Low Level Drug Offenders

What Happens to Cameron Douglas?

Michael Santos | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Santos

Of the five years Douglas will serve in the prison system, the next few months will be the worst. The most difficult aspect of entanglements with the criminal justice system is the unknown.

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My Jury Service to America

Paul Butler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Butler

If I get put on a jury in a non-violent drug case, I'll vote "not guilty," based on my principles -- even if I think the defendant actually did it.

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Violent Criminals, Prison Cutbacks and the Women Who Suffer The Consequences

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danielle Cavallucci

Once again, the system operating under the auspices of service, protection and justice has failed.

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

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Odile Weissenborn

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

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Drug Czar of My Dreams

Matt Elrod | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Elrod

A significant reallocation of scarce resources from criminal justice to public health solutions is long overdue, but drug policy is multi-disciplinary and international in scope.

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