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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December
14, 2004.
Contact: Tony Newman (646) 335-5384 or
Gabriel Sayegh (212) 613-8048
Governor Pataki to Sign Rockefeller
Reform Bill Today at 2 PM
Drug Policy Alliance Statement:
“This is the First StepIn a Larger Battle
for Meaningful Reform”
Today in New York, Governor Pataki
will sign a bill to change New York State’s
notorious Rockefeller drug laws after years of
inaction. Michael Blain, Director of Public Policy
at the Drug Policy Alliance Network, released
this statement on the deal.
“For
the last 31 years, these laws have incarcerated
over a hundred thousand people, the vast majority
of whom are people of color. We are pleased with
the progress that has been made, but we recognize
that this is only the beginning of ending the
unjust Rockefeller drug laws.
Our campaign
must ultimately result in Real Reform. We have
been working tirelessly on this issue, and will
keep coming back until we have achieved full judicial
discretion, more sentence reduction, retroactivity,
and treatment. We will increase our efforts on
all fronts until the Rockefeller drug laws are
just a bad memory.”
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