Ruling on Mandated Sentencing Guidelines Concerns Prison Reform Advocates

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Advocates for reducing racial disparity in Wisconsin’s prison population are concerned about ruling published by astate appeals court yesterday. It calls for repealing a requirement that judges pay attention to sentencing guidelines in punishing people convictedof certain felonies. Gil Halsted reports…

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