Cocaine and marijuana. Or, check in with her daughter. It wasn't the drug war that killed these women.Breaking story: He just commuted the prison sentences of 214 drug offenders. Many were in prison for crack cocaine. This story is alarming when you consider the level of lawlessness that is already on the streets of America.
Obama commutes prison sentences of 214 drug offenders
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 214 individuals on Wednesday, the most grants of clemency in a single day since at least 1900, the White House said.
Obama has now granted a total of 562 commutations during his presidency, more than the number by the past nine presidents combined, it said.
The president has worked to reform the U.S. criminal justice system to reduce the number of people serving long, and in many cases life sentences for drug related crimes. It is a rare topic in which the Democratic president has received support from Republican lawmakers.
Many of the convicts had been serving time for crack cocaine. For years crack offenders faced stiffer penalties than offenders of powder cocaine, even though the substances are similar on a molecular level. Critics have said the disparity has unfairly harmed minority and poor communities.
good. they shouldn't be in jail that long for nonviolent drug offenses. the rockefeller drug laws are moronic.
Get then out of jail and back on the street. I heard there is a shortage of experienced crack dealers.
gotta love it... .drugs should be illegal but guns should be available to everyone.
Why don't you ask Whitney Houston about crack cocaine? If you have a problem with guns, take it up with the 2nd Amendment in the Constitution.