Crime and Punishment

Is This Protected by Heller and McDonald?

Updated: 2012-02-05 23:20:48

OK, it's only slightly related to criminal law, but, by God, how I miss college life.

The Federalist Society's teleforum on felon voting from last August is now available as podcast here. Participants are Nancy Abudu of the ACLU and Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation. Roger Clegg of the Center for Equal Opportunity moderates.

17-year-old Murderers

Updated: 2012-02-03 19:42:52

HOME Main Felon Voting Podcast 17-year-old Murderers February 3, 2012 11:42 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments A person who commits murder at the age of 17 years , 364 days is exempt from the death penalty , regardless of how horrible the crime or how many people he . kills Should that one day further exempt the murderer from a true life-without-parole sentence , holding out the possibility of parole regardless of the crime Should the 17-year-old get a double discount for murder compared to the 18-year-old Some people think so . nbsp California State Senator Leland Yee is trying again . nbsp He has put cosmetic changes on his bill , SB9, but it still amounts to a possibility of . parole Crime Victims Action Alliance has this update with links to contact Assembly . members Note :

April SCOTUS Argument Calendar

Updated: 2012-02-03 19:20:26

HOME Main 17-year-old Murderers April SCOTUS Argument Calendar February 3, 2012 11:20 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments The calendar for April arguments in the US Supreme Court is available here There are no state criminal cases or state-prisoner habeas cases on the docket . nbsp Should we be grateful for salutary neglect On Tuesday , April 17, the Court hears argument on the retroactivity of the rollback of the crack v . powder cocaine sentencing ratio . nbsp There are a number of prior posts on this blog on the subject , including Obama Signs Reagan Version of Crack Sentencing The Crack Ratio Crack Retroactivity and Plata Crack Sentencing The big case in terms of press coverage will be the Arizona immigration case on Wednesday , April 25. Categories Drugs Sentencing U.S . Supreme

News Scan

Updated: 2012-02-03 18:06:43

HOME Main April SCOTUS Argument Calendar News Scan February 3, 2012 10:06 AM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments Loughner Still Not Competent to Stand : Trial Michael Kiefer of The Arizona Republic reports U.S . District Judge Larry Burns wrote in a court order Thursday that a psychologist says Jared Loughner is still not mentally competent to stand trial . Diagnosed as a schizophrenic , Loughner has been confined to the federal prison hospital in Missouri since March , where he will likely remain for four more months . Loughner's principal psychologist said she believes he has made progress and can eventually be restored to competence . Burns ordered a hearing take place Monday in San Diego to discuss the matter with the defense attorneys and federal prosecutors . Loughner , 23, is charged

A Sentence "Increase" in Cambodia

Updated: 2012-02-03 17:14:09

HOME Main News Scan A Sentence Increase in Cambodia February 3, 2012 9:14 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments Sopheng Cheang reports for : AP A U.N . backed tribunal's Supreme Court lengthened the sentence for the Khmer Rouge's chief jailer to life imprisonment on Friday because of his shocking and heinous crimes against the Cambodian . people The surprise ruling increased a lower court's 19-year sentence for Kaing Guek Eav , known as Duch . Prosecutors had appealed the sentence as too lenient , and outraged survivors had feared the man who oversaw the torture and killing of thousands could one day walk . free The latter possibility was actually quite remote , given that Duch is 69 years old and highly unlikely to survive 19 years in prison . nbsp Even so , I suppose the sentence

Should Public Shaming Be an Option for Criminal Punishment?

Updated: 2012-02-03 16:13:21

Even if you agree that criminal public humiliation is effective, there’s the question of whether or not it’s constitutional.

