Harsh US Drug Laws To Change, Says Eric Holder – The Young Turks

Published August 30, 2013

Harsh US Drug Laws To Change, Says Eric Holder – The Young Turks – “With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder called Monday for major changes to the nation’s criminal justice syst…

UPDATED: Democrats Spar Over Delaying Calif. Prison Order

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That grace period would be designed to give local rehabilitation and drug and mental health treatment programs time to work. Steinberg said such programs, if properly implemented, will lower the crime rate and, by extension, send fewer people to prison.
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Gov. Jerry Brown's prison plan clears Assembly committee

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They want more money spent on rehabilitation services and drug and mental health treatment so offenders do not end up back in prison after their release. Senate leader Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and his caucus view their own plan as a cheaper …
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