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Sentencing Law and Policy: DEPC and NASC present "Justice Counts: Using Data to Inform Policy and Bolster Public Safety"


DEPC and NASC present Justice Counts: Using Data to Inform Policy and Bolster Public Safety
I am pleased to report that next week, the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC) is kicking off its 2021 Sentencing Workshop Series in collaboration with National Association of Sentencing Commissions (NASC) with a terrific event titled Justice Counts: Using Data to Inform Policy and Bolster Public Safety.   This is how this event is described on this page (where you can register):
Please join the National Association of Sentencing Commissions and the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center for a series of virtual sentencing workshops that bring together leaders from sentencing commissions, the judiciary, and academia. ....

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Kansas lawmakers weigh whether to ease penalties for minor drug crimes | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas


Nomin Ujiyediin, Kansas News Service
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Kansas lawmakers are considering two measures recommended by the state s Criminal Justice Reform Commission.
Two bills pending in the Kansas Legislature would slim down penalties for minor drug crimes.
Supporters of the lighter sentences contend the changes would give Kansas more reasonable drug laws and carve away at the state’s prison population.
Opponents told a Kansas House committee this week that the legislation would go too far, discounting that all drug crimes even relatively small offenses feed an often-violent illegal drug trade.
One bill would shorten prison and probation sentences for the lowest-tier of drug crimes like possession or intent to distribute a small amount sometimes by as much as half. ....

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