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Smarter Sentencing Act in Committee Right Now!!!

by borden, January 30, 2014, 12:05pm

Update: It has passed the committee!

The Smarter Sentencing Act, which makes significant though still partial reforms to mandatory minimum sentencing, is in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee right now. Our Twitter page has retweets from some of our friends in sentencing reform who are in attendance.

I'll do more retweeting as I'm able, but also recommend checking out the other Twitter accounts in the meanwhile. We'll publish something about the proceedings later in the day -- hopefully and very possibly with good news!

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Thank you!

by Carl Olsen, January 30, 2014, 12:35pm

Thank you for keeping us updated!

Life in prison for a minor for drugs??

by Stop the war on drugs (not verified), January 31, 2014, 12:40am
Richard Wershe Jr is serving a LIFE sentence for one *non-violent* drug charge he received as a minor (17 years old) back in May of 1987. Three years prior Rick was recruited by Federal agents and Detroit police as a teenage undercover informant in Detroit's dangerous drug underworld. Rick's release is long overdue!! http://www.thefix.com/content/story-white-boy-rick-richard-wershe-detroit-corruption70041?page=all http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/6448/steve_fishman_parole_board_lacks_guts_to_free_white_boy_rick#.UkjCD8c0_Mg http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20131211/white-boy-rick-organizes-holiday-food-drive-from-prison http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/7589/from_243_miles_away_white_boy_rick_will_hold_a_holiday_fundraiser_for_the_needy#.UrIXVWYo7IV http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20130713/lake-orion-polices-tactic-of-using-child-informant-brings-back-memories-of-white-boy-rick-case?viewmode=fullstory https://www.facebook.com/freewhiteboyrickwershehttp://www.change.org/petitions/free-white-boy-rick-wershehttp://freerickwershe.com/Home_Page.htmlhttps://twitter.com/freerickwershe

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