Friday, Orange County resident George Long, Jr. received a slightly reduced sentence in Orange County Circuit Court as part of his appeal in a 2010 fatal accident. Long, 56, was convicted of ...

A recent column by Todd Welch mentions a trope that ignores one basic fact: there is no deterrent effect of long-term sentences. The reason for this is that when committing a crime, the criminal ...

The two stalled efforts in the Golden State are indicative of a tension visible across the country, as reform efforts aimed at paring back long sentences bump up against resistance from victims ...

Logan was granted a resentencing after the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that Trusock did not fully explain the reasons that the sentence exceeded ... I’m deeply sorry to the Kirkwood family.

Very Long prison sentences deter crime. Untrue. They do not deter the individuals who receive them, and they do not deter others. That makes sense when one recognizes that most crimes, including ...

Following a nearly year-long trial, the rapper pleaded guilty ... A judge imposed a 40-year sentence with the first five ...

Benjamin Martin, 36, of Mifflinburg, said he was “so sorry” before Union County Judge ... Before imposing the sentence Piecuch told Martin he was going to be held accountable.

In addition to the myths above, very long prison sentences are the epitome of wasteful and ineffective government programs. The expense of prisons alone in Washington exceeds one billion dollars ...

A Queens man who killed three Long Island friends in 2022 ... I thank God and I’m sorry." Because it is a determinate sentence, Whyte will have to serve at least the minimum before he is ...

Long-term prisoners could be released after serving two-thirds of their sentence in a bid to ease pressure on Scotland's overcrowded jails. The government plans would see the prisoners freed to ...