Holder Plans to Reform Drug Sentencing

Holder Plans to Reform Drug Sentencing

Filed under: drug treatment programs

… specific, locally-tailored guidelines" for determining when federal charges should be filed, revising guidelines on releasing elderly non-violent criminals, and looking into increasing community service and drug treatment programs as alternatives …
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Attorney General Eric Holder Outlines Changes to Drug Sentencing Guidelines …

Filed under: drug treatment programs

Mr. Holder will also introduce a related set of Justice Department policies that would leave more crimes to state courts to handle, increase the use of drug-treatment programs as alternatives to incarceration, and expand a program of “compassionate …
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Eric Holder Proposes Easing Sentencing on Drug Offenses and Rehab Option

Filed under: drug treatment programs

That means funneling some of those convicted of low-level drug offenses to drug treatment and rehab programs and considering early releases for elderly prisoners convicted of non-violent crimes. There are currently about 219,000 inmates in federal …
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Eric Holder Wants To Cut Back Stiff Sentencing For Federal Drug Offenses

Filed under: drug treatment programs

… delivery to the American Bar Association in San Francisco, Holder said he would scale back the use of harsh sentences for drug-related crimes and favored diverting people convicted of low-level offenses to drug treatment and community service program.
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