A coalition of criminal justice and drug policy reform organizations is urging law enforcement officials to dramatically curtail arrests for nonviolent pot crimes to lower jail and prison populations as America now leads the world in confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The plan proposed by advocates would include ceasing arrests for cannabis offences and releasing or granting clemency to those incarcerated for cannabis offences. This would dramatically reduce the number of incarcerated nonviolent prisoners, whether sentenced or awaiting sentencing.
The organizations backing the plan are Marijuana Policy Project, Last Prisoner Project, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Clergy for a New Drug Policy, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation, National Cannabis Industry Association, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
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