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California Governor Signs Major Drug Sentencing Reform

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Source: Drug Policy Alliance

California Legislature Rolls Back Sentencing Enhancement That Experts Say Failed to Reduce Drug Sales or Availabilty

Sacramento, CA—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017

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By: Eunisses Hernandez

Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 180, authored by State Senators Holly Mitchell (Los Angeles) and Ricardo Lara (Long Beach).  With his signature, Brown repealed a three-year sentence enhancement that added additional years to a sentence for prior drug convictions, such as drug sales and…

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