How Sentencing Was Hijacked by Congress and Presidents
2015-12-01
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How Sentencing Was Hijacked by Congress and Presidents
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2015-12-01
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Congress and presidents have usurped the responsibility of courts to set sentences. Legislating ridiculously harsh sentences, giving too much power to prosecutors, and reducing the discretion of judges has helped fill American prisons with low-level, non-violent offenders who should never have been incarcerated. A bipartisan group of legislators are working on sentencing reform. Join us for a discussion with retired US District Judge James Robertson who argues that reform should start by putting power back in the hands of judges.
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Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, UMN
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Rosenbaum, James; Robertson, James. (2015). How Sentencing Was Hijacked by Congress and Presidents. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/194146.
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