Recent news has come to my family on the passing of a new bill allowing non-violent federal inmates to only be sentenced to 65% of there total sentence before being allowed to go on parol.
My mother has been incarcerated now for almost 6 years. Her final sentence was 120 months in jail. which is 10 years, meaning in 6 months she will be released.
We are new preping her return in the spring by prepareing her a room and other such things. It will be weird to have her around again, most because i havn't seen her or visited her in about two years.
Either way this is a joyous occassion for my family and friends.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
recent realization with MMDS
I have recently discovered exactly the benefits of the MMDS(mandatory minimum drug sentences) were!
First being that that the MMDs set up an equilibrium for the sentences set out by judges. So no longer could some judges be extra harsh on drugs while others were lenient!
Second being that the MMDS alerted the public to how dangerous drugs were and the severe the punishments would be.
If anything i thought the mmds was all detriment but there appears to be a few benefits how little they may be.
First being that that the MMDs set up an equilibrium for the sentences set out by judges. So no longer could some judges be extra harsh on drugs while others were lenient!
Second being that the MMDS alerted the public to how dangerous drugs were and the severe the punishments would be.
If anything i thought the mmds was all detriment but there appears to be a few benefits how little they may be.
Friday, October 9, 2009
The amount of Info!
I began Researching this topic due to my mom's incarcerated in the fall of 2004, I was 14 and it definately threw me for a whirl.
Now that i am actrually researching the topic in length i understand exactly why she got the sentence she did, as well as understand how and when she will be realeased from prison.
The amount of articles and Federal Documentation onnthe execution of cases which involve drug offenders is overwhelming and at first glance difficult to understand.
I find that the more i research and the moutn i dwelve into this topic the more i can talk to my mother about and i guess find a "common understanding" of why she is where she is.
This blog was a bit more personal again but i will go into details at a further blog about the way sentencing is conducted.
Now that i am actrually researching the topic in length i understand exactly why she got the sentence she did, as well as understand how and when she will be realeased from prison.
The amount of articles and Federal Documentation onnthe execution of cases which involve drug offenders is overwhelming and at first glance difficult to understand.
I find that the more i research and the moutn i dwelve into this topic the more i can talk to my mother about and i guess find a "common understanding" of why she is where she is.
This blog was a bit more personal again but i will go into details at a further blog about the way sentencing is conducted.
Friday, October 2, 2009
How drugs have effected me.
Drugs have had a leading role in my life since before i was born.
Starting with my father. My father was a cocaine addict as well as many medical drugs and especially alcohol. He abused my mom and once caused her to miscarriage. probably one of the biggest tradgeties before i was born.
At the age of ten i once came into my house and experienced smoking weed. i had no idea it was illegal or understood the reprocutions of doing so. Later when i got older i decided to move away from my family so i would no longer have to experience that bullshit.
At the age of 14 my om was incarserated. to be honest i had no idea why. i later found out she was oding cocaine to work 20 hour days. doing and selling drugs. since then the relationship between me and my mom has never been the same...
so here i am. this is me. this is how drugs affect me
Starting with my father. My father was a cocaine addict as well as many medical drugs and especially alcohol. He abused my mom and once caused her to miscarriage. probably one of the biggest tradgeties before i was born.
At the age of ten i once came into my house and experienced smoking weed. i had no idea it was illegal or understood the reprocutions of doing so. Later when i got older i decided to move away from my family so i would no longer have to experience that bullshit.
At the age of 14 my om was incarserated. to be honest i had no idea why. i later found out she was oding cocaine to work 20 hour days. doing and selling drugs. since then the relationship between me and my mom has never been the same...
so here i am. this is me. this is how drugs affect me
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