Articles tagged with "sentencing reform"
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Free Rudi Gammo: Michiganders demand Gov. Whitmer pardon medical marijuana prisoner
David Bienenstock - Published on August 31, 2021Read moreThe City of Detroit gave him a medical marijuana license, but an overzealous prosecutor put him in prison. (Photo courtesy of Last Prisoner Project)
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This plumber was sentenced to 12 years for growing marijuana in a legal state. How is that possible?
Dave Howard - Published on March 30, 2021Read moreOutdated drug war laws and a secondary offense led to Thomas Laverty’s outrageous sentence.
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Illinois officials say they’ve expunged 500,000 cannabis convictions
The Associated Press - Published on January 4, 2021Read moreGov. J.B. Pritzker pardoned 9,210 low-level marijuana convictions. Illinois police erased 492,000 others.
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You can help free America’s cannabis prisoners. Here’s how
Bruce Barcott - Published on August 6, 2020Read moreYes, people are in prison just for marijuana. Here are their names and what you can do to help release them.
