The Long, Slow Push to Prison Sentencing Reform
The long, slow push to prison sentencing reform
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… rates in many urban areas down and the national prison population bursting at the seams, President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder are continuing to modify sentencing laws and reduce jail time for thousands of federal prisoners serving drug … Read more on MSNBC
How The Supreme Court Could Give Police Easier Access To Everything In Your …
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And with conviction rates as low as 16 percent for some crimes, police have the potential to gather vast swaths of data from mere suspects never convicted of a crime, no matter how minor the offense. Some courts have … In the federal case, an officer … Read more on ThinkProgress
Driver Convicted in DUI Wreck That Killed Tulsa Teacher
Driver Convicted In DUI Wreck That Killed Tulsa Teacher
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TULSA, Oklahoma -. A jury has recommended a Tulsa woman spend 61 years in prison for killing a popular teacher while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Marquitta Littlebear was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Susan … Read more on news9.com KWTV
NE OKC High-Speed Chase Suspect Identity Released
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… in the crash, however, none appear to be life-threatening and all are listed in good condition. Webb was arrested in 1996 for Possession of Cocaine with Intent, in 2006 for Possession of Drug Proceeds and in 2009 for Domestic Abuse By Strangulation. Read more on news9.com KWTV
Drug of Destruction
Drug of destruction
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Just in the past decade, the number of people getting addicted to heroin has increased by 60 percent even as the uptake of cocaine, methamphetamine, and crack dropped, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. … In Maine, according to … Read more on Boston Globe
New Book Provides Insight Into Drugs, Addiction and Murder
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“Addiction on Trial: Tragedy in Downeast Maine” by Steven Kassels is a unique medical murder mystery legal thriller that entertains audiences and educates readers through the realistic depiction of the struggles of addiction. The book dissects our … Read more on PR Web (press release)
War vs Drugs Suffers 'Serious Setbacks' – UN
War vs drugs suffers 'serious setbacks' – UN
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Yury Fedotov also noted some successes, such as a shrinking cocaine market, at the start of a two-day meeting that will review implementation of a 2009 plan of action to combat the drugs problem before a special session of the UN General Assembly in … Read more on InterAksyon
War on drugs: Eric Holder endorses reduced sentences for nonviolent offenders
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That disparity in the sentencing, which began in the 1980s, had disproportionately put poor minorities behind bars for decades-long terms, since those communities were more likely to use crack, not powder cocaine, the preferred drug of white, wealthier … Read more on Christian Science Monitor
BCM Researcher Contributes to Revealing Study on Teen Drug Use
BCM Researcher Contributes To Revealing Study On Teen Drug Use
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Even children under the age of 12 who abstain from drug abuse need to be given adequate attention in order to help them maintain that status and set examples for their contemporaries. Parental counseling is necessary, along with campaigns in schools … Read more on BioNews Texas
Obama Administration Endorses Reducing Sentences For Drug Offenders
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Attorney General Eric Holder is throwing his weight behind a proposal to reduce federal prison sentences for drug offenders. The changes would help to lower the federal prison population, which has swelled to more than 200,000 in the last three decades. Read more on Here And Now