Righting Historical Wrongs Through Clemency

Righting Historical Wrongs Through Clemency
From the kangaroo courts and lynching laws of yesterday to the still lingering crack vs. powder-cocaine disparity today, miscarriages of justice have been an ever-present feature of the U.S. criminal punishment system. However, there has always been …
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Foley man gets 10 years for drug ring involving crack and powder cocaine
A confidential source said Watts was known to carry as much as 4 ounces of crack with him while selling, it said, and there were at least nine different buys of crack and powder cocaine by undercover agents between March 2011 and March 2012. He was one …
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Heroin is 'burdensome threat,' Huntington Police Chief warns
In a 20-page "drug threat assessment" prepared for submission to Mayor Steve Williams and Huntington City Council, Holbrook notes that property crime in the city is on the increase as addicts steal so they can buy illegal drugs. … threat posed by …
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More than 000 worth of narcotics seized following raid at Chippewa Park Road
Officers also found 100 yellow ecstasy tabs, four ounces of crack cocaine and two ounces of powder cocaine inside a locked safe that was bolted to the floor inside a closet. A man and woman were arrested and jointly charged with possession of cocaine, …
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