major laws that affect the incarceration at the federal level; many states have mandatory minimums and similar policies. But that is changing. It is simply ineffective and inappropriate for states to focus only on new drug legislation. Twenty-three states have recently repealed drug penalties‚ including revision or even elimination of mandatory minimums‚ reclassifying what constitutes a drug offense‚ revising sentencing enhancements (being convicted of the same crime twice results in harsher penalties
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To end mass incarceration‚ the public’s attention needs to shift from a civil rights campaign to a moral crusade that advocates on behalf of criminals. The widespread aversion to advocacy on behalf of those labeled criminals reflects a certain political reality. Many think that spending money on criminal justice reform is unwise. Their thoughts exist because criminals are the one social group in America that everyone across political‚ racial and class boundaries feels free to hate. We can continue
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The Social Problems on Young People which Related to Crime‚ Alcoholism‚ Drug-Taking and Desperation Study Case: Overcoming the issues by controlling drugs of free circulation Pandu Rizqi Akbar (016201100038) 10/17/2014 Introduction Nowadays‚ young people in particular are turning to crime and level of vandalism and street crime has gone up. There is little discipline in schools. Alcoholism is on the increase too‚ again particularly among young people‚ and drug-taking is a big problem.
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2014 Complementary‚ Alternative and Integrative medicine are viewed as alternative approaches to traditional health care treatments. Over 40 percent of Americans use medical treatments developed outside of what’s considered to be “mainstream” Western or conventional‚ medicine for specific conditions or sustainability of overall well being. Discussions among people in the medical field often times lead to these types of treatments to termed “alternative” and “complementary”‚ many times
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Haroon Saddique Alternative Punishment One alternate punishment instead of prison could be higher education. Instead of focusing on vocational programs‚ we could pick out prisoners with some type of college experience and offer them an opportunity to complete an AA/AS or BA/BS program at a local educational facility. I believe that some prisoners are ok with going to a vocational program and getting a job. But if they are not happy with the job they get‚ or the money they make‚ they might
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1000125-258445This Land Is Your Land: The Role of Alternative Media in Protecting Democracy 00This Land Is Your Land: The Role of Alternative Media in Protecting Democracy The Boston Marathon Bombing took place not too long ago in the state of Massachusetts‚ April 15th 2013. Imagine just running in a race minding your own business when a blast of metal and shrapnel fills the air with smoke and a massive loud noise sending screams through the air. Across the world on that day we were glued to
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Which Technique of Micing a Marimba Creates The Best Amplifications? Rachel Maner Nicole Hamel Mr.Smith 22 March 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Materials 9 Procedure
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observational activity on an article I found titled “After Death: 8 Burial Alternatives That Are Going Mainstream.” I randomly stumbled upon this article after researching eco-friendly/bio-degradable caskets and “natural” cemeteries. This article discusses eight ways a person’s body can be buried or rather handled after death that are not mainstream (ex. wood casket placed in a cement vault or cremation.) One alternative mentioned is resomation. Anderson-McQueen funeral home in St. Petersburg‚
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14 January 2015 Mass Incarceration On December 7th of 1989‚ a man named Carlos DeLuna‚ was wrongfully executed for a murder he did not commit (Cohen). The 8th Amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights states‚ "Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." Carlos never had the opportunity to prove his innocence before being executed by lethal injection. Prior to being executed‚ Carlos had spent some time in prison‚ which had cost time and money
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SECTION 3. - ALTERNATIVE OBLIGATIONS An alternative obligation is one wherein various prestations are due but the performance of one of them is sufficient as determined by the choice‚ which‚ as a general rule‚ belongs to the debtor. Right of choice‚ as a rule‚ given to debtor. GENERAL RULE: The right to choose belongs to the debtor/ obligor Except: When the right has been expressly granted to the creditor Right of choice of debtor not absolute. LIMITATION ON THE DEBTOR’S CHOICE (1) The debtor
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