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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Aug 8, 2013
The Director of "How to Make Money Selling Drugs" on Ending an Embarrassingly Racist War
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Aug 2, 2013
Washington Gives Us Something to Get Excited About (No, Really!)
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Jun 14, 2013
The War on Marijuana Has a Latino Data Problem
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Jun 6, 2013
End the Numbers Game: Police Should Not Be Rewarded for Making Marijuana Arrests
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Jun 4, 2013
NEW REPORT: Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Marijuana Arrests
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May 15, 2013
Federal Judge: Only Powered-Off Cell Phones Deserve Privacy Protections
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Apr 25, 2013
Supreme Court Makes the Right Call: "Social Sharing" of Marijuana Not an Aggravated Felony Under Immigration Laws
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Apr 10, 2013
As The "Drug Testing Dragnet" Widens, The Poor Continue to be Swept In