Eric Holder?s Decision to Back Away From Mandatory Drug Sentences Is a …

Eric Holder?s Decision to Back Away From Mandatory Drug Sentences Is a …
In 1986, the death of Boston Celtics recruit Len Bias from a cocaine overdose put drugs (and crime) back in the national news, and gave Democrats a chance to demonstrate their “tough-on-crime” bona fides. Pushed on by Democratic Speaker Tip … Read more on Daily Beast

Bipartisan sanity in the war on drugs
In 1986, a budding basketball star named Len Bias died of a crack cocaine overdose, and politicians decided to "send a message." Congress enacted a string of mandatory minimums—based on the amount of drugs, sentences were set at five, 10, and 20 … Read more on Newsworks.org (blog)