Drug Cartel Wreaking Havoc In Chicago: Police in Chicago, Illinois have been dealing with increasing rates of murder and drug use over the past few years caused by a notorious Mexican drug cartel. Andrew O'Reilly of Fox News Latino reports that the Sinaloa Cartel, which controls nearly 50% of the U.S. drug market, has infiltrated the city and helped drive rates of drug overdose and violence through the roof. Chicago ended 2014 with 425 murders, and police fear that number will continue to escalate as long as members of the Sinaloa cartel continue to traffic drugs and violence on the streets.
Death Penalty For Cop Killers In Michigan?: Democrat State Senator Virgil Smith wants criminals convicted of murdering police or corrections officers in his state to face the death penalty. Kathleen Gray of the Detroit Free Press reports that the Senator wants Michigan, one of 18 states that has abolished the death penalty, to reinstate it for murderers in this narrow category. There have been at least three attempts to reinstate the death penalty in Michigan since 1999. All of these failed to gain the 2/3 majority vote of legislators needed to put a measure on the state-wide election ballot.
KS To Cut Prison Costs, Remain Tough On Crime: Kansas lawmakers are considering a variety of competing bills on crime including one that would reduce the prison population and another increasing sentencing for crimes. The Associated Press reports that the state's Sentencing Commission has drafted legislation that would free up to 150 prison beds by keeping first and second time marijuana offenders out of state custody and would allow other inmates to be released sooner for good behavior-a plan they say will save the state $3.6 million. The state will also consider opposing legislation that would lengthen sentences for those convicted of drunk driving, home burglary, and theft.
Death Penalty For Cop Killers In Michigan?: Democrat State Senator Virgil Smith wants criminals convicted of murdering police or corrections officers in his state to face the death penalty. Kathleen Gray of the Detroit Free Press reports that the Senator wants Michigan, one of 18 states that has abolished the death penalty, to reinstate it for murderers in this narrow category. There have been at least three attempts to reinstate the death penalty in Michigan since 1999. All of these failed to gain the 2/3 majority vote of legislators needed to put a measure on the state-wide election ballot.
KS To Cut Prison Costs, Remain Tough On Crime: Kansas lawmakers are considering a variety of competing bills on crime including one that would reduce the prison population and another increasing sentencing for crimes. The Associated Press reports that the state's Sentencing Commission has drafted legislation that would free up to 150 prison beds by keeping first and second time marijuana offenders out of state custody and would allow other inmates to be released sooner for good behavior-a plan they say will save the state $3.6 million. The state will also consider opposing legislation that would lengthen sentences for those convicted of drunk driving, home burglary, and theft.
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