Letting The Punishment Fit The Crime

Several recent criminal cases have some state officials calling for higher minimum sentences. But critics say “one size fits all” approaches are too simplistic in a complex world. We'll look at the long-running debate over criminal sentences in New Hampshire. Laura's guests are Jim Reams, Rockingham County Attorney; Larry Vogelman, a civil and criminal defense attorney and Legal Director for the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, and Carol Ann Conboy, Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court and chair of the New Hampshire Superior Court Sentence Review Board.

Laura Knoy's guests on The Exchange - Top left to right - Rockingham County Attorney; Larry Vogelman, a civil and criminal defense attorney and Legal Director for the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union.
Carol Ann Conboy, Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court and chair of the New Hampshire Superior Court Sentence Review Board, and Rockingham County Attorney; Larry Vogelman, a civil and criminal defense attorney and Legal Director for the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union get set for the show to begin. Laura and her guests going over some notes before the show.
The Exchange crew in background moments before going on air.Exchange crew staff member Dan Colgan's face is reflected on the studio window as the show begins

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