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Article: Drug laws get slight reduction in New York.(State News)(Brief Article)
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- Corrections Today
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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The Rockefeller drug laws in New York were softened by the signing of a new bill by Gov. George E. Pataki in late August, reported the New York Times. The new legislation will give approximately 540 inmates convicted of Class A-2 felonies the opportunity to petition for early release and resentencing. The Rockefeller drug laws that were put in place in 1973 created mandatory sentences that were sometimes even longer than sentences for murder convictions. Governor Pataki, who is considering running for president, signed a bill last December that permitted 446 inmates convicted of and serving time for Class A-1 felonies to seek a reduction in their ...
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