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AG Holder Calls for More Lenient Sentences for Drug Offenders to Handle Prison Overcrowding

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder has a partial solution to the U.S.’s massive prison overcrowding – less time for drug offenders. The Associated Press reports that Holder is addressing overcrowding by favoring drug treatment and community service programs in lieu of long prison sentences. He also support the early release of some elderly inmates….

Coke Kingpin Charged in Miami; Considered Among Colombia’s Most Wanted

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By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The feds in Miami are taking aim at some big guys in the drug world. Authorities filed charges against Daniel Barrera-Barrera, an international drug smuggler with alleged ties to terrorist groups in Columbia, reports the Miami Herald. The report calls Barrera-Barrera, 42, one of Columbia’s most-wanted, and says he “maintains a partnership with…