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How Oklahoma is Giving a Second Chance to Criminalized Domestic Violence Survivors w/Alexandra Bailey
Today, Hunter is joined once again by Alexandra Bailey, senior campaign strategist with the Sentencing Project, to discuss how her and a coalition of amazing activists were able to get a Domestic Violence Survivor Justice Act passed in Oklahoma. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/269-how-oklahoma-is-giving-a-second-chance-to/id1600528975?i=1000666886057
Kintsukuroi Sentencing
Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of “golden repair,” involves mending broken pottery with gold, silver, or platinum, embracing the flaws as part of the object’s history rather than concealing them. This philosophy can be a powerful tool in federal criminal defense. […]
McIntosh v. United States: Failure to comply with Rule 32 requiring preliminary order of forfeiture before sentencing does not bar forfeiture
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender Even though Rule 32.2 requires a district court to enter a preliminary order of forfeiture before sentencing, failure to do so does not bar the court from ordering […]
Why Are People Being Found Not Guilty but Still Going to Prison? w/Andrea Jaeger
Imagine for a moment, you have been accused of several crimes. At trial, you are found not guilty on all the charges except for one. Let’s say that this is least serious of all your charges. While you wish you […]