MY VIEW: The uphill battle of finding work after prison

MY VIEW: The uphill battle of finding work after prison
At about 6-foot-4 and weighing more than 300 pounds, he would stand like a giant in Alexandria's old open-air drug markets, peddling crack cocaine and making good money. He told me that, many times, he was released from prison and committed himself to … Read more on Alexandria Times

Man Caught With Marijuana, Cocaine In His Underwear Gets 130-Month Federal …
18, 2013, the ATF used a confidential source to make a controlled buy of an ounce of crack cocaine from Dansby. Four days later, Dansby was stopped for speeding by a Chattanooga Police officer. After smelling marijuana, the officer asked Dansby if he … Read more on The Chattanoogan

Why Obama Should Take a Cue from Gerald Ford on Crack Pardons
In late December, the Obama administration announced that the president would commute the sentences of eight prisoners serving decades-long sentences for crack-cocaine distribution (or intent to distribute). Last week, at a New York State Bar event … Read more on The American Prospect

Gov. O'Malley cracking down on crime behind bars
… to crack down on crime – not on the streets, but behind bars. This comes after more than a dozen corrections officers and prisoners were arrested for smuggling drugs and money into the Baltimore City Detention center for the Black Guerilla Family gang. Read more on ABC2 News