Inmates' Attorneys Join The California Prison Overcrowding Case: Inmates' attorneys have filed a brief in the prison overcrowding case. Sacramento Bee writer Denny Walsh reports that after Governor Schwarzenegger applied for a stay pending an appeal of a lower court's decision requiring a plan to decrease overcrowding in state prison, inmates' attorneys filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court. On August 4, a three judge panel ordered the administration to submit a plan to reduce the prison population, because overcrowding is the main reason inmates receive unconstitutionally deficient medical and mental health care. Our position on the judges' order can be found here. The inmates' attorneys stated, "a stay at this stage 'would delay a remedy for prison crowding that harms local communities and prison staff, in addition to prisoners.'"
A Cluster Of Pedophiles: Local officials and experts across the country have discovered that most sex offenders move to the same areas. Fox News writer Edward Barnes reports that sex offender clustering is a problem throughout the country. The problem of pedophile clustering was brought to the polices' attention during the Jaycee Dugard case. Police found that Phillip Garrido was one of 100 sex offenders living in the area. Barnes writes, "Experts call that a recipe for disaster that could create far more danger to the public and undo all the work that imposing restrictive living measures for offenders has tried to accomplish." There is no national data on clustering, in the past it has been discovered during the investigation of a crime.
A Decreased Sentence For Possession of Child Porn: Some people believe that the sentence for possession of child pornography is too harsh and needs to be lowered. Law.com writer Lynne Marek reports, judges testified before the U.S. Sentencing Commission in Chicago to lower the sentence of those convicted of possessing child pornography. Chief Judge James Carr of the Northern District of Ohio and Chief Judge Gerald Rosen of Eastern District of Michigan claim that many people convicted on the offense are not threats to the community, but rather socially awkward first-time offenders. The Sentencing Commission is looking for feedback from those involved in the criminal justice system because it is the 25th anniversary of the Sentence Reform Act, and the start of the Commission. Much of the discussion is based on the 2005 decision in United States v. Booker. Booker made federal sentencing guidelines advisory rather than mandatory. Tomorrow, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who oversees the Northern District of Illinois, will testify. He is expected to testify that the Booker decision has "aggravated the situation concerning child pornography."
California Death Row Inmate Hopes His Love Of The Irish Will Save Him: A creative death row inmate has written the Irish government, pleading with them to save his life. IrishCentral.com writer April Drew reports that Scott Collins has asked the Irish government to help him after he discovered that the government is against the death penalty. During Collins' prison term he started studying the Irish and fell in love. Collins is on death row for the abduction, robbery, and murder of Fred D. Rose in North Hollywood. Collins abducted Rose in Palmdale, CA, and forced the construction supervisor to accompany Collins to the San Fernando Valley. Collins then shot Rose in the back of the head. At the time of the murder for which is is on death row, Collins was just 21 -- and was just one month out of prison after a five year stretch.
A Cluster Of Pedophiles: Local officials and experts across the country have discovered that most sex offenders move to the same areas. Fox News writer Edward Barnes reports that sex offender clustering is a problem throughout the country. The problem of pedophile clustering was brought to the polices' attention during the Jaycee Dugard case. Police found that Phillip Garrido was one of 100 sex offenders living in the area. Barnes writes, "Experts call that a recipe for disaster that could create far more danger to the public and undo all the work that imposing restrictive living measures for offenders has tried to accomplish." There is no national data on clustering, in the past it has been discovered during the investigation of a crime.
A Decreased Sentence For Possession of Child Porn: Some people believe that the sentence for possession of child pornography is too harsh and needs to be lowered. Law.com writer Lynne Marek reports, judges testified before the U.S. Sentencing Commission in Chicago to lower the sentence of those convicted of possessing child pornography. Chief Judge James Carr of the Northern District of Ohio and Chief Judge Gerald Rosen of Eastern District of Michigan claim that many people convicted on the offense are not threats to the community, but rather socially awkward first-time offenders. The Sentencing Commission is looking for feedback from those involved in the criminal justice system because it is the 25th anniversary of the Sentence Reform Act, and the start of the Commission. Much of the discussion is based on the 2005 decision in United States v. Booker. Booker made federal sentencing guidelines advisory rather than mandatory. Tomorrow, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who oversees the Northern District of Illinois, will testify. He is expected to testify that the Booker decision has "aggravated the situation concerning child pornography."
California Death Row Inmate Hopes His Love Of The Irish Will Save Him: A creative death row inmate has written the Irish government, pleading with them to save his life. IrishCentral.com writer April Drew reports that Scott Collins has asked the Irish government to help him after he discovered that the government is against the death penalty. During Collins' prison term he started studying the Irish and fell in love. Collins is on death row for the abduction, robbery, and murder of Fred D. Rose in North Hollywood. Collins abducted Rose in Palmdale, CA, and forced the construction supervisor to accompany Collins to the San Fernando Valley. Collins then shot Rose in the back of the head. At the time of the murder for which is is on death row, Collins was just 21 -- and was just one month out of prison after a five year stretch.
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