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Push for leniency in drug sentencing has been a hard sell in Florida

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The cost of incarcerating a drug offender for a mandatory three-year prison sentence in Florida is estimated at $ 58,400, while the cost of treatment in a work release program is $ 19,130, according to an analysis by the Florida Office of Program and …
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Could Major Prison Reforms Become A Reality In Florida Next Year?

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Edwards' bill would have changed some of the state's sentencing laws and allowed a judge to differentiate between drug traffickers who need to be put away and addicts who just need treatment. “So, my bill responded to some of these concerns with our …
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American Correctional Association Endorses Mandatory Minimum Sentencing …

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In a speech before the American Bar Association in San Francisco, Holder said the Department of Justice would no longer list drug quantities in indictments of certain low-level drug offenders, allowing defendants who lack ties to gangs, violence and …
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