Fish case a victory against overcriminalization: column
On Thursday, for the first time, the word "overcriminalization" appeared in the body of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion.
On Thursday, for the first time, the word "overcriminalization" appeared in the body of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion.
In Texas, everything is big – but that’s not always something to boast about. For example, the Harris County Jail, which houses about 9,000 inmates daily, is the third-largest jail system in the nation. Prisons and jails are different. Prisons are state-level facilities for felony offenders who have been convicted. Jails are county-level facilities...
There are now so many federal criminal statutes, and prosecutors can so broadly interpreted them, that anybody can be accused of anything at any time. Like losing fish.
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Reddy: There's all kinds of terrific innovations happening in [the criminal justice field] and I do think the time is absolutely ripe for statutory change.
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Vikrant Reddy: Vouchers would empower indigent clients to select the most capable and independent counsel.
Vikrant Reddy & Marc Levin: Higher incarceration rates aren't making us safer"Óand there are better, smaller-government alternatives.