Washington Post Article: CDC report concludes that youths who are tried as adults and housed in adult prisons experience higher rates of recidivism and commit more violent crimes than do minors who remain in the juvenile justice system. Click here to read more.
ABA, others focus on easing the added punishments for those convicted of crimes: “At the 2003 ABA annual meeting, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy gave an influential speech that questioned the effectiveness of sentencing policies and prisons in the United States. Soon afterward, then-ABA President Dennis W. Archer of Detroit formed the Justice Kennedy Commission to study issues relating to prisons and sentencing. In 2004, the House of Delegates approved a recommendation by the commission that called for procedures that would allow offenders who have served sentences to request restoration of their legal rights and relief from other collateral consequences.” Click here to read more.