Fair Sentencing Advocacy Group

12/29/2023

Judges can sentence defendants for charges they were acquitted of by a jury, a practice that troubles criminal justice advocates, civil liberties groups, and several Supreme Court justices.

12/29/2023

The use of acquitted conduct to enhance sentences raises concerns about fairness, as it extends punishment based on unproven allegations.

Judges can sentence defendants for charges they were acquitted of by a jury, a practice that troubles criminal justice advocates, civil liberties groups, and several Supreme Court justices.

12/19/2023

An illustration of the work we do as mitigation specialists

"Mitigation specialists" try to find reasons why a jury should spare someone facing a death sentence. This comic shows how.

12/11/2023

Some lawmakers are attempting to undo a rule that allowed over 13,000 incarcerated people released on home confinement.

Reincarceration will cost over 2x as much as home confinement & further overwhelm our federal prisons.

Tell Congress to oppose S.J. Res 47: https://buff.ly/465DTgP

11/16/2023

11/11/2023

10/23/2023

Please consider joining The Sentencing Project for this great webinar opportunity on October 25th!

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dvdVZNnuTd-yzO85OFGX6A?emci=f82258ce-0f6a-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&emdi=a046d5c4-556c-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&ceid=10154278 #/registration

10/20/2023

10/20/2023

08/03/2023

A free download from The Sentencing Project, “Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States."

"Beyond Bars" published on 01 Aug 2023 by Policy Press.

08/01/2023

Advocates say these barriers keep people from getting good jobs, not only reducing their chances of staying out of prison but also robbing the nation of their productive labor.

07/31/2023

New Jersey Reentry Corporation is honored to host Dion Miller, sentenced to 30 years without parole. Throughout criminal justice process, Mr. Miller maintained his innocence; AG's Conviction Review Unit revealed Miller was an innocent man. Tragically late, he walks with dignity in freedom.

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/07/cops-forced-a-confession-in-2003-beating-death-20-years-later-innocent-nj-man-is-free.html

07/31/2023

David Bokovoy, director of prison education at SLCC, said he’s heard from a lot of students who said getting an education was the most transformative part of their time in prison.

07/26/2023

Good report

There’s no question: the United States is facing a mass incarceration crisis – and continues to incarcerate people at a higher rate than any other country in the world. The carceral system has devastated families, fractured communities, and deepened racial inequities throughout the nation. For d...