Douglas A. Berman
@SLandP
Law professor @OSU_Law. Executive Director of @OSULawDEPC. Writer of Sentencing Law & Policy blog and Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform blog, member @CouncilonCJ
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http://sentencing.typepad.com/ 26-05-2011 18:33:09
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On Friday, April 12, join us as we explore data issues associated with #expungement during panel 4 of Relief in the Making, our free symposium The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Learn more and register: bit.ly/3uDUAmE
CC: RTI International, The Clean Slate Initiative, SEARCH, Micah Derry 🇺🇸, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
When Gov Doug Ducey opposed the AZ initative in 2020, voters ignored him.
When Gov Governor Mike Parson opposed the MO intiative in 2022, voters ignored him.
When Gov Mike DeWine opposed the OH initaitve in 2023, voters ignored him.
IMO, FL voters will largely ignore Ron DeSantis.
Good news! The Dean of The Wharton School and the President of Philadelphia Fed talking about Second Chance hiring. This would have been unthinkable 5 years ago. Progress!!!
On Friday, April 12, join us as we delve into the players and the politics of #recordrelief during panel 2 of Relief in the Making, our free symposium
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Learn more and register: bit.ly/3uDUAmE
CC: Dr. Alessandro Corda, Ohio County Prosecutors, Tarra Simmons, Douglas A. Berman
On Friday, April 12, join us for deep thoughts on #collateralconsequences and #recordrelief during panel 1 of Relief in the Making, our free symposium The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Learn more and register: bit.ly/3uDUAmE
CC: OSU Sociology Department, Anna Roberts, Collateral Consequences Resource Center, Think Make Live Youth, Douglas A. Berman
Thank you Douglas A. Berman for the invitation to share deep thoughts :) So looking forward to the conference and to reuniting with former student/ always great Tarra Simmons!
Happy publication day to Lauren-Brooke (L.B.) Eisen and so many of my Brennan Center colleagues! This new book draws on a wide array of perspectives and ideas to explain what went wrong, how, and why in our criminal justice system. I’m proud to have played a small part.
cup.columbia.edu/book/excessive…
While politicians debate measures to increase the prison population, no one is asking who is going to, you know, staff the prisons. #SaferPrisonsSaferCommunities
cbsnews.com/amp/colorado/n…
On Thursday, April 11, join speakers from OJPC for the first of five CLE sessions during our free symposium, Relief in the Making, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. This session will educate attendees on collateral consequences and current remedies.
More and register: bit.ly/3uDUAmE
Thanks to Douglas A. Berman for this great mention of Vital City's Issue 7, featuring 'too many intriguing pieces to flag or summarize them all here.' sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law…
And to read the issue: vitalcitynyc.org/issues/issue-7
I just spent much of my weekend reading the latest issue of Vital City, which is quickly becoming the crime nerds' New Yorker, i.e. we love all the articles but feel deep remorse and guilt when we inevitably can't keep current.
I have serious concerns about the implications of rescheduling but FWIW the treaties aren't one of them. Every expert I've talked to - not connected to the industry - agrees that rescheduling is not legalization and would easily be compliant with treaties (h/t Steve Rolles).
Kevin Allen is currently serving a 35-year sentence for selling $20 worth of cannabis to a confidential informant. This is his story. #FreeKevinAllen 🧵
