by Dawn Blagrove | Jun 19, 2017 | CJPC News, Mass Incarceration
In an unprecedented move, the FDA has called for the removal of opioid painkiller Opana from the market. The FDA has never before asked that an opioid pain medication be pulled from the market due to its strong potential for abuse. The mandate is in response to the...
by Dawn Blagrove | Jun 19, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
In response to a Charlotte Observer investigation regarding prison corruption, Senate leader Phil Berger has said that he plans to call for a legislative inquiry on prison corruption. Moreover, Governor Roy Cooper has called upon Secretary of Public Safety Erik Hooks...
by Dawn Blagrove | Jun 19, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
The DEA has proposed action that is reminiscent of the unsuccessful “War on Drugs” of the 1980s. This “War on Drugs” involved draconian and discriminatory sentencing for drug offenders. The current proposal is that the DEA hire a separate...
by Dawn Blagrove | Jun 7, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
Republican Senator Rand Paul and Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy have pledged to fight back against Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ vow to seek the longest possible sentences even for non-violent drug offenses. Paul, Leahy, and Democrat Jeff Merkley have...
by Dawn Blagrove | Jun 7, 2017 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
It is possible for prosecutors to be champions of progressive criminal justice reform. Larry Krasner, a former civil rights attorney who has never been a prosecutor, has taken the lead to win the Democratic nomination over several experienced prosecutors and a former...
by Dawn Blagrove | Jun 7, 2017 | CJPC News, Mass Incarceration
A bill has been introduced in the House which would require sex offenders to pay an initial registration fee of ninety dollars and an annual registration fee of ninety dollars on the anniversary of the initial registration date. The attorney general would recover...
