots that were rejected by local officials. What went on in GA during this election? People wonder about the significance of the Section 5 preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act. Would we be having this problem if Section 5 were still enforced? The requirement prohibits certain jurisdictions from implementing any change affecting voting without receiving preapproval from the US Attorney General or the US District Court for DC that the change does not discriminate against protected minorities. A lot of people are looking at the results of the midterm elections and looking at the increased diversity that is on its way to Congress: more than 40 women, including two Muslim women, Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib, daughter of Palestinian immigrants; and Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's nominee, Ilhan Omar, a Somali-AmericanIs time running out for Julian Assange? In a recent MintPress article, journalist Ann Garrison writes, " ... in ten years' time, WikiLeaks has published more classified information than all other media combined. It exposed human rights abuses, government spying, torture and war crimes on an unprecedented scale. Assange has been an asylee in Ecuador's London Embassy for more than six years—since August 2012. With that being understood, why do you believe now that WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange will wind up in the clutches of the US government?" What is it that the FBI and CIA want to know? They want to know about security files for example. They want to know about the inner processes and workings of Wikileaks. They want access to the knowledge that's inside Julian's brain. And they will torture him. And they will interrogate him in order to attempt to get that knowledge.GUESTS:Glen Ivey - Twice elected state's attorney in Prince George's County, Maryland, and former assistant US attorney in Washington, DC. His private practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, congressional and grand jury investigations, civil litigation, regulatory matters, crisis management counseling and internal corporate investigations.Dr. Clarence Lusane - Poll watcher in Georgia during this election. He is, in fact, an internationally recognized election observer, author of numerous books, two of which are The Black History of The White House and Hitler's Black Victims, and the Chair of the Political Science Department at Howard University. Ann Garrison - Journalist and contributor to a number of outlets such as SF Bay View, Black Agenda Report, Black Star News, MintPress and Counterpunch.

President Trump has endorsed legislation that would make some federal drug sentencing reform retroactive. Molly Gill of Families Against Mandatory Minimums discusses the proposal and what a new Congress should focus on in the next term. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael Imhotep host of The African History Network Show discusses a report from 8-27-18 about Donald Trump withdrawing support for Prison Reform and Sentencing Reform until after mid-term elections.  Black Pastors met with Donald Trump on Aug. 1st, 2018 about Prison Reform and Pastor Darrell Scott called Trump the most "pro black" president of his lifetime.  It appears the Black Pastors got played for a photo op. Donate to The African History Network through PayPal http://www.PayPal.me/TheAHNShow. Advertise your African American owned business with The African History Network to reach thousands of potential customers. We have a few ad spots left.  Special Promotion, Buy 1 Month Get 1 Month Free for a Limited Time Only.   E-mail us at CustomerService@AfricanHistoryNetwork.com  for more information about Advertising with The African History Network. “The African History Network Show” with Michael Imhotep is on Blog Talk Radio, Itunes, TuneIn, CastBox, FMPlayer, Acast, etc. ON DEMAND Online Course: “Ancient Kemet (Egypt), The Moors & The Maafa: Understanding The Trans-Atlantic Slave What They Didn't Teach You In School” Register at http://theafricanhistorynetworkschool.learnworlds.com/bundles?bundle_id=african-history-network-course-bundle-pack      

Federal sentencing reform is overdue, and many leading Republicans are now on board for change. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, however, wants to stop it. Kevin Ring, President of FAMM, comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Josh discusses the recent compromise promising a combination of the First Step Act with the best parts of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. You can read our most recent Orange Is the New Black Recap or look back through all of the recaps. Kathy Morse was one of the inmates featured in the Bill Moyers documentary "Rikers: Am American Jail." Our original First Step Act episode of this podcast was Episode 18 and featured Ames Grawert of the Brennan Center, Jessica Jackson Sloan of Cut 50, and Jason Pye of FreedomWorks. Janie and Buzz founded the Prison Creative Arts Project at the University of Michigan. The President and House and Senate Leadership moved recently to combine the First Step Act and Chuck Grassley's Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. In case you forgot, Prisons and Jails, as currently constructed don't make us safer. You can read the different sections of the First Step Act to see why Jeff Sessions is not given unprecedented or unaccountable power. Recently, the Brennan Center for Justice, a former opponent has indicated that they are likely to support the new compromise legislation. Distance matters and this article is a good summary of the evidence for why visitation and distance are critical to better prisoner outcomes. The Mandatory Minimums quote came from this great article by Erik Luna. The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act included new mandatory minimums. The Department of Justice Letter opposing the First Step Act was almost as shocking as Senator Grassley's response. My friend Jason Pye and his co-worker Sarah Anderson at FreedomWorks wrote a very detailed response to the DOJ letter. Here is a great summary of the problems with electronic monitoring. I do not think that John Pfaff has written an article about privatization but I have had many conversations about this issue on Twitter.

