Senate President Pro Tem Perata’s Prison Reform Floor Speech
Senate President Pro Tem Perata’s prison reform floor speech – For more, visit http://www.sen.ca.gov/perata) The Senate passed legislation today to increase prison beds, expand treatment programs for inmates and parolee…
"Defelonization"–The Next Step in Winding Down the Drug War [FEATURE]
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Such measures are designed to ease prison overcrowding, ease pressures on budgets, and help drug users by avoiding saddling them with felony convictions. They also … "Felony sentences don't reduce drug use and don't persuade users to seek treatment …
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New defense for drug crime offense
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With the terrifying power of pain medication to entrap even soccer moms, more and more states—and even federal courts—are now turning low-risk drug addicts away from prison and toward rehab centers like Novus. Even conservative politicians are now …
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Prison Reforms Still Concern Some Kentucky Prosecutors
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Reforms to Kentucky's criminal justice system still concern some prosecutors. Lawmakers this week celebrated their success, saying the law reduced prison populations, cut corrections costs and enhanced drug treatment programs. While it's a step in the …
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