Strange Bedfellows Call for Mandatory Minimums Reform

Strange Bedfellows Call for Mandatory Minimums Reform
Despite having no prior criminal record, the judge had no choice but to issue a life sentence, due to mandatory minimum sentencing for crack cocaine and the mandatory sentencing guidelines on the books at the time. Her sentence was later reduced to 27 … Read more on American Civil Liberties Union News and Information (blog)

Two of three women in Colorado prisons diagnosed with psychological disorders
Free-basing crack cocaine made all the pain go away, she said. Along the way, she had relationships with men who beat her. She moved to Colorado in her early 20s, and a pimp introduced her to Colfax Avenue. What scares her about her impending release … Read more on Denver Post