Zoltan Lucas
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Children Born of Rape Will Be Victims in Landmark UK 'Daisy Law'
Adding these provisions would make the UK one of the first countries to give the right of victimhood to those born of rape under federal law. → Read More
Executive Order Standardizes 'Good Time' Rules For Strained Alabama Prison System
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed an executive order on Monday standardizing how Correctional Incentive Time for good behavior known as “good time” can be taken away for inmates in Alabama state prisons. → Read More
Commission Analyzes Trends In Marijuana Possession Sentencing
A recent report by the United States Sentencing Commission summarizes the trends in federal sentencing for simple possession of marijuana since 2014 and its impact on criminal history calculations. Despite significant decriminalization, prior state-level convictions for marijuana possession have contributed to the federal criminal histories of hundreds. → Read More
Illinois Will Be The First State to Eliminate Cash Bail After New Illinois Law Takes Effect In 2023
The issue the law is hoping to tackle is a national one, with the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights releasing a January 2022 report on the civil rights implications of cash bail finding that between 1970 and 2015, there was a 433% increase in the number of individuals who have been detained pre-trial. → Read More
Senate Inquiry Documents Widespread Sexual Abuse In Federal Prisons
Jon Ossoff, the chairman of the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, found at least two-thirds of the federal prisons that have housed women over the past ten years have employees of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that sexually abused female inmates. → Read More