Congress
Webcast: U.S. Senate Hearing -- Exploring the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009
On Thursday, June 11, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs will hold a hearing on Senator Webbâs legislation to comprehensively review and reform the nationâs cri
Drugs in America: Trafficking, Policy and Sentencing
This symposium is presented by Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) and the Administration of Justice Department of George Mason University.
The schedule:
8:45am: Panel 1 begins
9:45am: Panel 2 begins
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs Hearing: Reforming the 100-to-1 Crack/Powder Disparity
For over 21 years the inequity between crack and powder cocaine sentences has been the subject of great debate. Now the Senate will take a first step toward addressing this inequity. Three bills have been introduced in the Senate and will likely be the subject of debate at the hearing.
book talk: Race to Incarcerate, by Marc Mauer
Washington, DC, "Race to Incarcerate," book talk with The Sentencing Project's Marc Mauer. At Politics & Prose bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW, visit http://www.politics-prose.com for further information.