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A Tale of Two Penalties, Parole or Re-incarceration.

https://www.linkedin.com/post/edit/tale-two-penalties-parole-re-incarceration-sharlene-green Published on Linkedin 10/19/19 According to the Sentencing Project, NYS state is less likely to imprison its residents, ranked 39 out of 50 states. Whereas NYS is more likely to re-incarcerate its persons on Parole, ranked 9 out of 50 states. The latest Criminal Justice Reforms are great, ATI programs have lowered overall misdemeanor…
Sharlene Green
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Washington State Bans Life without Parole for Youth.

Originally published to my linkedin page on 10/19/18 http://www.knkx.org/post/washington-supreme-court-bans-life-without-parole-youth Last night, October 18th, 2018, Washington State’s Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to sentence 16 and 17 year olds to a life without parole. This is a victory for criminal justice as the credibility of this court’s opinion will be praised and thereafter referenced in ongoing parole…