New York to Ease Prison Terms for Drugs
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State lawmakers voted Tuesday to scale back some mandatory prison terms under New York's infamously harsh drug laws, which critics said caused low-level offenders and addicts to spend too much time in state prison.
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The Congress could limit the early release of crack-cocaine offenders as part of possible deal with the Bush administration to reduce a wide disparity in cocaine sentences, an influential lawmaker said on Tuesday.
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Employees will be subject to stringent new restrictions on stock holdings, outside consulting, and other forms of income from drug companies under new regulations to take effect this week.
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New York's highest court ruled Tuesday that the state wrongly confined convicted sex offenders in psychiatric facilities after their prison sentences ended.
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The decision could have a broad impact on how New York City deals with other Sept. 11 illnesses.
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Negotiators reached a tentative deal today to ease some of the mandatory prison sentences under former Gov. Nelson Rockefeller's name.
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After years of false starts, state lawmakers voted Tuesday evening to reduce the steep mandatory prison sentences given to people convicted of drug crimes in New York State
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Michael Vick leaves Virginia to enter a drug treatment program at a Kansas prison, a move that could reduce the former NFL star's 23-month sentence on a federal dogfighting conviction.
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In a settlement that the New York State attorney general said would transform the drug industry, GlaxoSmithKline agreed today to release the results of all its drug clinical trials.
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In a settlement that the New York State attorney general said would transform the drug industry, GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to post on its Web site the results of all clinical trials involving its drugs.
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Ivan Wright became the first inmate convicted under New York's strict and recently overhauled Rockefeller drug laws to have the rest of his prison sentence set aside.
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A national clothing chain will reform its advertising practices as part of a legal settlement reached yesterday with New York state.
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New York City reached agreements with six out-of-state gun dealers, who agreed to let court officials monitor their operations.
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal judges can impose shorter sentences for crack cocaine crimes, making them more in line with those for powder cocaine Â a decision with a strong racial dimension because the vast majority of crack offenders are black.
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A state commission will consider whether Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to charge a toll on some commuters to reduce traffic and pollution in New York City should ultimately take effect, according to a deal reached Thursday.
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New York's most dangerous sex offenders will be locked up in psychiatric centers after their prison terms end if a court determines they continue to pose a threat to the public, Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced Thursday.
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ATLANTA - Lawyers for Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis are negotiating a plea deal in his drug conspiracy case that would allow him to serve jail time in the offseason, a source close to the case told The Associated Press on Saturday.    Under a deal being discussed with federal prosecutors, the pro football player would serve four to six months - possibly split between jail and a halfway house - when the season concludes, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity...