All posts tagged "Drug Crimes"
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Alec Siegel | May 15, 2017
Sessions Undermines Bipartisan Push for Criminal Justice Reform
Sessions recently called on prosecutors to pursue the strictest sentences--even for non-violent offenders.
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Alec Siegel | December 20, 2016
Obama Grants Clemency to 231 Prisoners; Most Ever in a Single Day
78 of the convicts were pardoned, 153 had their sentences commuted.
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Alec Siegel | October 12, 2016
New Study Finds Marijuana Arrests Outnumber Those for Violent Crimes
A new report from the ACLU and Human Rights Watch sheds light on drug-related arrests.
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Emma Von Zeipel | August 23, 2016
Philippine President Duterte Threatens to Leave U.N., Calling it Useless
The president lashed out at his critics on Sunday night.
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Jake Ephros | July 25, 2014
First Pregnant Woman Arrested Under Controversial Tennessee Law
Mallory Loyola became the first pregnant woman to be arrested and charged with assault on her fetus under...
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Marisa Mostek | July 22, 2014
Are We Nearing the End of Failed Mandatory Minimum Sentences?
Keeping non violent criminals incarcerated for decades leads to overcrowded conditions and billions of taxpayer dollars. The mandatory...