It may have taken Missouri two years to follow the federal government’s lead in reducing disparities between crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentences, but lawmakers finally passed the measure this week and it now heads to the governor’s desk, according to the Associated Press. [Read more…]
Sentencing and Parole Changes on the Horizon
Governor Jay Nixon is expected to sign a piece of legislation into law that would focus criminal justice dollars and prison bed space on violent offenders, while community corrections efforts would be pushed for nonviolent offenders. The measure received overwhelming response from both the House and the Senate and was supported by prosecutors and defense attorneys alike. [Read more…]