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Rebecca
McCray
05/23/2012
Drug Law Reform

Treating Addiction as a Disease, not a Crime

By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 4:05pm
Like many who suffer from addiction, Cameron Douglas’ path to recovery has not been without setbacks. Currently incarcerated in federal prison on a five-year ... Read More
05/15/2012
War on Drugs

Without a Card to Play, Texas Grandma Sentenced to Life Without Parole for First-Time Drug Offense

By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 10:04am
Texans can sleep more soundly at night knowing that Elisa Castillo, a grandmother and nonviolent first-time drug offender, is serving a life without parole ... Read More
05/03/2012
Policing

Tasers No Longer a Non-Lethal Alternative for Law Enforcement

By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project & Emma Andersson, Criminal Law Reform Project at 3:39pm
Tasers subject their victims to a 50,000 volt shock followed by 100 microsecond pulses of 1,200 volts.   Since 2001, more than 500 people in the United ... Read More
04/26/2012
Drug Law Reform

Hundreds of Economists: Marijuana Prohibition Costs Billions, Legalization Would Earn Billions

By Ezekiel Edwards, Criminal Law Reform Project & Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 4:29pm
Over 300 economists, including three Nobel Laureates, recently signed a petition that encourages the president, Congress, governors and state legislatures to ... Read More
01/27/2012
Overincarceration

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 5:48pm
Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is the ... Read More
01/13/2012
Overincarceration

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 12:38pm
Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is the ... Read More
12/23/2011
Overincarceration

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 2:31pm
Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is ... Read More
12/16/2011
Overincarceration

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 4:14pm
Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is ... Read More
12/02/2011
Overincarceration

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 3:53pm
Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is the ... Read More
11/18/2011
Overincarceration

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 1:47pm
Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate ... Read More
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