TopicsLegislature creates Criminal Justice Policy Commission; parole reforms defeated December 19, 2014 / Topics / Legislation, Sentencing
TopicsCAPPS responds to Council of State Governments report, policy options; lists principles for sentencing July 24, 2014 / Topics / Sentencing
Evidence-Based Sentencing, Sentencing Commission, TopicsHouse Criminal Justice Committee votes out HB 5078, a bill to reinstate a sentencing commission January 2, 2014 / Evidence-Based Sentencing, Sentencing Commission, Topics / Sentencing
TopicsACLU’s overview of state legislative efforts to reduce prison populations April 29, 2013 / Topics / Parole, Sentencing
TopicsMichigan prison system: Basic facts March 1, 2013 / Topics / Michigan Department of Corrections, Parole, Sentencing
TopicsLength of stay drives prison costs Michigan sentences get longer– and longer September 1, 2012 / Topics / Budget, Life and Long Sentences, Sentencing
TopicsStrategies for safely reducing the prisoner population March 17, 2012 / Topics / Michigan Department of Corrections, Parole, Sentencing
Evidence-Based Sentencing, Good Time, TopicsCredits encourage good behavior, offer cost savings January 20, 2011 / Evidence-Based Sentencing, Good Time, Topics / Op-ed, Recidivism, Sentencing
TopicsWhen life did not mean life: A Historical Analysis of Life Sentences Imposed in Michigan Since 1900 September 1, 2006 / Topics / Research, Sentencing