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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Dec 16, 2013
I Will Die Here, Unless President Obama Helps
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Dec 11, 2013
Congress Can Create a Smarter Criminal Justice System
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Nov 12, 2013
Our Presidents Smoked It. Why Is It Still a Crime?
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Oct 30, 2013
Congress Could Save Tens of Thousands of Americans Today. Here's How.
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Oct 29, 2013
My 5-Year-Old's Seizures Were Finally Controlled by Medical Marijuana