Mandatory time doesn't fit the crime
21-October-2004, United States, Central Florida Future
In the game of Monopoly there is a space on the board that says "Go directly to jail."
There is something very similar to this in the game of life, mandatory minimum sentences. Get busted trafficking drugs, go directly to jail. No complaints or ...
Drugs in a foreign talent pool
19-October-2004, Singapore, Todayonline
The recent high profile drug bust in which several expatriate and local professionals were arrested for trafficking and possessing cocaine throws into sharp focus Singapore's tough but highly-effective anti-drug laws.
It highlights Singapore's ...
Life sentence of drugs must end
16-October-2004, United Kingdom, Scotsman.com
FOR those working to reduce the damaging consequences of Scotland’s drug problem, this week’s "revelations" about drugs entering Edinburgh Prison are nothing new. As we have seen over the last 20 years, whatever we do, drugs will continue to get to ...
Minister pledges drugs crackdown
12-October-2004, United Kingdom, BBC News
Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson has pledged to tackle the death and misery caused by drugs in Scotland. Her vow follows an admission by staff at one of Scotland's toughest jails that they are losing the battle against drug smugglers.
Official ...
Nation's Jails Stuffed With Drug Offenders, ...
23-July-2004, United States, Drug Reform Coordination Network
In its latest survey of the nation's jail populations, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported that 665,475 people were being held in local lock-ups as of June 30, 2002. Of that number, 156,000 were doing time for drug ...
Jail and Prison Population at an All-Time High -- ...
04-June-2004, United States, Drug Reform Coordination Network
For the thirty-first straight year, the number of people America throws behind bars has increased, leaving the nation with an all-time high of nearly 2.1 million people incarcerated at the end of June 2003, according to an annual report released ...
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