Massachusetts Legislature Moving to Ban Synthetic Drug "Bath Salts" as Usage is on the Rise

Updated: 2012-02-03 05:11:02

Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Massachusetts Legislature Moving to Ban Synthetic Drug Bath Salts as Usage is on the Rise February 3, 2012 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on February 3, 2012 12:11 PM Permalink According to an article in the Brockton Enterprise Senator John Keenan from Quincy has authored legislation that would ban bath salts in Massachusetts . The Massachusetts Senate agreed upon the bill yesterday . If enacted , the law would make it illegal for stores to sell what is now an over-the-counter substance sold for purportedly lawful purposes . Bath salts contain methylenedixoypyrovalerone , a stimulant

News Scan

Updated: 2012-02-02 17:13:12

HOME Main News Scan February 2, 2012 9:13 AM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments After 44 Arrests and No Convictions , Man Now Faces 32 : Years Nathan Gorenstein from the Philadelphia Inquirer reports John Gassew , 25, who avoided any sort of a conviction in state courts despite having been arrested 44 times , will now serve at least 32 years in federal prison . The primary reason for the previous lack of convictions is that victims failed to appear in court to . testify In the first of two robberies he was convicted for , Gassew held up a 7-Eleven and beat a store clerk with a 45-caliber semiautomatic pistol . Gassew then proceeded to drive a stolen truck into a tree , drawing police attention , and fled the scene , leaving his gun behind in the vehicle . After two days of jury deliberation ,

Police Need a Warrant for GPS Tracking

Updated: 2012-02-01 22:04:02

In a rare unanimous ruling, the Court held that tracking a car with a GPS device is a “search” for the purposes of the 4th Amendment.

Oregon Death Penalty Poll

Updated: 2012-02-01 21:36:08

A poll by Oregon Public Broadcasting and DHM Research shows little change in public support -- still overwhelmingly in favor. Kristian Foden-Vencil has this story at OPB News. "The poll found that 57 percent favor the death penalty for some crimes; 39 percent oppose it. Four percent say they don't know." The story does not give the exact wording of the question, which we know from other polls matters a lot. DHM's website does not mention the poll at all.

News Scan

Updated: 2012-02-01 21:28:40

HOME Main Oregon Death Penalty Poll News Scan February 1, 2012 1:28 PM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments New York Gov . Proposes More Flexible Probation Sentencing : Laws Reuters reports New York Governor Andrew Cuomo , as part of the state budget proposal , wants to make New York's probation sentencing laws more flexible . For most felony convictions , the sentence would be three to five years , instead of the current mandatory sentence of five years . For Class A and unclassified misdemeanors , the probation sentence would be two to three years , instead of the current mandatory three years . Cuomo's budget also includes the measure to expand the state's criminal DNA database , and a measure that would allow criminal courts to order the forfeiture of the money earned in the commission of a

Collective Tantrum Update -- Left Coast Edition

Updated: 2012-02-01 16:46:48

HOME Main News Scan Collective Tantrum Update Left Coast Edition February 1, 2012 8:46 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments SF Chrontrarian Debra Saunders has this column on the further degeneration of Occupy : Oakland Occupy Oakland protesters broke into City Hall on Saturday , sprayed graffiti , toppled a historic model of City Hall and children's artwork , stole and then burned an American flag , sprayed graffiti and otherwise trashed the people's building . Police arrested about 400 people . Mayor Jean Quan likened the activists' behavior to a tantrum , as she complained Occupy activists have been treating the city like a playground . Well , well , even a stopped clock is right twice a day . nbsp Welcome to reality , Mayor Quan . nbsp Hope your visit is longer this time , before

News Scan

Updated: 2012-01-31 17:37:55

HOME Main News Scan January 31, 2012 9:37 AM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments Georgia to Execute Killer of 3-Year-Old Girl and : Mother The Associated Press reports Nicholas Cody Tate , 31, is scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m . local time in Georgia today . In 2001, Tate and two of his younger brothers purchased ammunition , duct tape , and knives at a sporting goods store before going to the home of Chrissie Williams , where they believed she had a stash of drugs and cash . Tate's brother tried to strangle Williams' 3-year-old daughter , Katelyn , with a telephone cord before using Tate's knife to slit her throat . Tate put a seat cushion over Williams' head , killing her with one shot . The brothers fled to Mississippi , where they kidnapped a 23-year-old woman from a gas station . After

