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: Prison
Alabama Prison Riot: More to Come?
On Tuesday,Gov.Robert Bentleyvisited Holman Prison in southwest Alabama—in the wake of a bloody uprising at the facility. Read article here: High Times
Former California Prison Gone To Pot?
A vacant California prison that once housed inmates, presumably some of whom were locked-up for marijuana crimes, could serve a surprisingly different function if one California marijuana company has its away. Ocean Green Extracts, a cannabis concentrate producer in South… Read article here: High Times
Illegal Pot Grower Avoids Prison Because His Plants Were Too Puny
Pointing out the defendants “incompetence” for growing marijuana, a British judge has decided not to send a young U.K. man to prison because the pot crop he was caught with was too much of an embarrassment to even consider punishing him to the fullest extent o… Read article here: High Times
Egypt: Author Faces Prison for Writing About Hashish
Egyptian activist attorneyNasserAminis challenging a law that calls for writers to be imprisoned for words that violate the country's "morals." The challenge comes in the trial of novelistAhmedNaji, who could face two years in p… Read article here: High Times
OITNB Star Shares Trick to Determine Your Prison Nickname
Season 4 ofComedy Bang! Bang!starts back up tonight, and we're beyond stoked! Read article here: High Times
Washington Teenagers Are No Longer Facing Prison for Weed
Although Washington was one of the first states to repeal prohibition in America, we have seen reports over the past year that indicate some lawmakers are not quite ready to side with the common sense philosophies attached to the legalization of marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Jeff Mizanskey Released From Prison
Friends and family of JeffMizanskeygathered outside the Jefferson City Correctional Center at around7 amin anticipation of his release. Early reports indicated that he would have his freedom between 8 and10am, but David Owen, Communications D… Read article here: High Times
Drone Drops Pot and Contraband into Prison Yard; Melee Ensues
A drone hovering over the exercise yard at Ohio’s Mansfield Correctional Institution dropped a package of pot, heroin and tobacco into the midst of some 75 prisoners who, naturally, went nuts over the contents and chaos ensued. When guards finally showed up with pep… Read article here: High Times
Obama Calls for Fairer Justice System with First-Ever Presidential Visit to a Federal Prison
As part of a weeklong focus on inequities in the criminal justice system, Obama was to meet separately Thursday with law enforcement officials and nonviolent drug offenders who are paying their debt to society at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution, a medium-secu… Read article here: High Times