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WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for major changes to the nation's criminal justice system that would scale back the use of harsh sentences for certain drug-related crimes.
In remarks prepared for delivery to the American Bar Association in San Francisco, Holder also favors diverting people convicted of low-level offenses to drug treatment and community service programs and expanding a prison program to allow for release of some elderly, non-violent offenders
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Federal prisons are operating at nearly 40 percent above capacity and hold more than 219,000 inmates - with almost half of them serving time for drug-related crimes and many of them with substance use disorders. In addition, 9 million to 10 million prisoners go through local jails each year. Holder praised state and local law enforcement officials for already instituting some of the types of changes Holder says must be made at the federal level.
Killing off more Reaganist hate, injustice, and stupidity. RIP Raygun.
BTW, there is NO EVIDENCE to call him a criminal. Just a pile of unfair, ridiculous propaganda, hater dupes.
What a great administration we have --- we don't like the law, so we'll just not enforce it.
If we want to get rid of such mandatory sentencing laws, how about get the laws changed in Congress? Willfully ignoring those laws is breaking the law.
Is there ever a point when a President and his administration keep ignoring law that it becomes wrong? I guess not with the Hussein, he is our Dear Leader and knows what's best for us. Why not just dissolve Congress? What do we need it for if our Dear Leader can just circumvent their laws with edicts and Presidential decrees?
What a great administration we have --- we don't like the law, so we'll just not enforce it.
If we want to get rid of such mandatory sentencing laws, how about get the laws changed in Congress? Willfully ignoring those laws is breaking the law.
Is there ever a point when a President and his administration keep ignoring law that it becomes wrong? I guess not with the Hussein, he is our Dear Leader and knows what's best for us. Why not just dissolve Congress? What do we need it for if our Dear Leader can just circumvent their laws with edicts and Presidential decrees?
What a great administration we have --- we don't like the law, so we'll just not enforce it.
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considering that is the branch of the United States government that is responsible
for carrying out the laws
Holder proposes changes in criminal justice system
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for major changes to the nation's criminal justice system that would scale back the use of harsh sentences for certain drug-related crimes.
In remarks prepared for delivery to the American Bar Association in San Francisco, Holder also favors diverting people convicted of low-level offenses to drug treatment and community service programs and expanding a prison program to allow for release of some elderly, non-violent offenders
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Federal prisons are operating at nearly 40 percent above capacity and hold more than 219,000 inmates - with almost half of them serving time for drug-related crimes and many of them with substance use disorders. In addition, 9 million to 10 million prisoners go through local jails each year. Holder praised state and local law enforcement officials for already instituting some of the types of changes Holder says must be made at the federal level.
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I agree with Erik Holder...No one that smokes a leaf should be imprisoned period. This is really stupid and a waste of resources.
Lovely, we have a criminal suggesting changing our criminal system
This administration thinks they are gods that was elected
Wow, the right is in full knee jerk mode over this.
This a good thing. True, I would prefer the decriminalization of pot, but letting them out of prison is a step in the right direction. This will save a tremendous amount of taxpayer money.
It won't happen though. The prison union is very powerful. If Holder goes through with this then that means less jobs for prison guards.
The biggest change is that he wants to release not only users, but dealers as well. Which might have something more to do with the expected amnesty and proliferation of cartel dealers. It's a message to the cartels that the regime is willing to cuddle up in bed with them.
The biggest change is that he wants to release not only users, but dealers as well. Which might have something more to do with the expected amnesty and proliferation of cartel dealers. It's a message to the cartels that the regime is willing to cuddle up in bed with them.
The biggest change is that he wants to release not only users, but dealers as well. Which might have something more to do with the expected amnesty and proliferation of cartel dealers. It's a message to the cartels that the regime is willing to cuddle up in bed with them.
That is exactly what is going on here.