Five Men Arrested in Lowell Massachusetts and Charged With Indecent Exposure After Getting Caught Urinating in Public

Updated: 2012-01-31 05:45:07

Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Five Men Arrested in Lowell Massachusetts and Charged With Indecent Exposure After Getting Caught Urinating in Public January 31, 2012 Posted In : Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 31, 2012 12:45 PM Permalink This past weekend Lowell , Massachusetts police were running a downtown disorder detail Between the hours of midnight and 2:00 a.m . they arrested five local men , four of whom are accused of urinating in public . The fifth is alleged to have been walking on a downtown street with his genitals exposed . Here is what has been reported . The first man was seen urinating in a doorway on

Defendant Entitled to New Trial After Computer Virus Destroys Court Transcripts

Updated: 2012-01-30 23:35:02

The only written record of the defendant’s criminal trial in existence was erased due to a court reporter's error.

News Scan

Updated: 2012-01-30 21:07:38

HOME Main News Scan January 30, 2012 1:07 PM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments Appeals Court Upholds Stolen Valor : Act Ivan Moreno of the Associated Press reports the 10th U.S . Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the Stolen Valor Act is constitutional . The ruling reverses a district court's decision that the Stolen Valor Act violates the First Amendment , saying the U.S . government had not presented any compelling reason to restrict that specific type of speech . That case out of Colorado involves Rick Strandlof , who founded a veterans group and said he had received the Purple Heart and Silver Star . He was charged with violating the law in 2009 and his case was later dismissed by a federal judge . The opinion from the 10th U.S . Circuit Court of Appeals is here The U.S . Supreme

Factors in Death Sentencing

Updated: 2012-01-30 17:19:00

HOME Main Factors in Death Sentencing January 30, 2012 9:19 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments In this week's NCJRS Weekly Accessions List , we find a study that appears to be good news , at least from the abstract emphasis added In the Poisson models for the full sample , several criminal-career variables were significantly associated with subsequent death sentences . These variables included an early onset of antisocial behavior as measured by juvenile arrests and prior rape , robbery , and molestation offending . In both models , which focused on separate instant offenses and the violent and property offenses , prior prison sentences predicted subsequent death sentences . These findings suggest that violent , recidivistic offenders who are routinely incarcerated throughout their

Junk Science

Updated: 2012-01-30 16:31:05

HOME Main Factors in Death Sentencing Junk Science January 30, 2012 8:31 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 1 Comment Christina Hoff Sommers has this op-ed at the Washington Post on a study by the Centers for Disease Control that is completely off the . wall How many people are raped each year That is a difficult question to answer . nbsp The FBI's Uniform Crime Report tells us that 84,767 rapes were reported to law enforcement in 2010, but of course not all rapes are reported . nbsp Not even a majority . nbsp The National Crime Victimization Survey , which calls up a sample of people Gallup-style and asks them , estimates more than twice as many 188,380. But now the CDC claims there are nearly seven times that many rapes and seventy times that many incidents of sexual . violence How do they

Abolitionism Runs Aground

Updated: 2012-01-28 02:30:55

HOME Main Abolitionism Runs Aground January 27, 2012 6:30 PM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments A few days ago , I put up an entry about a previously convicted killer serving LWOP who knifed to death a prison guard . nbsp The next day , the story was picked up by Sentencing Law and Policy a popular legal blog . nbsp SL P , although center-left in its orientation , noted that a case of that sort makes it very problematic categorically to oppose the death . penalty The story generated so far 68 comments , which is a very large number by the standards of that blog . nbsp A dozen abolitionists chimed in . nbsp I repeatedly asked them following : question What punishment , short of the death penalty , nbsp do you suggest for this case that is 1 consistent with the Eighth Amendment , 2 likely to

Helpful Legal Hints for Employers

Updated: 2012-01-27 18:10:12

Employers should educate themselves and their HR departments, and have lengthy discussions with the corporate attorney to ensure that the company is protecting itself from any potential lawsuits.

