This is a drop in the bucket compared to what should be done, but some progress. Remember too that federal inmates are only 15% of our inmate population.  The states need to do much more reform in this area. Excerpts from the Article: Fewer increased penalties for recidivists were imposed during the first year of the federal First Step Act, the U.S. Sentencing Commission says in a new report. The report suggested that the law was having its...

Every prosecutor’s office in America should do this!   The Article: The Office of the District Attorney for Nevada County (population: 99,000) has filed a motion to dismiss hundreds of low-level marijuana convictions dating back to the 1970s. Several other felony marijuana convictions will be reduced to misdemeanors.Nevada County joins Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and several other counties in the state...

Everyone interested in common sense fairness should urge that this becomes law; end “qualified immunity” for cops. Excerpts from the Article: Three Senate progressives have introduced a bill that would end “qualified immunity” for police and other public officials, making it easier to hold them personally liable for wrongdoing on the job. Under current law, a law enforcement officer can violate a citizen’s...

Qualified immunity should see the dustbin of history! It makes it nearly impossible for those abused by police to win a civil suit against them.  This judge gets it. Excerpts from the Article: George Floyd’s unconscionable killing has properly brought renewed attention to the Supreme Court’s doctrine of “qualified immunity,” which shields law enforcement officers from civil lawsuits alleging excessive force. The judge-made law of qualified...

Sometimes Bad turns into Good Sometimes Bad turns into Good. Sometimes the government screws the wrong person, and that person decides to send a loud, clear, and courageous message: you have messed with the wrong monkey. One such notable person is my friend Dr. Linda Cheek. She got into trouble for doing the right thing. She helped people get to the causes of their diseases and heal them without pharmaceuticals. Using prolotherapy and holistic...