Fairly devastating news from Mississippi.
MS sentences people to life without parole for a 3rd felony. 86 people are in prison for life over a drug conviction.
A bill that'd have retroactively reduced their sentence was *so* close to passing, but died in conference. #SB2795
MS sentences people to life without parole for a 3rd felony. 86 people are in prison for life over a drug conviction.
A bill that'd have retroactively reduced their sentence was *so* close to passing, but died in conference. #SB2795
The bill would have made the maximum sentence for a third felony enhancement 15 years, which is still a staggering number especially for a drug offense, but would have brought relief to many.
CORRECTION: SB2795 is another criminal justice bill. The bill I'm describing above, & which didn't pass, is #HB796.
Another reform that failed this year in Mississippi:
Anything that’d have changed the state’s exceptionally harsh felony disenfranchisement system.
Most abysmal in the country. 10% of adults are barred from voting for life.
So ... what’s next? (theappeal.org/politicalrepor…)
Anything that’d have changed the state’s exceptionally harsh felony disenfranchisement system.
Most abysmal in the country. 10% of adults are barred from voting for life.
So ... what’s next? (theappeal.org/politicalrepor…)
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