OTHERWISE: Eric Holder on His Legacy, His Regrets, and His Feelings About the Death Penalty | The Marshall Project.
Today is the first day that The Marshall Project went live. It is an investigative journalism project led by Bill Keller, former Executive Editor of the New York Times. Several of the pieces focus on the death penalty and inadequate lawyering. This excerpt from an interview with A.G. Eric Holder focuses on sentencing disparities and his rejection of the idea that prosecutors should routinely seek to maximize penalties. – gwc