criminal justice reform

Community Matters: A Story of Revival

...  Matters: A Story of Revival LITTLE ROCK, AR — "It started from low self-esteem, low self-worth" said BJ Carpenter, 34. You'd never … Out on the streets with no future in sight, Carpenter checked himself in to the Union… Continue reading

I Have Seen Many People Ask for an All Steroid Team but How About an All Illegal Amphetamine Team With Players?

...  Schmidt, along with others in the 80’s and 90’s, were cheaters, as well. It’s funny how some people vilify Bonds, McGuire, and Sosa, thinking that the guys prior to the Steroid era were Saints. Answer by hubert cMy only… Continue reading

Penn Jillette on Obama, Gary Johnson, Hitchens, and Peace

...  was sending out signals he'd like to stay on for President Barack Obama's second term. The next he was hurrying to the White House to offer his resignation and remorse over…More >>. One day CIA Director David … Read… Continue reading

Crack Cocaine Colorado

Coalition Urges Clemency For Prisoners Serving Excessive …Applicants seeking relief from the excessive penalties for crack cocaine offenses. Sincerely, American Civil Liberties Union Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York Colorado Criminal… Continue reading

President Obama Crack Cocaine

...  offenses. … Access Document Worth Fighting For: Keeping The Promise Of Sentencing ReformAlthough the President-elect’s Web site listed no criminal justice agenda, it did list the complete equaliza tion of crack and powder cocaine sentences as one of Obama’s… Continue reading

Obama Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity

...  My Letter To CongressThe sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine has contributed to the overall imprisonment of Blacks at six-times the rates of whites and to America's crown as the world's leader in incarcerations. The Obama administration rightly… Continue reading