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| Juneau police officers testify against bill reclassifying drug crimes |
| By ktoo.org - Casey Kelly |
| Published: 03/19/2013 |
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ALASKA - Some Juneau police officers are speaking out against a bill in the Alaska Senate that would reclassify certain drug crimes. Right now it’s a felony to possess small amounts of narcotics, such as heroin, oxycodone, cocaine and methamphetamine, even if you do not intend to sell those drugs. Senate Bill 56 would make possession with no intent to sell a misdemeanor. It’s sponsored by Eagle River Republican Senator Fred Dyson, who says the state is spending too much to lock up non-violent offenders. “Sixty percent of the population in our corrections institutions are nonviolent,” Dyson said. “We just built a $250 million prison, Goose Creek, and the Corrections people tell me that if we keep incarcerating people at the rate we are now, we’ll have to build another prison that size in seven years.” Dyson’s office estimates millions of dollars in annual cost savings for the Department of Corrections if the drug offenses are reclassified. Read More. |
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