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Dan D'Amico on proportionate punishment, free market prisons, criminal justice, Austrian economics and much more.

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Interview on Fox8 local news
Here's lovely reporter, Shelley Brown's write up , but the video segment doesn't appear to be up. Read More...
What is evidence of effective criminal justice policy
From today's Times Online: Evidence, of course, is the business of the courts, which must use it to decide on guilt or innocence. When it comes to sentencing, however, the legal system is often an evidence-free zone. A case in point is the Drug Treatment...
Interview on Fox8
I was just interviewed for local news Fox8 about the economic recession and its effect on current effects with the local retail market. It's supposed to air after major league baseball tonight around 10pm in the New Orleans area. Video cameras are...
The NYT on California prison system
How difficult it is for state planners to fully recognize the scope of costs and unintended consequences behind criminal justice policies. I'd bet dollars to donuts increases in the parole system were at one time sited as a release valve for prison...
Radio interview this morning
Doubt many people caught it but I was interviewed on talk radio this morning. Robinette's "Think Tank," gave me a call to discuss the economic platforms of McCain and Obama. To sum up my points were: 1) There is little to no differences...
A bunch of links I don't want to loose
Whenever I come across a website or online article worth reading I bookmark it. Doing some spring cleaning today and want to delete these from my sidebar but not loose track of them forever. They're obviously relevant here: 1. James Wilson at Volokh...
Gainfully employed!!!
Once again a thousand apologies for such delays between posts, I am sad to report that much of the same can be expected for at least another month or so as I am finalizing my dissertation and defending in the very near future. As for the title of the...
Life for Donuts!
How's this for proportionality? Read More...