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Senate committee passes compromise bill on sentencing disparity

The first step toward eliminating the much-reviled 100-to-one crack-to-powder-cocaine sentencing scheme will take effect tomorrow, Nov. 1.

Covino gets a year behind bars

New law may indicate course change for drug sentencing

Criminal defense attorney Chris Perri explains avenues for early prison release in Texas

The odd logic behind federal sentencing guidelines

The pieces are finally in place to end the crack cocaine sentencing disparity

Feds ease harsh penalties on crack defendants

Supreme Court tosses out mandatory sentencing ... sort of

A review of federal sentencing guidelines reveals room for improvement

Your patriotic drug news roundup

John Forté was dealt harsh sentence under draconian drug law

Advocacy group calls for a return to the Seventies on sentencing

U.S. Sentencing Commission in Austin to consider testimony on impact of 1984 sentencing reform law

Legality of Austin Aquarium still in question

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

On further review: No terrorism

U.S. Sentencing Commission votes to close disparate gap between federal sentencing guidelines related to crack and powder cocaine

Convicted drug felons slated for early release this week under new crack-cocaine guidelines

Federal judges -- including a Supreme Court justice -- cry foul as Congress stiffens mandatory minimum sentencing for drug crimes.

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

Federal judge wants feds to clarify position on medi-pot raids before sentencing California man

The U.S. Sentencing Commission has decided its finally time to think about how to keep people out of prison

Amy Smith thought a judge would give her two years max for possession of crack cocaine; why is she doing 20?

"When government makes a free-market activity illegal -- smoking pot, buying porn, being an illegal alien -- it creates a black market that's untaxed, unregulated, and often dangerous," observes Nick Barbaro of Eric Schlosser's follow-up to Fast Food Nation. "And if you want to see where the government is interfering with the workings of the market, look at the underground economy."

Criminal justice, medical marijuana – and maybe redistricting? – on the high court's plate

What to do when your appelate attorney's headed to work for the D.A.?