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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Posts Tagged Right on Crime

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Going gets tough for justice reforms

By | 04.08.11 | 8:34 am

Last week, a Senate panel moved unanimously to ease up on part of Florida’s tough-on-crime tradition, easing mandatory sentences for drug offenders who can get stuck with lengthy prison sentences for carrying a handful of pills. Unfortunately, the measure seems to be struggling to find support elsewhere.

The old Florida capitol (Pic via Wikimedia Commons)

Modest ‘smart justice’ plans championed by conservatives advance in the Florida Senate

By | 03.29.11 | 9:37 am

The shift comes with political risks for Republicans, who, by favoring programs like drug treatment and work-release over lengthy prison sentences, can expose themselves to accusations that they’re soft on crime.

Cocaine and marijuana seized in a massive 2007 bust (Pic by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Susan Cornell)

Proposed bills would eliminate mandatory sentencing for drug trafficking

By | 02.24.11 | 9:36 am

Two bills filed in the Florida legislature this week would eliminate mandatory sentencing for trafficking in marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other controlled substances like methamphetamine.

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