sentencing reform

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and

Filed under: cocaine bad

This aberrant behavior has traditionally been viewed as a "bad choice" that is made voluntarily by the addicted person–a view that has perpetuated the lingering stigma of addiction as a moral failure. … This provides a compelling rationale for the … Read more on Insurance News Net (press release)

 


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Jailed: Drug Dealers Found Trading Crack Cocaine and Heroin in Popular Ely Lane

Jailed: drug dealers found trading crack cocaine and heroin in popular Ely lane

Filed under: Information On Crack Cocaine Abuse

Two drug dealers who used a popular road in Cardiff to trade crack cocaine and heroin have been jailed for seven years. Uton Rowe and Matthew Card were caught selling Class A drugs in broad daylight in the lane between Grand Avenue and Sevenoaks … Read more on WalesOnline

 

Pew Poll Reveals Seismic Shift in Drug Policy Attitudes [FEATURE]

Filed under: Information On Crack Cocaine Abuse

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

These Men Sentenced to Die in Jail for Non-Violent Drug Crimes Got a Lucky

These Men Sentenced to Die in Jail for Non-Violent Drug Crimes Got a Lucky

Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Disparity

He reduced their sentences in line with the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which eliminated the 100-to-1 disparity between sentences for crack cocaine and powder cocaine. "If they had been sentenced under the current law, many of them would have already … Read more on Politix

 

Wickham: Finally, a step toward legal fairness

Filed under: Cocaine Vs Crack Disparity

Statistics Final Review Questions Only 1 Question Please Help?

Question by Scott: Statistics Final Review Questions only 1 question please help?
6.In a survey conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, subjects were asked the question “Have you ever used cocaine?” in one of three methods, anonymous survey, personal interview, or phone survey. The contingency table below shows the results of this survey of 2400 students. Suppose one subject is randomly selected from this group. Answer each of the following.

Survey Method NO YES TOTAL
Anonymous 576 224 800
Personal 600 200 800
Phone 632 168 800
Total 1808 592 2400

1.0.247
2.0.28
3.0.25
4.0.21
5.No
6.Yes
7.0.093
8.0.083
9.0.07

What’s Next for Sentencing Reform?, Part 3


What’s Next for Sentencing Reform?, part 3 – In May, Governor Ritter signed into law six criminal justice reform bills generated out of the work of the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justi…

 

The Drug War's Crossroads

Filed under: crack cocaine sentencing

While Vance's view is conventional within law-enforcement circles, drug-policy experts assert that the criminalization of crack and other drugs fuels a cycle of mass incarceration and continued drug use. Statistics from the Drug Policy … A Brooklyn … Read more on Jackson Free Press

 

Who Is the Obama Administration Is a Criminal?

Question by Ryan E: Who is the Obama administration is a criminal?
I’m reading a site that compares the escalation of government in America with that of pre-WWII Germany. It seems a little extreme so I’m trying to check a few facts. “Persons convicted of crimes are being appointed to critical positions in the Obama administration.”

Who in the Obama administration has been convicted of crimes and what crimes did they commit? Thanks for your help.

Best answer:

Answer by K
no one has.

Answer by PepsiOne
The questions of who will be…

Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reform


Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reform – Congressman Dan Lungren (R-Gold River-CA) addressed Congress today on the issue of changing the crack cocaine sentencing laws –which he supports – to reflec…

 

How Our Incarceration Rate is a Public Health Problem

Filed under: crack cocaine sentencing disparity

Some sentencing laws seem little less than perverse. For example, in the 1980s, crack cocaine received a great deal of public attention. In response, the U.S. Congress passed legislation imposing a 100 to 1 sentencing ratio for possession of crack … Read more on EBONY.com

 

Do You Think Drug Dealing Laws Are Unfair to Blacks? Obama Does.?

Question by Michelle M: Do you think drug dealing laws are unfair to blacks? Obama does.?
The Obama administration is asking Congress to close the big gap in prison sentences for dealing crack versus powdered cocaine, a law that critics say is unfair to blacks.

Such sentencing reform efforts tend to focus on lowering the mandatory minimum sentences for crack cocaine possession, but in prepared testimony to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer did not spell out exactly how the administration hopes to make the law more fair.