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26 Mar 2009, 10:35 am
As of yesterday, the NYTimes has reported, the punitive Rockefeller Drug Laws have finally gotten the requisite votes to be repealed:The deal would repeal many of the mandatory minimum prison sentences now in place for lower-level drug felons, giving judges the authority to send first-time nonviolent offenders to treatment instead of prison.The plan would also expand drug treatment programs and widen the reach of drug courts at a cost of at least… [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 10:21 am
The Rockefeller Drug Laws are the Jim Crow laws of the 21st Century. [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 8:22 am
” The Rockefeller Drug Laws are the Jim Crow laws of the 21st Century. [read post]
9 Feb 2009, 1:43 am
The New York Legislature finally seems poised to overturn the infamous Rockefeller drug laws. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 10:18 am
35 years of draconian drug offender sentencing may come to a halt in New York as the Assembly votes today on reforming the Rockefeller Drug Laws. [read post]
9 Mar 2009, 1:51 pm
New York criminal defense firm Tilem & Campbell is pleased to report that after years of fierce opposition to New York's draconian "Rockefeller" drug laws, and after some amendments, passed in 2004, did away with some of the harshest sentences, it now appears that much of the remnants of the Rockefeller Drug laws are going to be repealed. [read post]
29 Mar 2009, 1:24 pm
Tilem & Campbell just obtained a summary of the new Legislation repealing the Rockefeller Drug laws. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 1:45 pm
In addition, the measure would permit about 2,000 prisoners to apply to have their sentences reconsidered.I've posted about this subject before, but always with a grain of salt--New Yorkers have been talking about repealing the Rockefeller Drug Laws for far too long for me to get excited. [read post]
10 Mar 2009, 1:42 am
The New York Times has been broadcasting the imminent death of the Rockefeller Laws for the past couple of weeks, claiming the Assembly Bill spells the end of the draconian laws that compelled judges to sentence defendant accused of sale or possession of drugs to absurdly long mandatory minimum sentences. [read post]
9 Feb 2009, 11:25 am
Will New York's legislature finally do away with the obnoxious Rockefeller drug laws? [read post]
21 Apr 2009, 8:21 am
On March 30, 2009 we posted information on this blawg about the historic agreement reached by New York lawmakers regarding reform of the Rockefeller drug law. [read post]
21 Nov 2008, 10:06 pm
The trumpeted 2004-05 "reforms" of New York's notoriously harsh Rockefeller drug laws did little to help the state's inmates who had been unfairly sentenced. [read post]
27 Mar 2009, 2:17 pm
As detailed in these links, the AP and Reuters are now reporting that reform of the New York Rockefeller drug laws are a done deal: New York to ease its landmark tough drug laws NY eases drug laws, sees annual savings of $250 mln I will remain chary of any celebration until the Rock reform law is signed, sealed and delivered. [read post]
27 Mar 2009, 2:17 pm
As detailed in these links, the AP and Reuters are now reporting that reform of the New York Rockefeller drug laws are a done deal: New York to ease its landmark tough drug laws NY eases drug laws, sees annual savings of $250 mln I will remain chary of any celebration until the Rock reform law is signed, sealed and delivered. [read post]
28 Feb 2009, 5:10 pm
In the good news department, New York's draconian Rockefeller drug laws are expected to take a big blow this week as the legislature is poised to pass new laws granting judges more discretion in sentencing. [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 8:05 pm
"3-12-2009 New York:The New York Civil Liberties today released a detailed report illustrating the disastrous effects the Rockefeller Drug Laws have inflicted on New York State. [read post]
28 Mar 2009, 1:13 pm
The proposal, which sweeps away much of what is left of the Rockefeller-era drug laws, would also create new categories of crimes for so-called drug kingpins and people who sell drugs to children. [read post]
28 Mar 2009, 1:13 pm
The proposal, which sweeps away much of what is left of the Rockefeller-era drug laws, would also create new categories of crimes for so-called drug kingpins and people who sell drugs to children. [read post]
28 Mar 2009, 11:35 am
New York criminal defense lawyers, especially those that handle New York State drug cases, are monitoring an agreement just announced between the New York Senate, Assembly and Governor to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws. [read post]
8 Apr 2009, 5:22 am
The Rockefeller drug reform legislation, introduced as Part AAA New York Assembly bill A156-A/Senate bill S56B was singed by the Governor on April 7, 2009. [read post]
