Byline: JAMES M. ODATO Capitol bureau
Assembly Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday to reform the tough Rockefeller Drug Laws, calling for beefed-up substance abuse treatment programs.
Although the 80-page measure comes with just 12 days officially left in the session, Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry, D-East Elmhurst, said he hopes the drug laws can be considered in budget talks that may take place after the legislative calendar expires June 20.
The measure, called the Drug Law Reform, Drug Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2001, seeks to address the underlying causes of drug-related crimes, giving judges discretion to sentence drug offenders to …
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