President Commutes Sentences of Eight Convicted by "Unfair System"
President commutes sentences of eight convicted by "unfair system"
In addition to federal mandatory minimums, states can also have similar sentencing guidelines for state drug crimes. In New Jersey, mandatory minimums have been utilized since 1979. According to the State of New Jersey's Department of Corrections, when …
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Reducing the Real Cost of Pot, Cocaine and Other Illegal Drugs
First, let's consider the drug sentencing laws, and in particular, mandatory sentencing rules. The ACLU … I'm willing to discount arguments that treat third strike offenses as trivial, but when you look at case reports of people without prior …
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Waterway agency dismissed from Libertyville boy's wrongful death suit
Hatyina, who was under the influence of cocaine and alcohol when he ran over Borcia, was sentenced in June to 10 years in prison — matching the Tony's age at the time of his death. “No sentence can bring what we really want — to bring Tony back.
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