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Publication • February 16, 2016
Filed under: War on Drugs, Sentencing
Cracks in the System - Twenty Years of the Unjust Federal Crack Cocaine Law, ACLU, 2006 Cracks in the System: Twenty Years of the Unjust Federal Crack Cocaine Law PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2006 WRITTEN BY: Deborah J. Vagins, Policy Counsel for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Jesselyn McCurdy, Legislative Counsel THE …
Publication • February 11, 2016
Lifetime of Punishment - Impact of Felony Drug Ban on Welfare Benefits, The Sentencing Project, 2013 A LIFETIME OF PUNISHMENT: THE IMPACT OF THE FELONY DRUG BAN ON WELFARE BENEFITS For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 This report was written …
Publication • February 11, 2016
Federal Drug Sentencing Laws Bring High Cost, Low Return, PEW, 2015 A brief from Aug 2015 Federal Drug Sentencing Laws Bring High Cost, Low Return Penalty increases enacted in 1980s and 1990s have not reduced drug use or recidivism Overview More than 95,000 federal prisoners are serving time for drug-related …
Article • February 7, 2016
Book Review: Making Manna by Eric Lotke by Making Manna by Eric Lotke (Brandylane 2015) Book review by Malcolm C. Young, Attorney and Consultant Making Manna is fiction, but it tells a real story. People who have been involved in criminal justice will recognize large parts of the story from …
Article • December 1, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015
California Legislation Permitting NVDP Incarceration Held Unconstitutional by Mark Wilson California Legislation Permitting NVDP Incarceration Held Unconstitutional by Mark Wilson The California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, held on January 20, 2015 that a section of California’s realignment legislation improperly amended Proposition 36, a voter initiative, in violation of the …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna Breaking News: Federal Bureau of Prisons to Release 6,000 Prisoners by Derek Gilna In a dramatic announcement on October 6, 2015, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) stated it is preparing to release up to 6,000 prisoners …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Filed under: War on Drugs
British Banking Giant Fined for Laundering Mexican Drug Money Through U.S. Banks by Matthew Clarke British Banking Giant Fined for Laundering Mexican Drug Money Through U.S. Banks by Matt Clarke In December 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) fined major British bank HSBC almost $2 billion following an investigation …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse? by Jennifer R. Zelnick Social Impact Bonds in Criminal Justice: A Deal We Can’t Refuse? by Jennifer R. Zelnick, MSW, ScD Over the past several years there has been a lot of buzz about Social Impact Bonds (SIBs). More …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Vice President’s Son Discharged from Navy Due to Drug Use by Christopher Zoukis Vice President’s Son Discharged from Navy Due to Drug Use by Christopher Zoukis In an embarrassing coda to Vice President Joe Biden’s long career as one of the chief architects of the War on Drugs, one of …
Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation by Mark Wilson Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation by Mark Wilson In 2012, 6.98 million Americans were under some form of correctional supervision, with 2.2 million in prison or jail and another 4.8 million on probation or parole, according …
The Genesis of Increasing Incidents of Police Brutality: The War on Drugs by Bill Trine The Genesis of Increasing Incidents of Police Brutality: The War on Drugs By Bill Trine What is the cause of the spiraling increase in police assaults on people whom they should help to protect --- …
Article • October 5, 2014
Report: Police State Gets Credit for Increased Incarceration Rates, But Not Crime Reduction by Report: Police State Gets Credit for Increased Incarceration Rates, But Not Crime Reduction   There are more police in the United States than ever before, and crime rates are at their lowest levels in 30 years. …
Publication • 2014
A Slow Motion Lynching?, Article on Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs, Mark w. Bennett, 2014 A SLOW MOTION LYNCHING? THE WAR ON DRUGS, MASS INCARCERATION, DOING KIMBROUGH JUSTICE, AND A RESPONSE TO TWO THIRD CIRCUIT JUDGES Mark W. Bennett* Abstract A federal district court judge who has sentenced …
Human Rights Watch: Nation Behind Bars -- A Human Rights Solution, 2014 H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H NATION BEHIND BARS A HUMAN RIGHTS SOLUTION NATION BEHIND BARS A HUMAN RIGHTS SOLUTION Introduction.......................................................................................................................................3 Background: Rates of Incarceration and Basic Criminal …
Victoria v. NYPD DETF et al, NY, 2nd Am Complaint, false arrest overdetention, 2012 Case 1:11-cv-00937-LAK Document 13 Filed 04/13/12 Page 1 of 13 Case 1:11-cv-00937-LAK Document 13 Filed 04/13/12 Page 2 of 13 Case 1:11-cv-00937-LAK Document 13 Filed 04/13/12 Page 3 of 13 Case 1:11-cv-00937-LAK Document 13 Filed 04/13/12 …
Brief • February 2, 2012
New York v. Reed, NY, Complaint, Assault, 2012 02/02/2012 14:40 17182920371 HARRY FORMAN ESQ J.IGbrtU.Lf .LV:v-:i;vv ,t:'nMIX~•A~a!'~,n2 it.tUVw ,; ...-. '°-~ 2D12BHDD62 4 ., . l;Ql;t~ l. ~1~ ·w~J."'f"07. DF 'l'ffi',; llRQNX l\EZD B/i9 11/1/j ~ , ~ . 1111607781 Defendaftt C PO ID\.'Y SMt!iillr. 01: ~~ J!CT, 1\!0lC:ll .021305, …
ACLU Report - Mental Health Issues in Los Angeles County Jail 2008 r!n!lAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION of SOUTHERN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA of LIBERTY II JUSTICE II EQUALITY EQUALITY Chair 7,2008 July 7, 2008 Jarl Mohn Jarl Mohn President To: Douglas Mirell Mirell Chairs Emeriti Danny Goldberg Allan K. Allan K. …
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Sentencing Project the Changing Racial Dynamics of the War on Drugs 2009 THE SENTENCING ~~~~~~:o~ The Changing Racial Dynamics of the War on Drugs Marc Mauer April 2009 For further information: The Sentencing Project 514 Tenth St. NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 628-0871 This report was written by …
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The Sentencing Project Drug Courts a Review of the Evidence 2009 THE SENTENCING ~~~~~~:o~ Drug Courts A Review of the Evidence Ryan S. King and Jill Pasquarella April 2009 For further information: The Sentencing Project 514 Tenth St. NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 628-0871 This report was written …
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Drug Policy Alliance Drug Courts Are Not the Answer 2011 Drug Courts Are Not the Answer: Toward a Health-Centered Approach to Drug Use We are the Drug Policy Alliance and we envision new drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. Please join us. Copyright © March 2011 …
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