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Newshawk: Herb
Pubdate: Sun, 08 Feb 2009
Source: Star-Gazette (NY)
Copyright: 2009sStar-Gazette
Contact:
Website: http://www.stargazette.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1005
Author: Cara Matthews
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/prison.htm (Incarceration)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?199 (Mandatory Minimum Sentencing)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/rehab.htm (Treatment)
PANEL WANTS CHANGES TO DRUG PENALTIES
It Says Current Sentencing, Drug Treatment Laws Are
Confounding
ALBANY - New York should expand access to drug treatment and
alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent felony offenders,
establish a system of largely fixed prison terms, and adopt a
graduated system for parole violations, according to a state report
released last week.
The Commission on Sentencing Reform released its recommendations
after about 18 months of studying sentencing laws, which have not
undergone a thorough revision in more than 40 years. The state has an
"incredibly complex sentencing structure capable of confounding even
the most experienced practitioners," the report said.
[Remainder snipped]
MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin
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