Trey Radel: "I Have No Excuse for What I've Done"

Published January 15, 2014

Trey Radel: "I have no excuse for what I've done"
Radel, 37, Republican of Fort Myers, pled guilty Wednesday morning to charges of cocaine possession. His plea agreement lets him avoid jail time but he will be entering in-treatment for his substance abuse problems. He was arrested on Oct. 29 in a … Read more on Lehigh Acres News Star

Florida man among 8 whose harsh crack cocaine sentences commuted by Obama
So, Congress increased the sentencing weight ratio to 100-to-1 for crack versus powder cocaine offenders under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. Over the next decade, law enforcement agencies cracked down on drug traffickers, resulting in lower-level … Read more on MiamiHerald.com

Corrections secretary: Funding cuts drive recidivism
Roberts told the House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice that budget cuts have forced his department to release inmates without substance abuse treatment or behavioral skills training, making them far more likely to land right back in the … Read more on Topeka Capital Journal