Sentencing resources

Via Doc Berman, the new Corrections Sentencing blog has a series (with more to come) on the benefits, pitfalls and practicalities of starting a sentencing commission, see:

• So You Want to Start a Sentencing Commission? Part I
• So You Want to Start a Sentencing Commission? Part II
• So You Want to Start a Sentencing Commission? Part III
• So You Want to Start a Sentencing Commission? Part IV
• So You Want to Start a Sentencing Commission? Part V
• So You Want to Start a Sentencing Commission? Part VI
• So You Want to Start a Sentencing Commission? Part VII

In addition, Berman points to an upcoming (November 30 to December 1) academic conference at the New School for Social Research from in NYC on punishment and sentencing that looks interesting. See the schedule and list of participants for more details. The event is inexpensive ($50 for the conference, $35 for ACLU members, $15 for students) if you can make it to New York.