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  • Give drug felons food stamps, many states now say

    04/18/2016 4:20:55 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 24 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Apr 18, 2016 11:55 AM EDT | Grant Schulte and Scott McFetridge
    Nebraska is desperate to stop the runaway growth of its prison population, but doing so depends a lot on people like Ronald Tillman. Tillman, 54, a paroled drug dealer who suffers from bipolar disease and a debilitating back injury, has lived since his 2013 release solely on his monthly $733 disability check. When his food runs short, he faces a choice that has costly implications for the state — if he gets caught. “Sometimes when you need food, you have to steal it,” said Tillman, a Navy veteran. “I’ve shoplifted a couple of times, just to eat that night and...
  • Obama to free hundreds of drug felons under clemency rules . . .

    04/22/2014 8:35:40 AM PDT · by libstripper · 29 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | April 21, 2014 | David Martosko
    Title edited for space. Full title: "Obama to free hundreds of drug felons under clemency rules designed to un-do mandatory sentences from 'War on Drugs' era" Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the administration would free convicts who would receive lighter sentences under today's guidelines The White House set the stage for the move in December with a clemency trial balloon, freeing 8 convicts including 6 with life sentences Democratic insiders see the move as a legacy-building recognition of a moral wrong that Obama can right before his presidency ends Republicans counter that it's an election-year stunt meant to break...