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20 Apr 2009, 9:16 am
Although we have been advised that A3984 of 2009 (formerly A4342-A of 2008) is not officialy included as part of the agreement to reform the Rockefeller Drug Laws as incorporated in Chapter 56 of 2009, signed by the Governor on April 7, 2009; it could be a useful source for those researchers in the future compiling legislative histories related to drug law reform. [read post]
27 Apr 2013, 9:48 pm
NY TIMES By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The mandatory-sentencing craze that drove up the prison population tenfold, pushing state corrections costs to bankrupting levels, was rooted in New York’s infamous Rockefeller drug laws. [read post]
26 Mar 2009, 7:22 am
New York Governor David Paterson announced Thursday a deal has been reached with state legislators to repeal and revise much of the draconian Rockefeller Drug Laws. [read post]
14 Aug 2017, 3:30 am
Michael Javen Fortner, Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment (2015). [read post]
3 Dec 2013, 11:57 am
Although not likely, could prosecutors charge Rockefeller with Second Degree Assault pursuant to New York Penal Law 120.05(4)? [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 8:53 am
In April, Governor David Paterson and other state lawmakers went over and revised the archaic Rockefeller-era drug laws. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 6:33 am
"Under the Rockefeller drug laws, we did not treat the people who were addicted. [read post]
6 Jun 2011, 9:54 am
" Like Rockefeller, the commission members do not embrace a laissez-faire policy toward drug use. [read post]
27 May 2008, 6:38 am
Here are highlights:Enacted in 1973, New York's Rockefeller drug laws penalized some first-time drug offenders more severely than murderers. [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 12:12 pm
New York Rockefeller Laws Reform 2009 - Part AAA of A.156 [read post]
25 Apr 2009, 5:56 am
"For years, thousands of New Yorkers have spoken out against the Rockefeller Drug Laws. [read post]
20 Sep 2012, 2:30 pm
New York drug crimes and the former "Rockefeller Drug Laws" were, and currently are, some of the strongest criminal laws on the books. [read post]
28 Mar 2009, 6:18 am
David Paterson will finally reform the state's Rockefeller-era drug laws. [read post]
27 Mar 2009, 2:00 pm
3 Apr 2009, 3:24 pm
As detailed in this local article, not everyone in New York is happy with the state legislature's decision to reform the Rockefeller drug laws. [read post]
6 Jan 2016, 9:30 pm
., the Rockefeller laws in New York) and federal law.And it worked. [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 9:37 am
New York Governor David Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith announced an agreement of Friday March 27 that would effectively end the harshest provisions of the New York Rockefeller Laws The Agreement ends mandatory jail for first-time and non-felony offenders. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 12:12 pm
The New York Times has this new piece, headlined "Albany Takes Step to Repeal Rockefeller Drug Laws," that suggests that the state's drug sentencing laws are on the verge of real reform. [read post]
10 Feb 2009, 9:10 am
25 Mar 2009, 4:55 am
Here are excerpts: Justice Safer-Espinoza and 14 other judges who sit in courts throughout the city are circulating an unusual open letter to ask that [Rockefeller drug] laws, modified in 2005, be changed yet again. [read post]
