Overflowing Alabama Prisons Filled With Drug Offenders? It's Largely a Myth …

Overflowing Alabama prisons filled with drug offenders? It's largely a myth …
A favorite of the general public — drug users arrested for petty offenses — arises from a common misconception that drug offenders make up a majority or a large chunk of the inmate population. Statistics from the … While drug offenses do constitute …
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Party shot puts man in prison for 10 years
Eugene Willis Garcia, 26, was on supervised release for cocaine trafficking when the shooting took place in his central Sioux Falls apartment complex July 19. … The long prison term might seem like a curse, Zell said, but the judge said Garcia is lucky.
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Louisiana DAs seek to stymie bipartisan efforts to ease marijuana restrictions
DAs and law enforcement say it helps them take action against career criminals who should be behind bars on longer sentences, but aren't caught that third or fourth time on more egregious crimes. But while it's not the norm — 17.5 percent of inmates …
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