News (Media Awareness Project) - US NY: Pataki Recommends Easing Tough 1970s-ERA Drug Laws |
| Title: | US NY: Pataki Recommends Easing Tough 1970s-ERA Drug Laws |
| Published On: | 2001-01-04 |
| Source: | Blade, The (OH) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-02 07:21:58 |
PATAKI RECOMMENDS EASING TOUGH 1970S-ERA DRUG LAWS
ALBANY, N.Y.-- Gov. George Pataki yesterday called for the easing of New
York's tough Rockefeller drug laws, which were enacted in the 1970s and
have contributed to a surge in the number of people behind bars.
The laws enacted under Gov.Nelson Rockefeller, are among the harshest in
the nation and can bring mandatory life sentences for the possession of
even relatively small amounts of narcotics.
He offered no details about how to ease the drug laws.
There are currently more than 21,000 prisoners serving time for drug
related offenses out of the state's 70,000 inmates.
ALBANY, N.Y.-- Gov. George Pataki yesterday called for the easing of New
York's tough Rockefeller drug laws, which were enacted in the 1970s and
have contributed to a surge in the number of people behind bars.
The laws enacted under Gov.Nelson Rockefeller, are among the harshest in
the nation and can bring mandatory life sentences for the possession of
even relatively small amounts of narcotics.
He offered no details about how to ease the drug laws.
There are currently more than 21,000 prisoners serving time for drug
related offenses out of the state's 70,000 inmates.
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