FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
Kind of funny that immediately after the Republicans were thrown out of the senate for the first time in thirty years in NY the Rockefeller drug laws are immediately repealed, huh?
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/3/3/131858/2576
NY Assembly to Vote on Reform of Rockefeller Drug Laws Today
By Jeralyn, Section Crime Policy
35 years of draconian drug offender sentencing may come to a halt in New York as the Assembly votes today on reforming the Rockefeller Drug Laws.
The New York State Assembly is set to vote today on legislation that would allow judges to send drug offenders to substance abuse treatment instead of prison. The legislation would also allow thousands of prisoners jailed for nonviolent drug offenses to have their sentences reduce or commuted.
It’s the latest step in a long campaign to repeal the draconian Rockefeller laws. The laws impose lengthy minimum sentences on drug offenders, even those with no prior convictions. The laws have disproportionately targeted people of color, while giving prosecutors de facto control over how long convicts are jailed.
The Albany Times Union says Just Say Yes to Drug Law Reform. Our post from last week on this is here.
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/3/3/131858/2576
NY Assembly to Vote on Reform of Rockefeller Drug Laws Today
By Jeralyn, Section Crime Policy
35 years of draconian drug offender sentencing may come to a halt in New York as the Assembly votes today on reforming the Rockefeller Drug Laws.
The New York State Assembly is set to vote today on legislation that would allow judges to send drug offenders to substance abuse treatment instead of prison. The legislation would also allow thousands of prisoners jailed for nonviolent drug offenses to have their sentences reduce or commuted.
It’s the latest step in a long campaign to repeal the draconian Rockefeller laws. The laws impose lengthy minimum sentences on drug offenders, even those with no prior convictions. The laws have disproportionately targeted people of color, while giving prosecutors de facto control over how long convicts are jailed.
The Albany Times Union says Just Say Yes to Drug Law Reform. Our post from last week on this is here.