Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester (wikimedia.org)
Oklahoma Governor Signs Prison Reform Bill
Prison reform comes to Oklahoma!
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Kansas state capitol, Topeka (wikimedia.org)
Drug Sentencing Reform Bill Passes in Kansas
A bill awaiting the Kansas governor's signature would increase judges' discretion in sentencing small-time drug offenders, although it increases penalties for some major drug offenses.
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Marijuana Reform Bills Pass in Maryland
A bill lowering penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana and one making possession a citeable offense have passed the Maryland General Assembly and await the governor's signature.
It costs $32,000 a year to jail drug offenders at the Colorado State Prison II in Canon City. (cpr.org)
Colorado Drug Sentencing Reform Bill Introduced
A bill that would make possession of controlled substances a misdemeanor instead of a felony has been introduced with bipartisan support in Colorado.
California needs to reduce prison and jail overcrowding (US Supreme Court)
Fight Is On to Make Drug Possession a Misdemeanor in California [FEATURE]
A bill pending in California would make misdemeanors out of drug possession offenses that are currently felonies. An impressive coalition is growing in support of it, but law enforcement is skeptical.
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California Bill Would De-Felonize Drug Possession
California Sen. Mark Leno has introduced a bill that would reduce simple drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor.
California prison overcrowding
Soros Gives Big Bucks for California Three Strikes Reform Measure
A California initiative to reform the state's Three Strikes law is financially well-placed to make the ballot after George Soros kicked in half a million bucks.
Kuching, Sarawak Province, Malaysia
Malay Couple Get Life for Half Ounce, Marijuana Plant
A life sentence for growing a pot plant!? It just happened to a Malaysian couple, but, hey, at least the judge suspended the caning.
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Rick Santorum on Imprisoning Non-Violent Drug Offenders: "The federal government doesn't do that."
From the same presidential candidate who brought you, "I don't know my medical marijuana laws very well," comes yet another mind-bending morsel of jaw-dropping ignorance.
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