Pictured above: Diane Williams, coordinator of Planting Justice's volunteer and Holistic Re-Entry Program. Photo credit: Planting Justice. America comprises 4% of the total world population. Yet the U.S. has more than 20% of the world's total incarcerated population, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. That means that American incarcerates one out of every five … [Read more...] about Planting Justice: Helping End the Cycle of Incarceration Through Agriculture
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Richard Delisi is Released After Serving 31 Years for a Non-Violent Cannabis Crime
In 1989, Richard DeLisi was sentenced to serve 90 years in the South Bay Correctional Facility (SBCF) in Palm Beach, Florida for non-violent cannabis crimes. This week, he walks free. Noted to be the longest serving non-violent prisoner in the U.S. for cannabis, Richard and his brother Ted were caught in 1988 during a reverse-string operation for cannabis tracking in … [Read more...] about Richard Delisi is Released After Serving 31 Years for a Non-Violent Cannabis Crime
Nevada Passes Resolution to Pardon More Than 15,000 Cannabis Convictions
According to a recent tweet from Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, the Nevada State Board of Pardons Commissioners has unanimously passed a resolution to pardon those convicted of minor cannabis offenses. Today, the Nevada State Board of Pardons Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution I put forward to pardon those convicted of minor marijuana offenses, which are now legal. … [Read more...] about Nevada Passes Resolution to Pardon More Than 15,000 Cannabis Convictions