Friday Roundup, Gopnik Edition

Updated: 2012-01-27 14:25:36

In lieu of a proper Friday Roundup, I’ll refer you to this week’s widely-discussed article in the New Yorker: Adam Gopnik’s “The Caging of America.” The article asks, “Why do we lock up so many people?” and works its way to an answer by way of reviewing several recent tours-de-force on crime and punishment in [...]

Essex County Drug Task Force Investigation Results in Arrests of Four Lawrence Massachusetts Residents, Gun and Drug Charges Filed

Updated: 2012-01-27 13:59:05

, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Essex County Drug Task Force Investigation Results in Arrests of Four Lawrence Massachusetts Residents , Gun and Drug Charges Filed January 27, 2012 Posted In : By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 27, 2012 8:59 AM Permalink Members of the Essex County Drug Task Force concluded an investigation into illegal drug activities of four Lawrence , Massachusetts men . The result was Drug and Gun Charges . Apparently the investigation was initiated by a hand to hand sale of drugs by an man named Amado Colon to an undercover official . Once Colon was arrested a Search Warrant was obtained and his Morton Street

Breach of They Neighbour’s Wife

Updated: 2012-01-26 22:19:57

Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Drug Conviction Holding That Trial Judge Refused to Allow Defendant to Raise Entrapment, Coercion Defense

Updated: 2012-01-25 18:03:42

, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Drug Conviction Holding That Trial Judge Refused to Allow Defendant to Raise Entrapment , Coercion Defense January 25, 2012 Posted In : By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 25, 2012 1:03 PM Permalink Yesterday the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued its opinion in Commonwealth v . Podgurski 10-P-2135 holding that the trial judge committed reversible error when she refused to permit the defense to offer its entrapment defense and refused to instruct the jury on the issue . The facts in Podgurski are as follows . In September of 2005 Brockton Police began watching the

Advocates Don’t Dance Alone

Updated: 2012-01-24 22:15:47

Here’s a great ad from the Advocates Society:

Lawrence Massachusetts Man, 31, Avoids Jail as Part of Plea Deal for Charges of Larceny, Fraud and Conspiracy

Updated: 2012-01-24 05:04:05

, , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Lawrence Massachusetts Man , 31, Avoids Jail as Part of Plea Deal for Charges of Larceny , Fraud and Conspiracy January 24, 2012 Posted In : Theft Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 24, 2012 12:04 PM Permalink A thirty one year old Lawrence , Massachusetts man pleaded guilty for the second time in regard to charges of Conspiracy , Larceny and Fraud The man initially pleaded guilty to twenty six counts of Auto Fraud . He subsequently moved to withdraw his guilty plea alleging ineffective assistance of counsel , a violation of his Sixth Amendment right . That motion was allowed in September

Arizona Bans “The Tempest” and Any Other Book that Might Encourage Discussions about Racism

Updated: 2012-01-23 16:36:28

This new Arizona law effectively bans schools from teaching subjects like Mexican-American studies.

Hearsay Statements offered to Explain Subsequent Conduct

Updated: 2012-01-22 21:37:03

Florida Criminal Law Blog Published by Florida Criminal Defense Attorney M . James Jenkins Home Website The Firm Contact Us Home Hearsay Testimony Hearsay Statements offered to Explain Subsequent Conduct Posted On : January 22, 2012 by Jim Jenkins Hearsay Statements offered to Explain Subsequent Conduct In Walker v . State the Florida Second District Court of Appeals issued an opinion on January 20, 2012, reversing a conviction in a case involving very serious charges because the trial court had allowed the prosecution to admit hearsay statements pertaining to why law enforcement officers developed Mr . Walker as a suspect . Hearsay is definined in Florida as an out of court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted . There are certain exceptions that allows hearsay

Nurse at Danvers Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Charged With Larceny of Prescription Drugs

