BALTIMORE, MD – A federal judge in Maryland, saying public attitudes on marijuana have shifted, gave two marijuana traffickers sentences much shorter than prosecutors requested. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar said federal sentencing guidelines that treat marijuana as seriously as heroin and other hard drugs are outmoded, The Baltimore Sun reported. He cited the Obama administration’s decision […]
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. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, DC — After decades of ever-increasing resort to mass incarceration in the United States, we seem to be reaching the end of the line. Driven in large part by economic necessity, state prison populations have, in the past three years, begun to decline slightly. The federal prison system, however, continues to grow, but now, […]
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. . . . . READ MORESAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a speech today to the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in which he outlined a new sentencing and enforcement strategy as America enters the fifth decade of the so-called “War on Drugs.” Medical marijuana advocates are cautiously optimistic that the announcement will bring […]
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. . . . . READ MORESAN FRANCISCO, CA — US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday a comprehensive federal sentencing reform package with a strong emphasis on drug sentencing. He said he will direct US Attorneys that low-level, nonviolent drug offenders not tied to gangs or major trafficking organizations should not be charged in ways that trigger lengthy mandatory minimum […]
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. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, DC — In a speech to the American Bar Association today Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce major federal sentencing changes, including dropping the use of mandatory minimum sentencing in certain drug cases, expediting the release of certain nonviolent elderly prisoners, leaving more offenses to state courts to deal with, and working […]
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. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, DC – In an interview with NPR that Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder said there are too many people in prison and it is time for federal sentencing reform. He could announce major changes as early as next week. In the NPR interview Holder said: “The war on drugs is now 30, 40 years old. There […]
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