Title: Sentencing Project

Source/Sponsoring Agency: Sentencing Project; National Association of Sentencing Advocates

URL: http://www.sentencingproject.org/

Date Checked:       Status: Active

Date Annotated: 12/14/01

Topics: Criminal Law; Poverty Law

Other keywords: Racial Discrimination; Voting Rights

Contents: The Sentencing Project, under the auspices of the National Association of Sentencing Advocates (NASA), studies sentencing patterns and trends in the prison population. The website includes information about NASA, with announcements of training sessions and conferences, but information on the Project's publications makes up the bulk of the content. Included are summaries, and in some cases full-text, of reports on such topics as a comparison of judicial response to drunk driving vs. drug offenses, racial disparities in sentencing of offenders, and consequences of denying convicted felons the right to vote, in addition to practitioner-oriented fact sheets on sentencing alternatives, mitigating factors, U.S. drug policy, and advocacy for youthful and aging prison inmates. Most of the publications are available online or for purchase for a small fee. The search capability for the website was under construction at the time of examination, but overall the site contains a good overview of current issues in sentencing and incarceration.

Author of Annotation: A. Carson