May 09, 2003

More on Russell Simmons vs. Rockefeller

Our friends at Democracy Now have the audio of Russell Simmons' speech calling for a repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws, you can listen to it right here.

The Rockefeller Drug Laws Turn 30, Activists Vow to Overturn Them

This week is the 30th anniversary of the Rockefeller drug laws. In 1973, New York governor Nelson Rockefeller pushed through State legislature the first laws in the nation that require minimum sentences for first-time drug users.

The Rockefeller drug laws mandate a minimum of 15 years for first-time, nonviolent drug users who are caught with small amounts of drugs.

Dozens of other states and the federal government rushed to adopt their own versions of the Rockefeller drug laws when New York State set the precedent.

But people like Barbara and Jenna Bush don't need to be too afraid. Most the people imprisoned by these laws are poor, and most of them are people of color.

Yesterday in New York, a coalition of politicians, celebrities, and mothers of prisoners rallied outside Governor George Pataki's office to demand the repeal of the drug laws. Hip-hop promoter and producer Russell Simmons, former New York Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo, Actors Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, and New York Reverend Al Sharpton were among those who spoke.

Also, check out this site that Becca pointed out to us with more good info.

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Damn, if this is applicable then G.W. Bush should be in a slammer right now. Wasn't he used to be a coke head? Not to mention his other family members being a coke head or alcoholics. Besides I still don't understand why law enforcement and our judicial system is very harsh on "victimless crime"? Why enforce harsh sentences when there's no victims involved while other crimes such as assualts, rape, theft, and other crimes with real and immediate victims are not being properly taken care of by the judicial system? Also I believe that most of nonviolent drug users are not criminals and should not be jailed, but instead needs help such as counseling and rehabs. Our society seems like to just put a lid on the problems than actually trying to get amend the problems but coming up with effective treatments. I really don't see any good effect coming out of imprisoning a nonviolent drug users. I heard that many people do continue to use drugs or get hooked on drugs in jail. So I don't know what good will come out of imprisonment. Sticking people in jail for 15 years will probably make then lot worse than before they went to jail. What I want to know is that if there's any sociological studies being done on nonviolent drug offenders that were sentenced for 15 years in prison versus nonviolent drug offenders ended up skipping imprisonment and entered rehab or couseling... I'm sure 15 years in prison does not do any good at all...

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