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Apr
28
2009
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Comprehensive reforms of the Rockefeller Drug Laws were signed into law by Governor David Paterson on April 7, 2009. A ceremonial signing of the Rockefeller Drug Laws was held on April 24, 2009, at Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities, Inc., a drug treatment facility in Queens. The Legal Action Center has worked to reform the Rockefeller-era drug laws ever since they were enacted, over thirty five years ago. |
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Apr
24
2009
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In March 2009 the Legal Action Center wrote and distributed a sign-on letter, addressed to President Obama, outlining the critical need for including mental health and addiction prevention, treatment, and support services in national healthcare reform. The letter was circulated widely and a total of 176 organizations from across the country signed on, including 83 national organizations. Copies of the letter were sent to the White House and key leaders in the executive branch, including the President's nominees to direct the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Department of Health and Human Services. Copies were also sent to a number of leaders in the U.S. House and Senate expected to play major roles in developing and passing healthcare reform legislation. |
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Apr
20
2009
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LAC launches its first ever "Know Your Rights" webinar series: Anti-Discrimination Laws Protecting People with Alcohol and Drug Problems and Criminal Records. The free, five-part series covers anti-discrimination laws protecting people with alcohol/drug histories and criminal records. For more information and to register, please visit our Training Materials section or the series homepage. |
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Project Highlights
■ Legal Action Center’s H.I.R.E Network Releases a National Blueprint for Reentry
The National Blueprint for Reentry: Model policies to promote the successful reentry of individuals with criminal records through employment & education is a comprehensive plan to improve employment and educational opportunities for people with criminal records.
■ After Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry. A State-by-State Report Card
A landmark two-year study of the legal obstacles that people with criminal records face when they attempt to reenter society. In order to help advocates eliminate these unfair roadblocks, the Legal Action Center has developed advocacy kits on 12 critically important policy, funding and legal issues that can be used to remove nearly all of the most harmful roadblocks to re-entry.
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