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President Obama Calls for Reformed Drug Sentences That Overwhelmingly Face Young Black Men

allan10 years ago02 mins

President Obama on Thursday delivered a clear message Wednesday when he commuted the federal prison sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders: The time has come to overhaul a criminal justice system that locks away too many nonviolent offenders.

Justice Department Searches for Crack Cocaine Convicts to Be Freed from Prison

allan11 years ago01 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A disproportionate number of low-level drug criminals who are behind bars are African Americans sentenced under strict laws from the days of the crack epidemic. Hoping to correct that disparity, the Justice Department is encouraging defense lawyers to help identify inmates for clemency, the New York Times reports. Penalties for drug offenses…