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Mass Exit Out of Federal Prison

By Walin & Klarich

Do you know of a loved one, a neighbor or a friend, currently doing time or recently sentenced to do time in a federal penitentiary (prison)? If so, then we have some great news for you and them! As many as 19,500 inmates currently doing time in federal prisons around the country could be released early! These inmates could have their time reduced by a minimum of two years. Moreover, nearly 13% or 2,500 of these 19,500 inmates could be released immediately. This is the result of pressure that has been applied on federal officials for quite some time by various civil rights and advocacy groups, as well as other lobbyists. These groups have argued for years that the federal cocaine laws are unfair. They argue that these laws impose greater penalties on crack cocaine dealers and users than on powder cocaine users and dealers...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on December 14, 2007 (boomark / email).