STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS – LUNCH EDITION – TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 2016 STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ACTIVISTS FEAR WATERED DOWN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS [Story Developing] Ending mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses will be a top priority next year for criminal justice reform advocates, who said they are worried legislation from Beacon Hill leaders will not […]
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ACTIVISTS FEAR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM WILL BE LIMITED TO PROBATION, PAROLE
Ending mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses will be a top priority next year for criminal justice reform advocates, who said they are worried legislation from Beacon Hill leaders will not address all aspects of the system. The Jobs Not Jails coalition rallied Tuesday at a Bowdoin Street church, where SEIU Local 509 deputy political […]
ROSENBERG SEES POTENTIAL FOR UNREGULATED MARIJUANA SALES
Low-level pot dealers will likely escape law enforcement scrutiny when the cultivation and gifting of marijuana becomes legal on Thursday, Senate President Stan Rosenberg acknowledged Tuesday, raising the possibility of legislating new, reduced limits on the amount of the intoxicating plant that can be legally grown. “I suspect it’s not going to be easy to […]