US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences
... to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences Reforming federal drug sentencing policy will have an enormous impact both on the lives of those who break federal laws and on their families. But more is at stake as … The cocaine for… Continue reading
Mayor Rob Ford's Street Festival Outing Leads to Renewed Speculation
... Rob Ford's Street Festival Outing Leads To Renewed Speculation Ford has been embroiled in an on-going controversy since May around a video that allegedly shows him smoking crack-cocaine. On Saturday, Coun. Shelley Carroll said the Ford should have known… Continue reading
How Basketball (And Democrats) Gave Us Mandatory Minimum Sentences
... basketball (and Democrats) gave us mandatory minimum sentences But as mandatory minimums may be on their way out, it's worth remembering how the laws — which require judges to hand out big sentences for even minor crimes — came… Continue reading
A Mother Reinvents Herself as a Criminal Justice Advocate After Her Twins Go …
... mother reinvents herself as a criminal justice advocate after her twins go … … to the government in prosecuting another offender. With a crack epidemic raging, Congress had created mandatory minimums for drug cases, with one gram of crack… Continue reading
Strange Bedfellows Call for Mandatory Minimums Reform
... Bedfellows Call for Mandatory Minimums Reform Despite having no prior criminal record, the judge had no choice but to issue a life sentence, due to mandatory minimum sentencing for crack cocaine and the mandatory sentencing guidelines on the books… Continue reading
Prosecutors: Revoke Probation for Man Who Allegedly Swallowed Crack
... crack Filed under: crack cocaine sentencing guidelines Chief U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt sentenced Collins on Jan. 26, 2000, to 19 years and seven months in prison. Subsequent federal sentencing guideline changes for crack cocaine reduced Collins' prison term… Continue reading