Tag Archive for: sentencing

Registration Open: Social Worker/Sentencing Advocate Conference in Seattle, Washington – September 10-13
These conferences will feature nationally recognized faculty in a mix of plenary sessions, simultaneous sessions and small group breakouts. Participants will have the opportunity to choose sessions to best fit their individual needs. There…

Registration Open: Team Mitigation Institute in Boise, Idaho – August 19-21
Mitigation created by a team of professionals in non capital case is increasingly becoming the standard of practice. This bring-your-own-case institute is designed for defense teams to work on the mitigation ifor a non-capital client. …

Spring Training – March 4-8
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NACDL Meeting & Seminar: Decoding & Litigating Mental Health Issues – October 24-27
NACDL's 2018 Fall Meeting & Seminar,"Decoding & Litigating Mental Health Issues" will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, GA, October 24-27, 2018.
Experts estimate that between 55 and 75% of all incarcerated people suffer…

Police, Race, and the Production of Capital Homicides – Columbia Public Law
Last month, Columbia Law School published a new research paper on racial disparities in capital punishment.
Abstract
Racial disparities in capital punishment have been well documented for decades. Over 50 studies have shown that Black…

“We the Defenders”: National Association for Public Defense Investigator and Social Worker/Sentencing Advocates Conference – November 26-29
"We the Defenders": National Association for Public Defense Investigator and Social Worker/Sentencing Advocates Conference
These conferences will feature nationally recognized faculty in a mix of plenary sessions, simultaneous sessions and…

Save the Date: Defender Summer School

July 24-25 Training Seminar: Nitty Gritty Mitigation Sentencing Strategies
There will be a two-day capital/JLWOP seminar on July 24th and July 25 at the Orange County Regional History Center, 65 East Central Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32801, for the low cost of $75.00! The seminar is for lawyers…

Sinister Web – The Shreveport Times
This five-part program by The Shreveport Times investigates how child pornography has changed in the Digital Age. Read more.
Chapter 1 centers on how the Internet and other types of digital technology have affected the manufacture and…

How Florida Entraps Pain Patients, Forces Them to Snitch, Then Locks Them Up for Decades – Reason
Two decades ago, Florida enacted strict mandatory minimum sentences for opioid-related crimes. Critics, however, argue that this laws are too harsh. Read more.