Posts tagged habitual offender laws
Will Patricia Brown die in a Mississippi prison for drug possession? Supreme Court will decide.
Will Patricia Brown die in a Mississippi prison for drug possession? Supreme Court will decide.

Unless something changes, Patricia Brown will spend the rest of her life inside a Mississippi prison, all because of a $20 rock of cocaine.

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News, Mississippi News, Prison ReformKatherine MitchellDepartment of Corrections, Patricia Brown, Supreme Court, cocaine possession, life in prison, life without parole, habitual offender laws, big law, little law, non-violent offender, Pontotoc County, MDOC, Johnson v. United States
Despite new state law, dozens imprisoned in Mississippi for nonviolent acts will never get paroled
Despite new state law, dozens imprisoned in Mississippi for nonviolent acts will never get paroled

Convicted of second degree murder, third degree murder and manslaughter in the slaying of George Floyd, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could be released on parole in 15 years.

In Mississippi, Tameka Drummer went to prison in 2008 for possessing less than 2 ounces of marijuana but will never see life beyond bars, despite a new state parole eligibility law going into effect Thursday.

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News, Mississippi News, Prison, Prison ReformKatherine Mitchellparole, prison sentence, life without parole, non-violent offenses, Tameka Drummer, Earned parole eligibility act, habitual offender laws, Mississippi law, SB 2795