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Tracy Ingle: Another Drug War Outrage; from Reason Magazine (US), 5/7/08 (Those wishing to contribute to Tracy Ingle's legal battles can do so at: www.justicefortracy.com )


Death Raises Questions On Use Of Informants; from The Ledger (FL), 5/13/08
Informer's Death In Tallahassee Brings Speculation To Clearwater; from St. Petersburg Times (FL), 5/12/08
The Informants Are Watching Us ... But Who's Watching the Informants? from ACLU Drug Policy Reform Project (US), 11/1/07 -- More Snitch News

There's Nothing Funny About Prison Rape; from Los Angeles Times (CA), 3/30/08
Torture As Therapy And Therapy As Punishment; from Statewide Harm Reduction Coalition (MA), April 2008 -- More Abuse News

Sample Motions, Briefs And Orders Relating To Retroactive Application Of Crack Cocaine Guideline Amendment; from US Office of Defender Services (DC), 2008. (You can print and send these documents to your imprisoned loved ones.)
Retroactive "Crack" Amendment Blog
-- "A new law makes 19,500 inmates eligible for a sentence reduction. Your loved one may be one of them." An informative forum by TX attorney Chad P. Van Cleave, who specializes in federal drug cases. -- More on Crack/Powder Cocaine

President Signs HR 1593 (2nd Chance Act) Into Law; 4/10/08
(Full Bill text, as passed, available here -- pdf)

Reports Find Racial Gap In Drug Arrests; from New York Times (NY), 5/6/08
Study: The NYPD 'Weeds' Out Blacks And Latinos; from Village Voice (NY), 4/29/08 -- More Studies and Reports

Editorial: Crystal Deception; from Free Libertarian Blog (US), 5/3/08
OpEd: Arizona's War On Meth: What About All The Other Drugs? from East Valley Tribune (AZ), 4/18/08 -- More Meth News

OpEd: Give Them Homes; from USA Today (US), 4/29/08
Man Refused Liver For Using Medical Marijuana; from Spokesman-Review (WA), 4/27/08
The Marijuana Project Of Washington State - A joint effort of the November Coalition and the Law Offices of Douglas Hiatt; an organization that fights for the rights of medical marijuana patients in Washington State and beyond. -- More WA State News &Activism

What If 5.3 Million More Americans Could Vote? from AlterNet (US), 4/20/08
Column: A Second Chance Is Their First Priority; from Baltimore Sun (MD), 3/2/08 -- More ReEntry News

Judges See Failure In Fate Of Drug Cases; from Baltimore Sun (MD), 3/5/08
Judge Argues For Softer Drug Laws; from Central Florida Future (FL Edu), 12/3/07 -- More Dissenting Opinions

Column: Whittling Away, But Leaving A Gap; from New York Times (NY), 12/17/07
US Supreme Court Rulings Give Judges More Discretion In Sentencing; from World Socialist Web Site (US), 12/15/07
Column: The Harm of 'Get Tough' Policies; from Newsweek (US), 12/14/07 - More Sentencing News

Thousand Kites -- The Reality Of Prison; from Blue Banner (NC Edu), 11/16/07
YouTube Video: About The Thousand Kites Project; from Holler to the Hood (VA), 9/26/07

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Column: SDSU Drug Raid: Bogus Sensationalism At Students' Expense; from Daily Aztec (CA Edu), 5/13/08

Schwarzenegger Drops Plan For Early Release Of 22,000 Inmates; from Sacramento Bee (CA), 5/13/08

High Court Overturns Mother's Conviction; from Sun News (SC), 5/13/08

Justice Taps New Pardon Attorney; from Associated Press (US), 4/28/08

Column: The U.S. Role In A Mexico Assassination; from Wall Street Journal (US), 5/12/08

Views Vary At Hearing On [NY] State Drug Laws; from Newsday (NY), 5/9/08

Medical Marijuana: House Judiciary Chair Calls Out DEA on California Raids; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 5/9/08

Ecstasy Is the Key to Treating PTSD; from Sunday Times (UK), 5/4/08

Federal Prison Industries Program Expects To Lose Millions In Sales; from Federal Times (US), 5/8/08

[Kathryn Johnston] Court Focuses On Botched Raid, Death; from Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA), 5/5/08

Rally For Freedom: Strangers Join Drive Seeking Commutation For Escapee; from Detroit News (US), 5/7/08

U.S. Prison Policy Needs Reform; from Forbes.com (US), 5/6/08

Fiscal Pressures Lead Some States to Free Inmates Early; from Washington Post (DC), 5/5/08

Dallas County District Attorney Wants Unethical Prosecutors Punished; from Dallas Morning News (TX), 5/4/08

Tougher Immigration Laws Turn The Ailing Private Prison Sector Into A Revenue Maker; from San Diego Union-Tribune (CA), 5/4/08

U.S. Drug Policy A Total Failure, Say Users And Experts; from Deseret Morning News (UT), 5/4/08

In Mexico's Drug Heartland, A Debate on Alternatives to the Drug War Takes Place; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 5/2/08

In Mexico, Opposition to Plan Merida Emerges; from Drug War Chronicle (US), 5/2/08

Outcry Over Halfway House; from Saginaw News (MI), 4/28/08

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