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          <title>WashingtonWatch.com - Comments for H.R. 5035, The Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2008</title>
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<title>Comment by CRIS (November 5, 2008, 16:29:49)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5035.html#45825</link>
<description>I HAVE A SON WHO WAS FOUND QUILTY FOR A DRUG OFFENSE WITH NO EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM, HE HAS BEEN IN COUNTY JAIL FOR A YEAR AND TWO MONTHS, HIS PUBLIC PRETENDER WAS NO HELP TO HIM- I HAVE A FEELING HE WAS ON THE PRESUCTERS SIDE. HE HS NOT VISITED MY SON SINCE HIS TRAIL SINCE FEBURARY, SO YES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LAW OF THE MANDATORY MINIMUM CHANGED FOR FIRST TIME NON VIOLENT OFFENDERS. BY THE WAY HE IS STILL AWAITING HIS SENTENCING WHICH THEY TOLD HIM IT WOULD BE IN SEPTEMBER, BUT NOTHING YET, CAN THIS BE POLITICAL?...</description>
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<title>Comment by Jill (September 13, 2008, 16:01:40)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5035.html#42175</link>
<description>My boyfriend is forced to take the mandatory minimum of 5 years with no evidence just people saying he was dealing cocaine to get themselves out of trouble for homeinvasions. This law needs to ammended so innocent people don't go to jail...</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:01:40 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by T. Hairston (June 27, 2008, 16:49:32)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5035.html#38388</link>
<description>My husband was sentenced for a simple possession and he received the mandatory minimum,this law was intended for heavy trafficking...</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:49:32 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Maria Tavarez (May 27, 2008, 15:43:17)</title>
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<description>My fiance is serving a 20-year mandatory minimum and the only way he can ever get a reduced sentence is if they pass this bill....</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:43:17 EDT</pubDate>
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