Josh discusses the First Step Act with Ames Grawert, Jessica-Jackson Sloan, and Jason Pye The First Step Act will be voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives on 5/22/2018. Ames Grawert is a Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice. Jessica Jackson-Sloan is the co-founder of the Cut 50 initiative. Jason Pye is the Vice-President for Legislative Affairs at Freedom Works. Jess Sessions is well-known for his antipathy towards criminal justice reform and for his undying commitment to mandatory minimum sentencing. Jared Kushner's father did 14 months in a Federal facility in Montgomery. Senator Chuck Grassley has introduced the complementary (or rival) Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, which is currently in the US Senate. I misspoke, a President cannot "table" passed legislation but he can refuse to sign it for up to ten days. If the President does not sign a passed bill after ten days it becomes law. The First Step has exposed splits in the left-leaning criminal justice reform community and between the right-leaning criminal justice reform community and the more conservative members of Congress. Not surprisingly, it has also created a fuss among the Grassley contingent in favor of sentencing reform. Alex Gudich is the Deputy Director of the Cut 50 Initiative and another in my long line of criminal justice reform Twitter friends. Robert Caro's book about Lyndon Baines Johnson, "Master of the Senate" is part of an incredible series on the late President. Lauren-Brooke Eisen was my guest on Episode 5 of the Decarceration Nation podcast, we discussed her excellent book "Inside Private Prisons." Ames was one of the co-authors of the report, "Criminal Justice One Year Into the Trump Administration." Ames was talking about Jennifer Weiss-Wolf and her book, "Periods Gone Public." More about my #Bars2Ballots initiative can be learned on episode 17 of Decarceration Nation or from this article I wrote on Medium. Cut 50 and many other organizations, including two I volunteer with, are fighting for full passage of the Dignity For Incarcerated Women Act. Jessica was not only invited to the FIRC event earlier this year but just two days after our interview she was on stage at the White House supporting the First Step Act. Topeka K. Sam spoke at the White House event yesterday and is one of Cut 50's brightest lights. Cut 50's has built a First Step Act Site where you can read the stories of people the bill would help. Here is the article Jason wrote that first inspired me to contact Jason and the other article he mentioned that he posted the next day. Jason also wrote an article yesterday after President Trump publically endorsed the First Step Act. Pat Nolan is a conservative advocate for Criminal Justice Reform. Kevin Ring was both formerly incarcerated and formeLegislativelative Aide on Capitol Hill. Now he is also a supporter of Criminal Justice Reform. The letter I respond to at the end of Episode 18 was written by Richard Durbin, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Sheila Jackson-Lee, and John Lewis. I greatly respect all of these legislators but respectfully disagree with them on the importance of passing the First Step Act. Oddly enough, the day after I name dropped Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Mark S. Inch, he resigned. My reference to Tom Cotton and Fentanyl refers to his attempts to increase penalties, and mandatory minimums, for the distribution of the drug fentanyl.

South Carolina has been the poster-child for criminal justice reform, successfully enacting evidence-based practices, cost-saving sentencing options, and improving public safety among other things. In this On The Road report, host Laurence Colletti talks to Senator Gerald Malloy and William Hubbard about what made South Carolina’s actions successful. Senator Gerald Malloy is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 29th District since 2002. He is also currently an attorney at Malloy Law Firm. William Hubbard is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and was president of the American Bar Association from 2014-2015.

Lamont Banks, Cliff Stewart, and Lisa Stewart of the Colorado exoneration firm A Just Cause, discuss what happens when the wheels of justice trample unbridled over the rights of innocent Americans.   Our Special Guests for tonight's show is Leonna Brandao, who is a Social Worker and Founder of New Vision Organization, Inc. and Stan Stojkovic, who is a Professor of Criminal Justice and Dean in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, where he has taught since 1983. A Just Cause is currently campaigning for "FreeTheIRP6," who's been wrongly imprisoned in Florence, CO for a crime they didn't commit. Read full story: www.freetheirp6.org.  For more information, about A Just Cause and to Donate to the IRP6 legal defense fund, visit www.a-justcause.com. Follow us on Twitter: @AJCRadio, @A_JustCause, @FreeTheeIRP6,  @FreeeTheIRP6 and Like our Facebook Pages: https://www.facebook.com/AJustCauseCoast2Coast, and https://www.facebook.com/AJustCauseCO, https://www.facebook.com/FreetheIRP6 Thank you for your support!

Retired Chief Judge for Illinois' 11th Judicial Circuit Elizabeth Robb discusses the Illinois Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform's recommendations.

The criminal justice system is broken.  The United States incarcerates a higher percentage of its citizens per capita than any other industrialized nation. This week we talk with one of the champions of sentencing reform, Senator Cory Booker, about a bill that is currently before the Senate.  This bill is the most comprehensive reform of federal sentencing guidelines in decades, potentially affecting thousands of lives. We will talk with Senator Booker, and then with the National Council of Churches’ Rev. Aundreia Alexander, about this bill and the problems it seeks to address. I spoke with Senator Booker in his office this week.  The Senator has been working on reforming the criminal justice system for years, and was pleased to speak with us today about the horrific problems in our courts and prisons, the effect incarceration is having on communities and our entire society, and on finding ways in which the problems might be solved.

John Gleeson, a 1980 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and former federal district judge, gives the talk "Reforming Sentencing Reform: 3 Simple Fixes for Federal Over-incarceration." Gleeson was named a 2016 winner of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 13, 2016)

Sentencing reform could come this year, but sticking points remain. Kevin Ring of Families Against Mandatory Minimums comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Episode 4 of In Plain Cite revisits Johnson, ACCA, 2255, and Guidelines.  We also look at the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 and other congressional initiatives.  Finally, a preview of Supreme Court cases Hurst, Montgomery, Willams, Lockhart, Molina-Martinez, Ocasio, Musaccio, Taylor, and Strief.

A substantial sentencing reform bill has made its first appearance in the U.S. Senate. Molly Gill of Families Against Mandatory Minimums comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sentencing reform should be a key element of any criminal justice reform package this year, according Mike Riggs of Families Against Mandatory Minimums. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.

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