Rules Change Means More Drug Offenders Are Eligible for Clemency
Rules change means more drug offenders are eligible for clemency
Filed under: crack rehabilitation
The changes are part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to modify sentencing laws, allowing for use of rehabilitation and other alternatives to deal with non-violent drug offenders and those who previously faced tough mandatory minimum … Read more on WQAD.com — Quad Cities News & Weather from WQAD
Portsmouth Municipal Court beginning its own drug court
Filed under: crack rehabilitation
What Happens to Your Brain on Sugar, Explained by Science
What Happens to Your Brain on Sugar, Explained by Science
Filed under: photos of crack cocaine
On the right side is your brain on drugs. Notice the similarities? For comparison, this image shows PET scans of obese and cocaine-addicted brains. Notice that … So basically, Oreos are legal crack. A 2013 profile in the New York Times revealed the … Read more on PolicyMic
Ex-LI lawyer gets 4 years for urging client to commit perjury
Filed under: photos of crack cocaine
Rosiello Convicted of 1st-Degree Murder in Wife's Death
Rosiello convicted of 1st-degree murder in wife's death
Filed under: crack abuse
On the night in question, Mr. Aloise said, his client's mind was consumed by delusions that his wife was cheating on him and plotting to have him killed and ravaged by his abuse of crack cocaine. "This is not a person who is intending to kill or murder … Read more on Worcester Telegram
Obama phone fraud targeted by administration
Filed under: crack abuse
The Ripple Effect of Heroin in New Hamphire
The Ripple Effect Of Heroin In New Hamphire
Filed under: effects of cocaine usage
According to the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, heroin use has doubled amongst people 12 and older between 2007 and 2012. Quinn says the increase …. Prescription drugs have surpassed cocaine. So – and these are … Read more on WWNO
Massachusetts declares heroin emergency, looks to anti-overdose drug
Filed under: effects of cocaine usage
Mandatory Minimums: Unfair and Ineffective
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
Unlikely Allies Push Overhaul on Sentencing
Unlikely allies push overhaul on sentencing
Filed under: crack cocaine sentencing disparity
In 2010, Congress unanimously voted to reduce the 100-to-1 disparity between sentences for crack cocaine offenses and those for powdered cocaine, a vestige of the crack epidemic. Now, the Obama administration and its allies in Congress are pushing to … Read more on Indiana Gazette
What Hemp Legalization Would Look Like In Indiana
Filed under: crack cocaine sentencing disparity
Seeing Black Male Humanity: How the President Can Take on the Prison …
Seeing black male humanity: How the president can take on the Prison …
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Statistics United States
The Obama administration has led the way in reducing the crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity, which was initially 100 to 1. The disparity now stands at 18 to 1. And there is now a bill in Congress that would retroactively apply the DOJ's new … Read more on Salon
Philip Seymour Hoffman and the middle-aged drug epidemic
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Statistics United States
Too Many Americans Are Incarcerated for Too Long
Too many Americans are incarcerated for too long
Filed under: New Crack Cocaine Sentencing Guidelines
The bill would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for many nonviolent drug offenses and make retroactive a 2010 law reducing sentences for the possession of crack cocaine, a change that could benefit as many as 8,800 prisoners. The huge … The … Read more on Los Angeles Times
Give Those With Mental Health Issues and Addiction Problems a Break; Elect …
Filed under: New Crack Cocaine Sentencing Guidelines
Trey Radel Resigns From Congress in Wake of Cocaine Scandal (+Video)
Trey Radel resigns from Congress in wake of cocaine scandal (+video)
Filed under: crack rehabilitation
At first, the freshman congressman, who speaks fluent Spanish and frequents Twitter, planned to serve out his congressional term after a six-week leave of absence and a month of inpatient rehabilitation for alcohol addiction. But on Monday, he reversed … Read more on Christian Science Monitor
Veil Is Lifted on Guantanamo Review Process
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Obama Commutes Sentences of 8 Crack Cocaine Offenders
Obama commutes sentences of 8 crack cocaine offenders
Filed under: crack cocaine penalties
WASHINGTON — President Obama, condemning mandatory minimum sentences and disproportionately harsh sentences for crack cocaine as unjust, has commuted the prison terms of eight convicted offenders. The move is part of the Obama administration's … Read more on Los Angeles Times
Obama reduces McKinney man's crack cocaine sentence
Filed under: crack cocaine penalties
Obama commuted the sentences of eight people serving life terms for possession of crack cocaine. Jason Hernandez of McKinney was sentenced in October 1998 when he was 21. Obama reduced that to 20 years, of which Hernandez has served 15. Read more on Dallas Morning News