Police Chief Seeks Change in Drug Law
Police chief seeks change in drug law
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Police Chief Bill Lansdowne is backing a statewide effort to reduce most nonviolent crimes, including drug possession for personal use and petty theft, from felonies to misdemeanors, an idea that will undoubtedly face opposition …
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On reducing the penalty for possession of any drug
Money saved on prisons, estimated at $ 150 million to $ 250 million a year, would be used to fund mental health and substance-abuse treatment programs, as well as crime prevention programs in public schools and trauma recovery services for crime victims.
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Second try at smuggling drugs into jail earns Hawkins woman six-year sentence
… 57, 122 Fairview Lane, Church Hill, who was sentenced to two years and one day and fined $ 4,000 for maintaining a dwelling for drug use, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, simple possession of Schedule II, and simple …
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Bolingbrook Blotter: Drug Possession, Domestic Battery
Michael A. Sutter, 20, of the 2200 block of Comstock, Naperville, was arrested by Bolingbrook police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance and resisting a peace officer, according to jail records. About …
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