Is the Condition of Our Inner City Areas a Direct Result of Years of Democratic Socialism?
... this in search of hard-to-find and censured truth on corrupt prison culture in the US, the beginning of the article had me waning, too. Then I got to the meat and the end of it, and thought again. The… Continue reading
Effects of Drug Paraphernalia Ban on Gainesville Still Hazy
Effects Of Drug Paraphernalia Ban On Gainesville Still Hazy Owners of four smoke shops in Gainesville — Mystic, Modern Age, High Tides and Gator City Tobacco and Gifts — have all refused to comment on the recent drug paraphernalia ban… Continue reading
From Selling Crack to Sociology
... of my interviews, the stories would jump off the page. … Sitting in front of a mound of crack cocaine destined for the streets of New York's South Bronx, Randol Contreras had never felt so confident of success. …… Continue reading
Attorney General Holder's Drug Sentencing Policies to Bring Local Changes
Attorney General Holder's drug sentencing policies to bring local changes "Those are the two main pillars of the office. The attorney general has given us some guidelines on nonviolent crimes, and we'll follow his guidance and apply them as best… Continue reading
Hit-and-Run Suspect Faces Attempted Murder Charges
... suspect faces attempted murder charges In contrast, cocaine and methamphetamines are attributed to only 11% (combined!) of violent crimes in this country. For the life of me, I will never understand why alcohol is so promoted and sensationalized, and… Continue reading
So Ive Heard It Said Several Times That Often Blacks Are Given Harsher Sentences for Crime Than Whites & That?
... – Here is an exert from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers “Eighty percent of defendants sentenced in the federal system for crack cocaine are black, and their sentences are approximately 40 percent longer than those for cocaine… Continue reading