Will Obama pick up the pace on pardons in his 2nd term?
OPINION - President Obama pardoned a turkey for Thanksgiving, but will he do the same for people in his second term?...
Supreme Court: Use new drug sentencing law in crack cases
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says criminals who were arrested but not yet sentenced for crack cocaine offenses should be able to take advantage of newly reduced sentences...
Notorious 1980s drug dealer arrested in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - A notorious drug dealer who got his start during the crack epidemic of the 1980s and was so good at hiding his whereabouts that he was known as 'the ghost'...
Kemba Smith story takes a more positive turn
theGRIO Q&A - You may remember the saga of Kemba Smith, the onetime Hampton University student who in 1995 was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for her role in a crack cocaine ring...
Obama pardon seeks to reflect fairer drug policy
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama also granted pardons to five other individuals, including three convicted of marijuana-related offenses, according to the White House...
Crack cocaine defendants deserve second chance
OPINION - There is no question that the U.S. Sentencing Commission should seek to amend the sentencing provisions so as to retroactively apply to qualifying inmates...
Holder: New crack law should shorten some terms
WASHINGTON (AP) - Holder was testifying before the U.S. Sentencing Commission, which oversees the guidelines that help federal judges sentence offenders...
Drugs, cash and sex toys discovered at day care
VIDEO - The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has shut down a Homewood day care facility after the owner was arrested for selling drugs on Friday...
Teachers find crack cocaine in preschooler's shoe
VIDEO - After a 3-year-old Boston girl complained that her foot hurt, her preschool teacher took off her sneaker and found 17 small plastic bags containing crack cocaine...
Obama signs bill reducing gap in cocaine sentences
WASHINGTON (AP) - This is the first time since the 70s that Congress has repealed a mandatory minimum sentence...