Updated: 2012-01-22 15:49:46

Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Nurse at Danvers Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Charged With Larceny of Prescription Drugs January 22, 2012 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 22, 2012 10:49 AM Permalink A twenty-nine year old Marblehead , Massachusetts woman in facing charges of Larceny of Prescription Medication in the Salem District Court The Salem News reported yesterday that the woman worked at Brightview , an assisted living complex in Danvers , Massachusetts . It is alleged that the defendant was swapping oxycodone and Vicodin with acetaminophen . A relative of one of the residents of the

Illegal Abortion Leads to More Abortions

Updated: 2012-01-21 17:37:11

See? (Not that anyone who is interested in reality and data would be surprised by this): The policy implications should be obvious to anyone, including people who do not like abortions. But we all know this is not about abortion per se, it is about patriarchal control and denial of women autonomy. Therefore, women in [...]

Two Massachusetts Women, One From Lynn, the Other From Salisbury, Face Criminal Charges After Escape From Correctional Facility

Updated: 2012-01-20 05:59:33

, , , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Two Massachusetts Women , One From Lynn , the Other From Salisbury , Face Criminal Charges After Escape From Correctional Facility January 20, 2012 Posted In : Theft Crimes Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 20, 2012 12:59 PM Permalink Allison Avagianos and Tricia Mendez were both in custody and serving sentences for criminal convictions in Essex County . Avagianos was serving her sentence for Larceny Over 250 and Reckless Operation of Motor Vehicle Mendez , a Lynn , Massachusetts resident had been sentenced for Assault and Battery Receiving Stolen Motor Vehicle and Attempting to

Should Stephen Glass Be Allowed to Practice Law?

Updated: 2012-01-19 18:52:02

The California Supreme Court has serious doubts about the decision of the lower courts and, by extension, the issue of Stephen Glass’s moral character.

Federal Judge Will Lift Receivership Over California Prisons

Updated: 2012-01-19 18:22:18

After six years in federal receivership, the California prison system is ready to be returned to state management, says federal judge Thelton Henderson. The San Francisco Chronicle explains: When U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson of San Francisco appointed a receiver in February 2006 to oversee inmates’ medical treatment, he said the lack of adequate care was [...]

Los Angeles County Sued Over Violence, Abuse in Jails

Updated: 2012-01-19 16:21:50

“Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and his top commanders condoned a longstanding, widespread pattern of violence by deputies against inmates in the county jails,” said the ACLU yesterday, announcing a federal class-action lawsuit. The named plaintiffs, Alex Rosas and Jonathan Goodwin, claim that they were severely beaten by sheriff’s deputies while they were awaiting [...]

The Visual Du Jour – The Whole World is Socialist

Updated: 2012-01-19 01:34:29

Look at all this sharing… for free! (H/T Jim King on Google +)

Music Break – Indochine

Updated: 2012-01-18 23:55:44

While I am busy with academic writing (under deadline!), enjoy this great song – Little Dolls – and video from the latest Indochine album, La République des Météors:

Lowell Massachusetts Firefighters Stumble on Marijuana Cultivation, Trafficking After Responding to a Call

Updated: 2012-01-18 18:35:45

, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Lowell Massachusetts Firefighters Stumble on Marijuana Cultivation , Trafficking After Responding to a Call January 18, 2012 Posted In : Drug Crimes Trafficking Marijuana By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 18, 2012 1:35 PM Permalink Two days ago at about 10:30 in the morning two women were walking past a home in Lowell , Massachusetts when they noticed smoke coming from a roof . Firefighters were called and quickly surmised that the fire was coming from a wood burning stove . While at the scene the firefighters smelled an odor of marijuana . Consequently they called the Lowell Police . A Search

Massachusetts Man, 40, Charged With Videotaping Person in a State of Nudity

Updated: 2012-01-17 22:49:26

, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Massachusetts Man , 40, Charged With Videotaping Person in a State of Nudity January 17, 2012 Posted In : Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 17, 2012 5:49 PM Permalink According to reports , a forty year old southeastern Massachusetts man has been charged with Video Recording or Surveilling a Person in the State of Partial Nudity The defendant , Marco Silva is being accused of putting a hidden camera in the bathroom of his catering supply company and secretly watching women who worked for him going to the bathroom . He was arrested yesterday morning . Here is how Silva was caught . One of

New Book: “From Black Power to Prison Power”

Updated: 2012-01-17 16:13:12

Here’s a new book likely of interest to readers of this blog (h/t: Al Brophy at the Faculty Lounge): From Black Power to Prison Power, by Donald F. Tibbs (Macmillan, 2012): This book uses the landmark case Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners’ Labor Union to examine the strategies of prison inmates using race and radicalism [...]

