A Momentous Change for America's Tortuous Drug Sentencing

Published February 4, 2014

A Momentous Change for America's Tortuous Drug Sentencing

Filed under: facts on crack cocaine

… (not by coincidence, I suspect) on the same day that the Senate Judiciary Committee broadly endorsed the Smarter Sentencing Act, legislation that would cut in half mandatory minimum sentences for federal drug offenders and make it easier for some … Read more on Daily Beast

Legislation Reforming Federal Drug Sentences Passed By Judiciary Committee

Filed under: facts on crack cocaine

Make the reform to the crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity that Congress passed in 2010 retroactive, so that thousands of people sentenced under the old draconian and racially unjust policy can leave prison early. Expand the ability of judges to … Read more on The Weed Blog (blog)

Video: Toronto police probe Rob Ford's 'murder rant video'

Filed under: facts on crack cocaine

His special squad was formed almost a year ago after Gawker and the Star first published news of the existence of the crack cocaine video. To date, the squad has charged several people, including Ford friend Alexander “Sandro” Lisi. Lisi faces an … Read more on MetroNews Canada