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Rockefeller Drug Law Reforms Go Into Effect

Eric T. Schneiderman | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

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Eric T. Schneiderman

For all the (fair) criticism of Albany's dysfunction, our state government did get something right this year. The drug law reforms go into effect today.

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Will Cameron Douglas Do More Prison Time Than Colombia's Top Drug Kingpin?

Anthony Papa | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment

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Anthony Papa

It's time to end these draconian war on drugs laws and implement a sentencing structure that promotes fairness and justice.

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Obama Crack Sentencing Laws Change In Works

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration joined a federal judge Wednesday in urging Congress to end a racial disparity by equalizing prison sentenc...

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Failed Drug War Now Targets Whites

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.19.2009 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The result of the fiction that blacks are the prime drug users and abusers has been devastating in law and public policy.

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"The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century": Will New York Change?

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

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Odile Weissenborn

In New York, the 36-year-old Rockefeller Drug Laws may be massively overhauled.

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New Year, New Administration, More Clemency

Jason Flom | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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Jason Flom

Obama ran on a campaign promise of change. He can begin by using the pardon power generously to correct as many individual cases of injustice as possible.

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Tatum O'Neal's Drug Bust Sentence: Appropriate or Not?

Anthony Papa | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Anthony Papa

Nonviolent drug offenders like Tatum O'Neal should be given an opportunity to receive treatment, not jail time. This would be a more effective solution for both the individual and the community.

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Onward and Ever Upward -- But Not in a Good Way

Jamie Fellner | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

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Jamie Fellner

Why the never-ending prison growth? Three ill-considered policies: the war on drugs, draconian sentencing laws, and punitive parole practices.

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From Draconian Drug Laws to Life Without Parole -- Join the Movement Against Harsh Sentencing

Anthony Papa | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Anthony Papa

Now is the time to question what it means for society to turn from state-sanctioned executions to punishments that impose what many prisoners describe as "in-house death sentences."

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