Rockefeller drug laws

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf New York State law
drug law
gptkbp:appliesTo possession of narcotics
sale of narcotics
gptkbp:criticizedFor harshness
disproportionate impact on minorities
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1973
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:New_York_State_Legislature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rockefeller drug laws
gptkbp:imposedPenalty mandatory minimum sentences
15 years to life imprisonment
gptkbp:influenced other U.S. state drug laws
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:War_on_Drugs
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Nelson_Rockefeller
gptkbp:purpose reduce drug crime
gptkbp:reformed 2004
2009
gptkbp:reformIncluded increased judicial discretion
reduced mandatory minimum sentences
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:military
legal challenges
criminal justice reform movement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nelson_Aldrich_Rockefeller
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6