President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 61 drug offenders on Wednesday including more than a third serving life sentences, working to give new energy to calls for overhauling the U.S. criminal justice system. Read article here: High Times
Tag: Offenders
Pennsylvania Spends $2.5 Million Annually on Nonviolent Marijuana Offenders
The auditor general for Pennsylvania, EugeneDePasquale, is urging the state legislature to pass a bill legalizing medical marijuana due to fiscal concerns related to the imprisonment of nonviolent marijuana offenders. Read article here: High Times
Indiana Wants to Increase Drug Penalties, But Not for Marijuana Offenders
While some states have made the move in recent years to reduce the number of non-violent drug offenders the system locks away behind bars, the Indiana Legislature is considering a bill this session that aims to increase the penalties for those caught in possession of spec… Read article here: High Times
Police In Houston To Stop Arresting Minor Pot Offenders
Beginning January 1, police in America’s fourth largest city will no longer be arresting minor marijuana possession offenders. Read article here: High Times
Uncle Sam to Release 6,000 Federal Drug Offenders
In an effort to deal with prison overcrowding, as well as liberate some of those people serving unjust sentences for non-violent drug crimes, the Department of Justice announced earlier this week that it plans to spring around 6,000 prisoners from the joint. Read article here: High Times
California: Gov. Brown to Decide If Green Card Drug Offenders Should Be Deported
California families living without the guaranteed protection of U.S. citizenship may no longer have to worry about succumbing to the unsung perils of the minor drug convictions. Read article here: High Times
Louisiana Governor Denies Clemency to Non-Violent Pot Offenders
Although it is predicted that Louisiana Governor BobbyJindalwill sign legislation in the coming weeks to reduce the state’s penalties for possession of marijuana, his sudden change of heart in regard to cannabis crimes may be more of a political scam tha… Read article here: High Times
Nashville Referendum Could Protect Pot Offenders
Although the state of Tennessee has not made a lot of noise in recent years with regard to changing itsprohibitionarystance on marijuana, advocates in Nashville have taken it upon themselves to introduce a measure that would prevent the city from spending mone… Read article here: High Times