Some Stories of Floridians Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Crimes

Some Stories of Floridians Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Crimes
He was convicted of transportation and sale of methamphetamine, which he said he did to pay for a life-saving bone marrow transplant and other medical treatments for his son. The ACLU estimates taxpayers will spend more than half a million dollars to … Read more on Sunshine State News

Brown Vetoed 'Wiser Choice' in Drug Possession Prosecution with SB 649
Current law mandates a felony charge for possession of any opiate-based narcotic, while allowing for other drugs like L.S.D. and Methamphetamine to be "wobblers," allowing local District Attorneys to prosecute as either felony or misdemeanor. … In … Read more on California Progress Report

Nicole Scherzinger: Single life is 'liberating'
The 36-year-old troubled star – who has four-year-old twins Bob and Max with 'Anger Management' star Charlie Sheen – is believed to have been battling an addiction to crystal methamphetamine while she was carrying twin boys and allegedly kept this from … Read more on Castanet.net