Criminal Sentences: Law without Order was written when every jurisdiction had a parole board and even the most serious offenders would be parole eligible. In the federal system, nearly all prisoners were eligible for parole after serving 1/3 of the sentence imposed and data indicated most offenders served only about 50% of their original term. Judge Frankel complained about uncertainties that parole produced, and Congress responded by eliminating parole in the federal system through the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. In that same Act, Congress provided a limited mechanism for judges to reconsider sentences that came to beknown colloquially as “compassionate release,” but that mechanism was significantly expanded by the First Step Act of 2018. This panel will explore whether Judge Frankel might have been supportive of robust judicial second look sentencing mechanisms and whether second- look mechanisms might reduce or increase disparities and sentencing uncertainties.
SPEAKERS:
Sean Hecker, Litigation partner, Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP
Judge John Gleeson, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; former United States District Court Judge, Eastern District of New York
Norman Reimer, Global CEO, Fair Trials
Louis Reed, Criminal Justice Reform Strategist and Advocate
MODERATOR:
Nora Demleitner, President of St. John’s College
This panel was part of "Frankel at 50: A Half-Century’s Perspective on Criminal Sentences: Law Without Order," hosted by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, the Council on Criminal Justice, the Federal Sentencing Reporter and the New York City Bar Association. The event was held in person on Monday, April 24, 2023 at the New York City Bar Association.
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