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"Right Historical Wrongs": US State To Pardon 100,000 Marijuana Convicts
Maryland's governor will issue a mass pardon of drug offenses, US media reported Sunday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades.
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Tinder to Let US Users Run Background Checks for History of Violence Before Dates
Tinder will give US users a way to check if potential dates have been convicted of a violent crime, a check that experts warn has limitations.
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Half Of US Adults Have Family Member Who Have Been Incarcerated: Report
Nearly half of all American adults have an immediate family member who has experienced incarceration, according to a new study published Thursday that spotlights the extent of mass imprisonment in the United States. The report comes as President Donald Trump has given his backing to a bipartisan bill aimed at reforming sentences imposed for drug of...
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Barack Obama Cuts Prison Sentences For 42 Drug Offenders
President Barack Obama has shortened the sentences of 42 people serving time for drug-related offenses, continuing a push for clemency that has ramped up in the final year of his administration.
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Barack Obama Commutes Sentences Of 61 Offenders
President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the sentences of 61 individuals charged mostly with cocaine-related offenses, as he again pressed the case for drug sentencing reforms.
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Barack Obama Issues Mass Commutation To 95 Americans
President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 95 individuals charged mostly with drug offenses, an unusually large show of clemency that foreshadows a 2016 push to fix the criminal justice system.
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Jackie Chan's Son Gets 6 Months in Jail For Drug Offense
"I violated the law. I deserve to be punished. When I return to society, I won't do it again," Chan said in courtroom footage
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Shiromani Akali Dal to Hold Dharnas Against Drug Menace at International Border
Just days after its top leader was quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate over a money laundering case in the drugs trade, the Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD has decided to launch an offensive against the Border Security Force, purportedly holding it responsible for the drugs menace in Punjab.
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India Acts to Repair Reputation as Drugs Exporter
As part of the charm offensive, New Delhi has invited global regulators - including the FDA - to visit Indian production units to get first-hand evidence of measures taken to ensure the quality of locally manufactured generics.
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Mexican troops in deadly clash with vigilantes
Mexican federal forces launched an offensive Tuesday to take over security in a violence-torn western state, seizing a drug cartel's bastion and clashing with vigilantes who refused to disarm.
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"Right Historical Wrongs": US State To Pardon 100,000 Marijuana Convicts
Maryland's governor will issue a mass pardon of drug offenses, US media reported Sunday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades.
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Tinder to Let US Users Run Background Checks for History of Violence Before Dates
Tinder will give US users a way to check if potential dates have been convicted of a violent crime, a check that experts warn has limitations.
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Half Of US Adults Have Family Member Who Have Been Incarcerated: Report
Nearly half of all American adults have an immediate family member who has experienced incarceration, according to a new study published Thursday that spotlights the extent of mass imprisonment in the United States. The report comes as President Donald Trump has given his backing to a bipartisan bill aimed at reforming sentences imposed for drug of...
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Barack Obama Cuts Prison Sentences For 42 Drug Offenders
President Barack Obama has shortened the sentences of 42 people serving time for drug-related offenses, continuing a push for clemency that has ramped up in the final year of his administration.
-
Barack Obama Commutes Sentences Of 61 Offenders
President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the sentences of 61 individuals charged mostly with cocaine-related offenses, as he again pressed the case for drug sentencing reforms.
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Barack Obama Issues Mass Commutation To 95 Americans
President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 95 individuals charged mostly with drug offenses, an unusually large show of clemency that foreshadows a 2016 push to fix the criminal justice system.
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Jackie Chan's Son Gets 6 Months in Jail For Drug Offense
"I violated the law. I deserve to be punished. When I return to society, I won't do it again," Chan said in courtroom footage
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Shiromani Akali Dal to Hold Dharnas Against Drug Menace at International Border
Just days after its top leader was quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate over a money laundering case in the drugs trade, the Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD has decided to launch an offensive against the Border Security Force, purportedly holding it responsible for the drugs menace in Punjab.
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India Acts to Repair Reputation as Drugs Exporter
As part of the charm offensive, New Delhi has invited global regulators - including the FDA - to visit Indian production units to get first-hand evidence of measures taken to ensure the quality of locally manufactured generics.
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Mexican troops in deadly clash with vigilantes
Mexican federal forces launched an offensive Tuesday to take over security in a violence-torn western state, seizing a drug cartel's bastion and clashing with vigilantes who refused to disarm.
