Updates | The Week of July 10, 2017
Eve Levin // 7/16/17 //
A DOJ watchdog report criticized the use of solitary confinement for mentally ill federal inmates (WaPo, The Marshall Project).
Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall asked the Supreme Court not to review Michigan's sex offender ruling (Sentencing Law and Policy).
- Read the SG’s amicus brief here.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at a DARE Training Conference about drug issues and federal prosecutorial policies (DOJ Justice News).
The United States Sentencing Commission released a new publication that examines the use of mandatory minimum penalties and the impact of those penalties on the federal prison population (United States Sentencing Commission).
- Read the full report here.