Arizona’s 290-Year sentence was a failure of justice

Arizona’s 290-Year sentence was a failure of justice

Gary W Hardy Gov. Katie Hobbs recently denied clemency to Carl Buske, a man serving a 290-year sentence in Arizona for possession of child sexual abuse material. I want to be clear from the outset: the offense is serious and deserving of accountability. But 290 years? For a non-contact crime? That is not justice. That is vengeance disguised as law. Mr. Buske’s case is well known to those who have followed Arizona’s sentencing patterns. Even the …