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Correctional Services

Mar 28, 2008

Corrections advocates push for repeal of mandatory drug sentencing

“I believe in treatment, I believe that we should not send low-level offenders to jail unless under extreme circumstances”

ALBANY - Advocates at the Capitol Thursday asked lawmakers to overturn the mandatory sentences required by the Rockefeller-era drug laws and instead let judges decide how long offenders should stay in prison. via Ithaca Journal

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