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The paramedic who killed Elija McClain was released today. Here’s the associated press source:

A judge is freeing from prison a Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rall

It feels wrong to reduce his sentence. A man is dead because of medical neglect but the doctor gets a reduced sentence because this was his first murder

#elija mcclain #blm #black lives matter #police brutality #police racism #racism #death #associated press #Colorado #paramedics #mandatory sentencing #systemic racism

How an Arizona man who’s never held elected office has shaped one of America’s most punitive criminal justice systems.

#steve twist #arizona #mandatory sentencing #scaremonger #victim’s advocate

By BY LINDA GREENHOUSE from Opinion in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/opinion/justice-sonia-sotomayor-supreme-court.html?partner=IFTTT In her opinions, Justice Sotomayor explains how Supreme Court cases are part of a larger unfolding story of where the country finds itself. The Truth Teller of the Supreme Court New York Times

#BY LINDA GREENHOUSE #Opinion #Mandatory Sentencing #Black People #Drug Abuse and Traffic #Race and E

By BY ADAM LIPTAK from U.S. in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/us/supreme-court-crack-sentences.html?partner=IFTTT The otherwise unanimous decision featured a sharp exchange over the history of a 1986 law that established large sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine. Supreme Court Rejects Sentence Reductions for Minor Crack Offenses New York Times

#BY ADAM LIPTAK #U.S.#Cocaine and Crack Cocaine #Mandatory Sentencing #United States Politics and Go

By BY ADAM LIPTAK from U.S. in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/us/supreme-court-mandatory-minimum-sentences.html?partner=IFTTT Violent felonies committed recklessly do not count in deciding whether 15-year terms are required under the Armed Career Criminal Act, the justices ruled. Supreme Court Limits Sweep of Law on Mandatory Minimum Sentences New York Times

#BY ADAM LIPTAK #U.S.#Gun Control #Mandatory Sentencing #NYT

By BY ADAM LIPTAK from U.S. in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/us/supreme-court-life-terms-youths.html?partner=IFTTT The court, which has for years been cutting back on harsh punishments for juvenile offenders, changed course in a 6-to-3 decision. Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Life Terms for Youths New York Times

#BY ADAM LIPTAK #U.S.#Juvenile Delinquency #Mandatory Sentencing #Prisons and Prisoners #Eighth Amen

Leaving Prison at 72 by Unknown Author

By Unknown Author

For nearly two decades, Geneva Cooley assumed she would die in prison for nonviolent drug crimes. And then a judge reduced her sentence and changed her fate.

Published: October 28, 2019 at 10:00PM

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