Judges and Judiciary,
Government
Apr. 6, 2022
An inactive sentencing commission: A cause for outrage
If people are not sitting around the table going over the data and recommending changes to the legislature, then our prisons will continue to fill to capacity and beyond.
Louis J. Shapiro
Email: LouisJShapiro@Gmail.com
Louis, a former Los Angeles County Public Defender, is a criminal defense attorney and State Bar-certified criminal law specialist out of Century City. He is also a legal analyst, board member of the California Innocence Project and Project For The Innocence at Loyola Law School, CACJ and LACBA'S Criminal Justice Executive Committee.
Unfortunately, there is so much turmoil in the world that it’s hard to keep up with all the bad news.
On March 16, 2022, the Wall Street Journal published an article that should have drawn immediate national attention and rebuke. It was entitled, “Once Home to Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sentencing Commission Now Sits Quiet as Issues Go Unresolved.”
Brown Jackson’s confirmation proceedings referenced that from 2003-...
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