Holder and Republicans Unite to Soften Sentencing Laws
Holder and Republicans unite to soften sentencing laws
In 2010, Congress unanimously voted to abolish the 100-to-1 disparity between sentences for crack cocaine offenses and those for powdered cocaine, a vestige of the crack epidemic. Now, the Obama administration and its allies in Congress are pushing to …
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Random testing shows majority of Hawaiian COs are clean
By Andrew Pereira KITV. HONOLULU, Hawaii — The arrests of two Halawa correctional officers earlier this year for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine into the prison pointed to a perhaps bigger issue: Whether drug use is rampant among ACO's?
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Honolulu Mayor wants significant increase in programs for homeless
Rick Egged of the Waikiki Improvement Association says beefing up Housing First could have an immediate impact on the tourism industry, "In Waikiki, we have a high proportion — like 80% — are people with drug abuse or alcohol abuse issues or mental …
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