Tag: guidelines

• 29 February 2016
• by: NiaLena Caravasos
• in: Blog
• tag: atlantic, defendants, discretion, district, federal, guidelines, harley, interestingly, judge, judiciary, nuance, president, prisons, reagan, republican, rides, ronald
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In light of the current public discussions regarding whether judges should strictly interpret the law or not, it seems as though it is only fitting to highlight the philosophy of this extraordinary U.S. District Court judge from the Western District of Washington. The story of “One Judge Makes the Case for Judgment: John Coughenour says […]

• 10 November 2015
• by: NiaLena Caravasos
• in: Blog
• tag: decade, drug, federal, finally, guidelines, population, prison
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Thanks to retroactive drug guidelines, federal prison population under 200,000 for first time in nearly a decade. Finally, we’re headed in the right direction!