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House panel OKs criminal sentencing changes
State lawmakers took the first steps February 3 to reversing decades of tough-on-crime policies. Without a single dissent, members of the House Committee on Criminal Justice Reform voted to restore...
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Lawmaker: Virus makes need for change to sentencing laws greater than ever
In the final meeting of Rep. Walter Blackman’s sentencing reform committee, a group assembled to craft and analyze policies to reduce the state’s bloated prison population and dial back on...
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Tough opioids bill draws skepticism from lawmakers
(Stock/Karen Foley Photography) Legislation to require mandatory 5-year prison terms for anyone who sells even the slightest amount of opioids appears dead, at least in...
