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Uniform Law Commission passes important act concerning collateral consequences

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this press release, earlier this summer the Uniform Law Commission finalized and approved the Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act.  Here is some background and the basic details from the release:  [This Act] addresses the consequences of the conviction of a crime that are imposed by law in addition to direct penalties imposed by the judge. Traditionally, offenders are sentenced to fines, probation, and jail or prison terms. When this punishment is complete, as far as the criminal justice system is concerned, the offender has done the time and repaid his or her debt to society. However, today?s offenders learn ? often too late ? that they have only begun to suffer the consequences of their convictions after they have served their sentences...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 26, 2009 (boomark / email).