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January 20, 2021
Reviewing some old but still timely advice for new presidents past
As regular readers know, I have already done a lot of posts on what I and others believe new Prez Biden should be doing to reform our criminal justice systems. For now, as I watch Prez Biden give his innaugural speech and related festivities, I thought to look back on some blogging in years past when former Prez Obama and former Prez Trump first took office. Here is a small sampling of posts from January 2009 and from January 2017 that still feel timely:
From Jan 2009:
- Inaugural rhetoric about freedom and liberty in prison nation
- Is it too early to start demanding President Obama use his clemency power?
- A great letter urging the USSC to think big in its future work
From Jan 2017:
- "Dear President Trump: Here’s How to get Right on Crime, Part 1"
- "Dear President Trump: Here’s How to get Right on Crime, Part 2"
- "Dear President Trump: Here’s How to get Right on Crime, Part 3"
January 20, 2021 at 12:24 PM | Permalink