Criminal Justice Forum: Changing the Drug Climate: October 7, 2006
CJPF President Eric E. Sterling was interviewed along with the Joe White, the Executive Director of Change the Climate, on the weekly radio show Criminal Justice Forum. Sterling and White discussed the problems with the war on drugs. Download the podcast here.
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Drug Truth Network: A Century of Lies: January 27, 2006
CJPF President Eric E. Sterling was interviewed on the Drug Truth Network. Sterling spoke on the comparisons between the "War on Drugs" and the "War on Terror", domestic surveillance, and the recent allegations of corruptions in our political system. Listen to Sterling's interview here.
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Exit Strategy for the War on Drugs: Toward a New Legal Framework: December 1-2, 2005
CJPF President Eric E. Sterling participated in a press conference at the King County Bar Association's Drug Policy Conference in Seattle, WA. Seattle's NPR affiliate station, KPLU 88.5, recorded the press conference and features a segment on their website of Eric E. Sterling discussing how drug prohibition crime raises insurance and depresses property values.
Listen to the interview through this direct link at www.kplu.org
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Illicit Drugs -- Burden and Policy: October 21, 2005
The City of Hartford, CT sponsored a conference, "Illicit Drugs -- Burden and Policy," to address the city's chronic violence, crime and drug abuse problems. Hosted at Trinity College, the conference was opened by Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez, sponsored by the Aetna Foundation, and featured addresses by Patrick Harnett, Chief of Police, and other officials.
Eric E. Sterling's keynote speech on the economics of prohibition and the racist foundation of the drug war received the highest evaluations from conference participants. Click below to listen to his speech. Length: 25 minutes.
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Methamphetamine Hype: August 8, 2005
Eric E. Sterling was interviewed on Drug Truth Network, a radio talk show, for the August 8-14, 2005, broadcast. Sterling discusses the current media hype surrounding methamphetamine and provides background of the meth problem in the US. Click below to listen to his interview. Length: 3 minutes.
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Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity: June 5, 2005
Eric E. Sterling was interviewed on NPR's Weekend Edition in a piece about the different sentences for crack cocaine and powder cocaine and pending legislation in Connecticut. Governor Jody Rell vetoed the legislation on June 2, saying it "sent the wrong message."
Mr. Sterling's comments are 3 minutes into this 5 minute segment.
Listen to the interview through this direct link at www.npr.org
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Informant Testimony Raises Issues of Accuracy : May 21, 2003
Alan Tomlinson of National Public Radio reported on the trial of Fabio Ochoa, one of the founding members of the Medellin cartel. Eric E. Sterling was invited to speak on the problems created by shortening other cartel members' sentences in exchange for their testimonies against Ochoa. Mr. Sterling's comments are 2:30 into this 4 minute segment.
Listen to the report through this direct link at www.npr.org
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The State of Current Sentencing Guidelines: October 22, 1999
In this installment of "This American Life", host Ira Glass discusses the growing consensus that our drug laws have gone too far. Eric E. Sterling appeared on the show to discuss the creating of mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offenses. Mr. Sterling's interview is 20:50 into this 59 minute show.
Listen to this radio show in Real Audio.
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