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Federal Crack Prisoners Will Get Sentence Cuts

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. July 2, 2011.

Thousands of inmates imprisoned on federal crack cocaine charges will be able to seek sentence reductions and early release after a US Sentencing Commission vote.

Busted for Growing Pot to Ease Suffering from Chemotherapy and Hemophilia, Couple Prepares to Surrender for 5-Year Prison Terms

Sharon Letts, Drug War Chronicle. March 23, 2011.

A radical mastectomy, complications from chemotherapy, hemophilia and back syndrome amount to motives for this "crime," carried out by a harmless middle-aged couple.

Terrorists Ramzi Yousef and Timothy McVeigh Weren't in Gitmo; They Were Convicted and Safely Sent to U.S. Jails

National Security NetworkMay 22, 2009.

The federal prison system has already held for extended periods of time a large number of convicted terrorists, with no public mishap.