Four From Lowell Massachusetts Plead Not Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking Charges, Conspiracy

Updated: 2012-01-12 23:44:49

, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Four From Lowell Massachusetts Plead Not Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking Charges , Conspiracy January 12, 2012 Posted In : Drug Crimes Trafficking Marijuana By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 12, 2012 6:44 PM Permalink Lowell , Massachusetts police were watching a Dublin Street address concerned about suspected activity . Then , this past Sunday , with the aid of drug sniffing dogs police were able to intercept a couple of United Parcel Services packages addressed to this location . It is estimated that the two packages contained at least seventy five pounds of marijuana . The drugs were located in

Supreme Court Blocks Federal Lawsuit against Private Prison Employees

Updated: 2012-01-12 21:09:13

Earlier this week the Supreme Court threw out a federal prisoner’s federal lawsuit against employees of the GEO Group, saying the inmate should have pursued his claims in state court. (Which he’s now missed the deadline to do.) As Jess Bravin explains: Under high-court precedents, inmates in federal institutions can file federal lawsuits against prison employees [...]

Who Could Possibly Have a Problem with “Booth Babes”?

Updated: 2012-01-12 19:00:42

Oh, let me see… WOMEN! Women who work in this field and visit CES: “Some women at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas have expressed their frustration at the scantily-clad “booth babes” hired by some companies to promote their stalls.” Video at the link for the full misogyny of it. The assumption is [...]

Hedging Albinos

Updated: 2012-01-12 14:52:12

Because that is what it is, right? A form of hedging. Again, I have blogged multiple times about the murders of albinos in Tanzania. Here is a more recent example of this, with some connection made to the gold mining business from the excellent Aljazeera: As noted in the film, “Over the last five years [...]

Music Break – Julien Clerc

Updated: 2012-01-11 04:57:45

This song is, in my not so humble opinion, the best from the all-around excellent new album from Julien Clerc:

Prison Rape: Myths and Realities

Updated: 2012-01-10 18:31:29

USC law professor Kim Shayo Buchanan has a (relatively) recent article about sexual violence behind bars, which you can download here. UC-Davis law professor Angela P. Harris calls the article “a tour de force of critical legal theory.” Here’s Harris discussing Buchanan’s findings, over at Jotwell: Buchanan’s observations about the taken-for-grantedness of sexual violence in [...]

East Bridgewater Massachusetts Drug Investigation Results in Arrest of Three, Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute, Conspiracy, School Zone Violation

Updated: 2012-01-10 18:00:02

, , , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home East Bridgewater Massachusetts Drug Investigation Results in Arrest of Three , Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute , Conspiracy , School Zone Violation January 10, 2012 Posted In : Drug Crimes Search and Seizure By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 10, 2012 1:00 PM Permalink A Massachusetts drug and major crime task force had been involved in a one month long investigation of Heroin Sales in the greater Brockton and Taunton areas . The investigation resulted in the arrest of Leah Nelson , Abel Parker and Bryan Donachie , all Massachusetts residents residing in Plymouth County . An

Upcoming Event: January 27-28 Symposium on Women and Incarceration at UCLA

Updated: 2012-01-10 15:55:29

The UCLA Law Review’s upcoming symposium may be of interest to readers in Southern California, and it’s free and open to the public — you just need to pre-register here. Here’s the full description: Overpoliced and Underprotected: Women, Race, and Criminalization Recently, mass incarceration has been theorized as a system of racialized social control. This [...]