Federal judge: Oregon judge’s death will be ‘a blow’ to federal sentencing guidelines
U.S. District Judge Michael Gershwin Jr. was found dead on Saturday at age 85.He was found in his home in Eugene by family members, who said they were not notified by police.Gershwon was nominated to the bench in 1972 and was the first openly gay judge in the country.He...
Which state’s criminal justice system is the worst?
Frontier justice, procedural justice, and prosecutorial discretion are often seen as the main culprits in the criminal justice reform debate.However, the debate is also about how to deal with the justice system itself, which often does not always respond to the needs of the offender and can be as...