As noted at White Collar Criminal Prof Blog and The Justice Fellowship, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing last week on "Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal Law." Organizations which addressed the Subcommittee on issues of over-criminalization and over-federalization included the American Bar Association, the… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Legislation RSS FeedSenate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009
Posted in LegislationVirginia Senator Jim Webb authored an article yesterday on HuffingtonPost entitled "Why We Must Reform Our Criminal Justice System," seeking support for a bill he has introduced in the Senate, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009, S. 714. The bill sets forth findings, including: 1. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the… Continue Reading