U.S. Agency Recommends Shorter Prison Sentences for Drug Offenders
... agency recommends shorter prison sentences for drug offenders In drafting the amendment, the commission looked at the effects of a 2007 law lowering penalties for crack cocaine offenders. Their data showed that those offenders who served shorter time… Continue reading
POLICE BRIEFS: Ibuprofen Causes Headache for Would-Be Crack Buyers
... arrived and spoke with a father, 52, and son, 19, both from Jacksonville Beach. The son claimed that a 40-year-old Naples man and a 36-year-old Port Orange man arranged a deal to purchase $ 60 worth of crack cocaine… Continue reading
US Agency Recommends Shorter Prison Sentences for Drug Offenders
... agency recommends shorter prison sentences for drug offenders In drafting the amendment, the commission looked at the effects of a 2007 law lowering penalties for crack cocaine offenders. Their data showed that those offenders who served shorter time… Continue reading
Trey Radel: "I Have No Excuse for What I've Done"
... 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… Continue reading
Obama Commutes 8 "Unfair" Crack Cocaine Sentences as the ACLU Calls for …
... 8 "Unfair" Crack Cocaine Sentences as the ACLU Calls For … Most of the six men and two women had been sentenced to life in prison for charges related to crack cocaine. All of them have already spent more… Continue reading
Missing Step in Fair Sentencing
... in fair sentencing The difference in sentences for offenders convicted of possessing crack cocaine and those with powdered cocaine represented one of the more egregious disparities in the criminal justice system before Congress revised the law two years ago.… Continue reading