Texas reforms helping change D.C. gridlock on drug-law sentencing

Changing attitudes in Texas are altering the conversation in Washington D.C. about drug law reform. For evidence, check out these two items published today which both cite Texas de-incarceration strategies as contributing to new momentum for reforming federal drug laws:

• The Hill: Amid gridlock, a surprising accord on drug-law sentencing
• The American Prospect: Prison reform: No longer politically toxic?

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