What Do “Studies Show” About Sentence Length and Recidivism?

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Eric Siddall, VP of the (Los Angeles) Association of Deputy District Attorneys has this article debunking DA George Gascón’s assertion that the “science and data” show that his soft sentencing policies will actually improve public safety.

CJLF is presently working on a literature review of this area, which we expect to have in working paper form in the next couple of weeks.

See also this post from March 17.