Kids, families take the collateral damage of mandatory minimums, critics argue

Kids, families take the collateral damage of mandatory minimums, critics argue
When she was a teenager, honest work had been hard to come by in Mobile, Ala., and a boyfriend's influence amidst a street culture awash in crack cocaine had sucked her in to a life of crime. She sold crack off and on for a couple of years. That she … Read more on Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune

City cops targeting suspected dealers
Before heading to suspects' homes both in Lincolnton and the surrounding county on Wednesday, officers gathered at the East Main Street station for a 6 a.m. briefing. Teams dispersed from department … Ronald Jarvis Thompson, 42, of 3903 Grange Rd. in … Read more on Lincoln Times-News