“Andrew Speno, the state director for the group Right on Crime, spoke about criminal justice reform in Oklahoma and how the state became No. 1 in the U.S. in terms of prison population.“
Houston Chronicle
September 27, 2018
Read More“Wisconsin is positioned to address the problems of overcrowded and unsafe prisons at the same time. Assuming there is only one solution, e.g. building new prisons, to a problem is folly. Old prisons that pose significant risk to officers and inmates alike need to be addressed and closed if necessary. It would be foolish to not examine why so many prisons are needed in the first place. The legislature and the administration should closely examine if truth sentencing, as it exists today, simply results in warehousing people. As Governor Thompson suggested it’s not benefitting public safety.“
Right on Crime
September 24, 2018
Read More"It cannot be argued that Ms. Gonzalez committed an offense under Florida law. Nor can it be questioned that if Florida citizens find social utility in protecting queen conches that they have every prerogative under the law to do so. Nonetheless, many aspects of this case demonstrate the troubling extent to which criminal law is being degraded and brought to bear over activity that isn’t obviously criminal in nature."
Right on Crime
July 23, 2018
Read More"Changing the system in this way means Alaska judges will now have better, more risk-sensitive information with which to determine sentencing and bail amounts on a case-by-case basis. While money bail is a useful tool for those that prove unlikely to show up for their day in court, low-level offenders should not be jailed based on their wallets."
Right on Crime
January 9, 2018
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