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AlertS:
Colombia,
Mandatory
Minimums,
California,
New
York,
Washington
7/28/00
COLOMBIA: In
the wake of the late reported El Salado massacre (see story above), Senator
Paul Wellstone (D-MN) is circulating a letter to be sent to President Clinton
asking that Colombia be decertified for US military assistance -- i.e.
the recently passed "Plan Colombia" -- based on continued human rights
abuses. Please call your Senators -- use the Congressional Switchboard
at (202) 224-3121 to be transferred to their offices -- or visit http://www.drcnet.org/stopthehelicopters/
to tell your Senators that Plan Colombia was a terrible mistake and it's
time to call it off before it's too late.
MANDATORY MINIMUMS:
See http://www.drcnet.org/wol/145.html
(articles 1 and 2) for information on the Jubilee Justice 2000 campaign
to free drug war prisoners and how you can help. Further information
is included in this week's issue as well, see above. Visit http://www.drcnet.org/justice/
to tell Congress you think the mandatory minimums should go!
CALIFORNIA:
Oppose "Smoke a Joint, Lose Your License" bill -- visit http://www.drcnet.org/states/california/
to write your state legislators.
NEW YORK: Repeal
the Rockefeller Drug Laws! Visit http://www.drcnet.org/states/newyork/
to send a message to your legislators in Albany.
WASHINGTON STATE:
Help the "Reasonable People" campaign get their drug policy reform initiative
on the ballot -- visit http://www.reasonablepeople.org
and involved!
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Issue #147, 7/28/00
Corrections System Continues to Bloat With 458,000 Drug War Prisoners: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Justice Policy Institute Crunch the Numbers in Separate Reports | Supreme Court Rules, Federal Sentencing Structures Tremble | See You in Philly: Shadow Convention Set to Convene Sunday | Forbes Exposes McCaffrey's Crusade Against "Cheech and Chong Medicine" | Drug Policy Letter Issue Focuses on Drug War Prisoners, DRCNet Launches New Prison/Incarceration Info List | Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other: Important Amendments to Anti-Methamphetamine Act | Newsbrief: Recalcitrant Feds to Appeal Oakland Marijuana Club Decision | Liar of the Week | Media Scan: salon.com, Washington Post | AlertS: Colombia, Mandatory Minimums, California, New York, Washington | HEA Campaign | Event Calendar | Editorial: Shocking Incrementalism
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