The Honorable Eugene Hyman JD ’77’s letter about therapeutic jurisprudence published by Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal published a letter to the editor by The Honorable Eugene Hyman JD ’77 on the therapeutic jurisprudence movement, which suggests that while every crime should be dealt with according to its seriousness, not every crime warrants prosecution. Judge Hyman states that we should encourage laws like the recent First Step Act legislation, which seeks to reduce recidivism by reforming the federal prison system. Read the letter.