We find more and more people incarcerated for longer and longer, but what I am hearing from Governors of both parties...
I worry that we get into these same kinds of things here. I worry, of course, about the cost to the taxpayer.
For nonviolent offenders, simply imprisoning them for long terms does not help reduce recidivism.
I cannot in good conscience say that anything less than the many years he received is appropriate punishment.
Sentencing reform works. Taxpayer dollars can be used more efficiently to prevent crime rather than just build more prisons.
It has taken politics completely out of our judicial system.
I think these types of attacks reveal the misguided notion that Justices and judges owe some allegiance to the President who appointed them ...
How we are guided by the Constitution, and how that Constitution has served over the years to make our great Nation more inclusive.
I said, 'Well, yes, it happens all the time.'
Nobody should demand political allegiance from any judge, whether nominated by a Democrat or by a Republican.
As public officials, we owe it to all Americans to be transparent about what we do in our official capacities.