A Momentous Change for America's Tortuous Drug Sentencing
A Momentous Change for America's Tortuous Drug Sentencing
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… (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
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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. …. But … Read more on Huffington Post
Chad Davis murder trial: The evidence in week two
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Anatomy of a Drug Deal in Salinas
Anatomy of a drug deal in Salinas
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Gray says the two biggest sellers are crack cocaine and black tar heroin from South America. “It's rare we run into cocaine powder,” he says. “And most dope we see is connected to the gangs.” The operation was part of quarterly drug and prostitution … Read more on Monterey County Weekly (blog)
Cocaine drug of choice in county
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Hilton Albany's Claude Long Wins Bellman of Year Honor
Hilton Albany's Claude Long wins bellman of year honor
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He grew up in Brooklyn, became addicted to crack cocaine and spent five years in state prison after being convicted of a robbery to support his drug habit. … He is grateful for the support of Tori Bellamy, a longtime cook at the Hilton who is like a … Read more on Albany Times Union
The Rob Ford story: From penny-pinching councillor to crack mayor
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Jail for London Dealer Who Was Caught With Heroin and Crack Cocaine in Ely
Jail for London dealer who was caught with heroin and crack cocaine in Ely
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They carried out a search at her address and Abdulaziz was found inside sitting on 10 packages of heroin worth about £100 and nine packages of crack cocaine worth around £90. When officers asked him about the drugs he admitted 'it's mine'. Abdulaziz … Read more on Wisbech Standard
Drug addict Carl Everall jailed for possessing crack cocaine and heroin with …
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Chen: Unjust Incarceration
Chen: Unjust incarceration
Filed under: 2010 Crack Cocaine Statistics
Legislation such as the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 imposed mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug dealing, creating much harsher sentences for crack cocaine offenses than those of powder cocaine. … Debra and Ben: Here are some FACTS for you … Read more on Mennonite World Review
Inflation Hits Money and Lies
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Food prices are also jumping like a frog on crack cocaine. Many of them are masked by smaller weight packaging. Health care … The federal government is manipulating statistics to intentionally get a low number for inflation as well as unemployment in … Read more on Atlantic Free Press
Indian Trail Man Found Guilty of Trafficking $21 Million of Cocaine
Indian Trail man found guilty of trafficking million of cocaine
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Dieguez and his co-conspirators transported the cocaine in trucks to the Charlotte area, and redistributed the drug for ultimate sale as crack cocaine, according to prosecutors. Dieguez laundered the drug proceeds through bank accounts and the purchase … Read more on Charlotte Observer
Cocaine-Filled Chocolates Found By Canada Border Services
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Facts and Figures on Incarceration in America
Facts and Figures on Incarceration in America
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In the case of crack cocaine sentences being dramatically increased in length over powder cocaine sentences, it was a matter of targeting the black population who favored the use of that particular form. It was purposeful institutional racism. In the … Read more on BillMoyers.com
'My 600-Lb. Life' takes viewers on 'Zsalynn's Story' on TLC
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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 …
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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
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Obama Commutes Sentences of 8 People Convicted of Drug Crimes
Obama Commutes Sentences Of 8 People Convicted Of Drug Crimes
Filed under: Crack Cocaine Intervention
The president signed the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010 to reduce penalties for crack cocaine offenses in order to reduce the disparity with powder cocaine penalties. But the act addressed only new cases, not old ones. The White House said Thursday that … Read more on Huffington Post
Addiction Intervention – Why Families Wait (4of7) – http://www.InterventionServicesInc.com Why Families Wait to do an Intervention (Part 4 of 7) A Presentation done by David Lee, Founder of Intervention Servic…