A Prosecutor, a Wrongful Conviction and a Question of Justice

Published May 26, 2013

A Prosecutor, a Wrongful Conviction and a Question of Justice

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

Edwin Oliva, a 29-year-old petty thief and drug addict, says he was a wreck as he sat in a chair in the Brooklyn District Attorney's office in winter 1995. A year earlier, he'd told police a lie that helped implicate a … Jabbar Collins in a meeting …
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Prison-Sentence Reform

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

The bill, the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013, maintains existing federal mandatory-sentencing laws. It enables judges to depart from the minimums in certain cases, however, such as … In fact, spending too much on prisons skews state and federal …
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Drug blunts cocaine addiction in mice

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A drug once tested as a possible treatment for Parkinson's disease appears to reduce cocaine cravings in addicted mice. Researchers are hopeful the drug will become the first approved medication to treat cocaine addiction in people. (Credit: … “It …
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