Court Watch Advocacy Report

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Fill this form out during (if possible) or immediately following completion of your court watch activity. Please email your completed report to douglas@justicenotprisons.org. Some of this information will be provided or announced, some you will have to seek out.

Observer Name:	Date:

Name of court:	Case #:

Defendant Name:

Conviction Offense (charge and details):

Sentence Imposed:

Name of Judge (announced):

Name of Prosecutor (seek out):

Name of Defense attorney (seek out):

Name of Probation Officer (seek out):

Criminal history and background of defendant:

Justification or explanation for sentence:

Some questions to consider if it is an incarceration sentence: why the length of sentence (why not shorter)? Why was an incarceration sentence imposed rather than some form of community sentence (usually probation, with an array of conditions possible)?What stood in the way of such an alternate sentence?

Information from interview/discussion with court officials:

Other thoughts/comments/concerns/questions:

Are you willing to have you report posted on Justice Not Prison’s website? Yes	No