Alice Marie Johnson — Judges — Galsworthy Criminal Justice Reform Program

Judges

Defendants are regularly condemned to years, decades, or life in prison for minor infractions because of minimum sentencing statutes. If judges had more discretion in sentencing, then sentences could be more proportional to the crime, more specific to the individual defendant, and minimize the negative impact of minimum sentencing laws without inherently needing those laws repealed.

Our justice system must reward success

“When Americans who are on welfare get a job and no longer need public assistance, we rightly celebrate that. Similarly, are we also willing to acknowledge when Americans on community supervision have proven to be exemplary and no longer need the long arm of government around their neck? The issue of when the system's mission has been accomplished is raised by Alice Marie Johnson's recent request to terminate her post-release supervision.“

The Hill

August 28, 2019

ParolePhillip ReevesAugust 28, 2019The Hill, Alice Marie JohnsonComment

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Galsworthy CJR Program

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