Author
josh
cld dtr
As part of Children's
Lobbying Day, dozens of children from families victimized by the Rockefeller
Drug Laws visited Albany on Tuesday, March 20, to pressure lawmakers for
reform. They carried a banner
declaring "In Our Voices: Drop The Rock."
They spoke
in their own voices, reading poetry
they had written or pictures
they had drawn to explain the effect that harsh, mandatory sentencing has
on the families of the convicted. The event
was one in a series aimed at repealing the racist, expensive, and ineffective
1972 statute that requires lengthy minimum sentences for nonviolent drug
offenders. On Tuesday,
March 27th, people from around New York State will gather in Albany for
a day of education and action, to demand that lawmakers repeal the Rockefeller
Drug Laws.
on the March 27 protest in Albany.
on the Rockefeller Drug Laws.
to a recent forum on the need for drug law reform.