News & Commentary about Sentencing Reform
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We must reduce both the number of people entering jails and prisons and the extreme laws and policies that drive extraordinary long prison terms.
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Sep 26, 2011
Big Step Forward: NYPD Orders Officers to Stop Unlawful Marijuana Arrests
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Sep 14, 2011
Got Urine? ACLU Sues College Over Mandatory Drug Testing
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Sep 8, 2011
Pass a Drug Test Before You Can Pass a Class
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Aug 22, 2011
Told You So: Florida's New Drug Testing Policy Already Costing Taxpayers More
Jul 22, 2011
Californians Say: Better Policies, Not More Prisons
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Jul 1, 2011
Obama DOJ Leaves Medical Marijuana Patients Sick and Suffering
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Jul 1, 2011
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights