"It is unprecedented for the government to seek a sentence five times as high as probation recommends and for the court to impose a sentence four times as high," said a defense lawyer, Kevin H. Marino.
First and foremost, we are focusing resources on high-risk probation clients, building on their strengths through incentives and holding them accountable with graduated sanctions.
Yes, these rates are high, but the probation service does not currently have a statutory obligation to supervise those subject to short term sentences.
IPS is also appealing a decision to place Arlington, among three other high schools, on probation for a sixth year.
And so you'll have big corporations using graffiti-type imagery in their logos and advertising, but then you'll also have writers getting long jail sentences and high fines and probation for graffiti.
The figure includes seven offenders among the 1,072 categorised as level 3 or the "critical few" who are under the highest level of probation and police supervision.
But the judge issued a sentence higher than the probation officer's presentence recommendation of six months, which cited Mr. Brownstein's "genuine remorse" as a reason for leniency.
A1 Lighter Terms in Ferry Case A high-ranking federal probation official has recommended sharply reduced prison terms for two men who pleaded guilty in the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash, according to papers.
In the latest turn in that case, federal officials on Friday charged a high-ranking Luzerne County probation official, Sandra Brulo, with obstructing justice and altering an official record.
Over the next several days, I'll be keeping a tour diary for The Marshall Project and VICE, watching as they visit a series of facilities in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, along the northern coast, and hear presentations on how Germany handles sentencing, drug addiction, officer training, juveniles, high-risk prisoners, and probation.
