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13 - Judicial Interpretation

from Part III - The Mechanics of Mass Incarceration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2022

Jeffrey Bellin
Jeffrey Bellin
Affiliation:
William and Mary Law School, Virginia
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Judges play a role in enabling Mass Incarceration beyond imposing longer sentences. Judges also set the boundaries of American criminal law. They do this in two ways: (1) judges interpret the criminal laws that legislators enact and (2) judges ensure that the processes the government uses to lock people up comport with state and federal constitutions.

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statutory interpretationstatutesburglaryfounding fatherscruel and unusualdue process
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Mass Incarceration Nation
How the United States Became Addicted to Prisons and Jails and How It Can Recover
 , pp. 130 - 140
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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