Mandatory Minimums: Unfair and Ineffective

Published March 18, 2014

Mandatory minimums: Unfair and ineffective

Filed under: Signs Of Crack Cocaine Usage

Congress made a significant step in 2010 when it voted to reduce the ridiculous disparity in sentences handed out for possession of crack cocaine vs. the drug in its powder form. Now, Attorney General Eric Holder wants to take the next logical step. Read more on Bristol Press

Holder supporting reduced sentences for drug dealers

Filed under: Signs Of Crack Cocaine Usage

Attorney General Eric Holder is endorsing a proposal that would reduce prison sentences for people convicted of dealing drugs, the latest sign of the Obama administration's retrenchment in the war on drugs. In January, the U.S. Sentencing Commission … Read more on Columbus Dispatch