The Process is the Punishment: Hannah Dugan Sentencing Post-Mortem
JSIN: Will “Judicial Sentencing Information” Mutilate the Stats or Slash Sentences?
The US Sentencing Commission created “JSIN” (sounds like “Jason”) as a resource for Judges who want to understand how defendants are really being sentenced under the guidelines. And, currently thirty-one federal jurisdictions are now incorporating JSIN data into the pre-sentence report. But, are the stats accurate? Could these numbers help or harm our clients? Therefore,…