[AicapAifap] Death Penalty in US

Tue Mar 20 14:08:41 PDT 2018

	 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2018  

	 Contact: Morgan McLeod
 mmcleod at sentencingproject.org
 202-628-0871   Press Call 1:30 PM: Experts Respond to Trump’s
Expected Proposal on Death Penalty for Drug Offenses  

	 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Trump is expected to announce a
plan for his administration’s response to opioid addiction and
overdose. Instead of focusing on proven overdose prevention measures,
the administration is reportedly planning to call for the death
penalty for people who sell drugs.  The plan also calls for ramping up
the already extremely harsh federal sentences for drug law violations.
	 Join us today, Monday, March 19 at 1:30pm (ET) / 10:30am (PT) for
insight from:                        

                        	* Marc Mauer, Executive Director, The
Sentencing Project                         	* Nicole Austin-Hillery,
Executive Director of US Programs, Human Rights Watch                 
       	* Major Neill Franklin (Ret.), Executive Director, Law
Enforcement Action Partnership                         	* Vanita
Gupta, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human
Rights, Former Head of the U.S. Dept. of Justice’s Civil Rights
Division                         	* Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno,
Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance (Moderator)
	 HOW: The dial-in number is: 1-800-311-9402 (Password: Drug War)
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