Allow parole for drug offenders

The Senate took a strategic approach in November by passing a bill that would restore parole eligibility to drug offenders. The House shouldn't fear these changes because legal authorities from bar associations to sheriffs' offices acknowledge that the state's drug laws are too blunt. (Full article: 364 words)

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