Sep 21, 2026
Over a million Americans face sentencing every year, and no case has put the question of criminal responsibility on trial like the Lindsay Clancy case. The country watched a Massachusetts jury weigh whether a mother in the grip of severe postpartum psychosis could be held criminally responsible for the unthinkable, and...
Aug 17, 2026
When someone pleads guilty to intentionally killing another person, with premeditation, in broad daylight, it's hard to imagine anything other than a life sentence.
But that's not the end of the story for Luigi Mangione, because his federal guilty plea is a "no agreements" plea. That means no sentencing stipulations,...
Aug 3, 2026
Prison isn't meant to be easy and being inside is punishment. If every incarcerated human has a fair designation process, safe infrastructure, and meaningful programming, then safety and rehabilitation happens.
But in two stunning developments, two things are now unequivocally clear: the facilities are crumbling,...
Jul 20, 2026
Ideally, every sentence serves to promote respect for the law. But in an age of the most lawless DOJ in American history – respect for the law is a dead letter. The sentencing of Judge Hannah Dugan is the most recent example of a how a weaponized DOJ is built for retribution, not justice.
Doug Passon and sentencing...
Jul 5, 2026
Ambassador John Bolton pled guilty last week to mishandling classified information, and the plea includes a stipulation that if he receives prison, the term is no more than five years. On paper, this agreement reads like a win.
But the plea isn’t the paper that matters most, because the same week Bolton signed his...