ABA Justice Kennedy Commission
Recommendations
After a nearly yearlong review, the ABA Justice Kennedy Commission has concluded that America's criminal justice systems rely too heavily on incarceration and need to consider other, more effective alternatives.
In October 2003, ABA President Dennis Archer formed the ABA Justice Kennedy Commission to review the "inadequacies - and the injustices - in our prison and correctional systems" identified last summer in a speech to the 2003 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.
These recommendations, which do not reflect ABA policy, will be considered by the ABA House of Delegates for adoption as policy at its Annual Meeting in Atlanta, August 9 and 10.
Press
release
- Introduction
- Res.
121A: Recommendations on Punishment, Incarceration, and Sentencing
- Res. 121C: Recommendation on Clemency, Sentence Reduction and Restoration of Rights
About
the Commission:
- Bios of Commission members
- Kennedy Speech
- Press Release announcing commission’s formation
- Hearings
- Washington, November 2003
- San Antonio, February 2004
- Sacramento, April 2004
Audio/Visual
- English Audio News Release
- Spanish Audio News Release
- Clip from Kennedy
- Clip from Archer
- Clip from Saltzburg
For further information:
Contact: 202/662-1090