ACSOL will conducts its annual conference on Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3, in Los Angeles at the Embassy Suites hotel near the LAX airport. Discounted room rates are available using the link below. Please click here for a discounted hotel rate. They are listed under “Family Safety Foundation”, our educational organization. The discounted price for a king bed suite is $199 per night and the discounted price for a suite with two beds is $209 per night. Limited rooms are available at the discounted prices. Please click here…
Read MoreDay: August 17, 2026
National Coalition Against Conviction Registries (NCACR) Meeting this Thursday, August 20th
Source: restorativeactionalliance.org This is a reminder that next meeting of the National Coalition Against Conviction Registries will be held this Thursday, August 20th at 4 PM PT, 7:00 PM ET, 6 CT. At each meeting, Coalition members are encouraged to share any information or upcoming events with the Coalition group so that we can support one another. You can also use the form linked below to share your events in NCACR communications and on the NCACR webpage: NCACR Members’ Upcoming Events Submission Form Below you will find the NCACR Meeting…
Read MoreMandatory Justice
Source: papers.ssrn.com 8/10/26 JaneAnne Murray University of Minnesota – Minneapolis Abstract: Mandatory minimum sentencing regimes, once touted as key elements in a prosecutor’s arsenal, are under fire. Empirical analysis of mass incarceration reveals the outsize role these laws have played in erasing trials, transferring sentencing power to prosecutors, and fueling guilty pleas. States have begun to repeal them; bipartisan bills in Congress propose judicial escape hatches from them; judges and professional organizations have condemned them. But what of the view of the public, in whose name the relevant statutes and…
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