Help me free this man. https://www.change.org/p/free-84-yr-old-mr-george Mr. Robert George is 84. He’s been in prison over 30 years for an accidental death… convicted of manslaughter in 1993. The mother of the victim wants him freed. Please sign the petition & share this link with as many people as possible: click here Please share this link […]
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From: Washington Post: Opinion By Robert Bentley and Don Siegelman (Washington Post staff illustration; iStock) Robert Bentley, a Republican, served as governor of Alabama from 2011 to 2017. Don Siegelman, a Democrat, was governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003. Alabama has 167 people on death row, a greater number per capita than in any other state.
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By Avocet Enterprises Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, long known as an advocate for treatment of the mentally ill who are involved with the justice system, has recently written a piece for the Chicago Tribune which highlights a key point: the cycle of violent crime is perpetuated in part by an inability to efficiently administer justice. Sheriff
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Mandatory minimums should be outlawed, and reductions should be applied retroactively for nonviolent offenders who have clear disciplinary records, and do not present any public safety issues. We must end unreasonably harsh sentences that punish beyond what is necessary. We must consider that long sentences destroy family relationships and increase chances of recidivism. US attorneys
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Sentencing enhancements are often applied harshly and arbitrarily. Judges can add years to defendants’ sentences if a defendant goes to trial and testifies. (i.e., the “trial tax”). Judges can add years to a defendant’s sentence for “acquitted” conduct, for which a jury found the defendant “innocent.” Years of additional prison time are added for “relevant”
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