From kasa.com -Dozens of inmates in New Mexico could walk free because of a new sentencing law that will let thousands of people out of prison early. As of Tuesday, federal judges began reviewing the prison sentences of thousands of men and women sent away on crack cocaine charges. The Federal Fair Sentencing Act signed by president Obama last year ends the sharp difference in sentences between people sent to prison for crack and those caught dealing powdered cocaine. More News New Mexico
Dozens of NM Inmates May Be Released Early
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Rachel Pulaski
on Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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