In 2017, Missouri sought technical assistance under the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) program to address various challenges in the state’s criminal justice system. The policies adopted by the state were reflected in House Bill 1355, which was signed into law…
Category: Statistics and Research
Virginia bill would end civil commitment of sex offenders
One has to surmise the cost of warehousing human beings at a cost of approximately $175,000 per person per year as cited by others and a minuscule recidivist rate the cost for something they ‘might do’ is no object. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services said the recidivism rate for people released from the center is currently estimated at about 2%.
Mindlessly Punitive Federal Sentencing Guidelines
When Joseph Jenkins went on vacation in May 2009, he brought his collection of child pornography with him. That decision led to a prison sentence so severe that a federal appeals court yesterday deemed it “substantively unreasonable” in a decision…
2016 Crime Review: A look at the effectiveness of sex offender registries
Offenders on Federal Supervised Release Hits All-Time High
2017 Session: Time to Write Your Representatives
The 2017 Session has started. Time when Bills, memorials and resolutions are measured, enacted or under consideration by the Legislature. So far we have found at least one good Bill which we can get our foot in the door with,…
Symposium Essay on Sentencing of Online Crimes
FAC Petitions Governor Scott to Clean Up the Registry
Post – Release Regulations and Sex Offender Recidivism
The primary aim of sex offender post-release regulations (e.g., community notification and residency restrictions) is the incapacitation of potential recidivists following their release from prison. Over the last thirty years, this relatively young area of law has been in near…