Last week, PresidentBarack Obamaannounced that he had commuted the sentences of 42 inmates convicted of drug offenses as part of his ongoing effort against "outdated and unduly harsh sentencing laws." Read article here: High Times
Tag: Sentences
Obama Shortens Prison Sentences for 61 Drug Offenders
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
Obama Commutes Sentences for 46; Presses for Justice Changes
Calling America "a nation of second chances," President Barack Obama cut the prison sentences of 46 non-violent drug offenders on Monday in what the White House hopes will be just one prong of a broader push to make the criminal justice system fairer while savin… Read article here: High Times
President Obama to Commute Some Non-Violent Drug Sentences
Over the next several weeks, President Obama is expected to commute the sentences of up 80 people, serving time for non-violent, drug-related offenses, according to the New York Times. Read article here: High Times
President Obama Commutes Sentences of 22 Prisoners of the Drug War
President Obama has used his executive authority to commute the sentences of 22 individuals incarcerated for drug-related offenses. This act of clemency was all part of an effort to reduce federal mandatory minimum sentencing. Read article here: High Times
Holder Seeks To Avert Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is set to announce Monday that low-level, nonviolent drug offenders with no ties to gangs or large-scale drug organizations will no longer be charged with offenses that impose severe mandatory sentences. The new Justice Department policy is part of a comprehensive prison reform package that Holder will reveal in […]
Justice Dept Seeks To Curtail Stiff Drug Sentences
In a major shift in criminal justice policy, the Obama administration will move on Monday to ease overcrowding in federal prisons by ordering prosecutors to omit listing quantities of illegal substances in indictments for low-level drug cases, sidestepping federal laws that impose strict mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related offenses. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., […]
Feds Threaten Landlords of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries with Forty Year Prison Sentences
Picture: Anti-Pot DA Melinda Haag Go into any strip mall “pain clinic” and grab a bottle of Oxycontin. Wander into a corner liquor store and grab a few bottles of Everclear and a pack of cigarettes. Load up on McDonald’s and Burger King until your heart explodes. All of that is fine. Meanwhile, controversy continues […]