Judge denounces mandatory minimums for drug ...
15-November-2004, United States, CBS Boston
One of Massachusetts' top judges denounced the state's sentencing laws Monday, saying that the mandatory two-year sentence for drug possession near schools discriminates against minorities, does not deter crime and decreases faith in the judicial ...

More women in U.S. prisons than ever
07-November-2004, United States, The Globe and Mail
Washington — The number of women in state and federal prisons is at an all-time high and growing fast, with the incarceration rate for females increasing at nearly twice that of men, the government reported Sunday. There were 101,179 women in ...

Prison Issues, Drug War Hardly Factor Into ...
01-November-2004, United States, The New Standard
With over two million people behind bars, the US has a higher percentage of its citizens and residents locked up than does any other country. And as those incarceration rates continue to disproportionately hit communities of color and low-income ...

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