Senators Take Major Step Toward Ending Drug War
Senators Take Major Step Toward Ending Drug War
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And it would allow thousands of current inmates to return to court to seek fairer sentences in accordance with the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, a measure that reduced the vast sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine crimes. The bill … Read more on Huffington Post
Ending violence calls for drastic measures
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As it's unlikely they were referring to Hall of Fame night-shift police reporter Charlie Walker, nor the gifted 1970s Hawthorn high half-forward Charlie Grummisch, it could be fairly deduced they were using slang for cocaine and had no concerns about … Read more on WA today
Justice Department looks to commute sentences for some drug offenders
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Legislation proposing dramatic reductions in federal prison terms for non-violent drug offenders, and an end to the hundred-fold disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentencing advanced through the Senate judiciary committee by a vote of 13 to … Read more on The Guardian