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Milliken Remarks for Drug Abuse Workshop 1972

Barbara Anthony on Marijuana Concerns (1973)

Engler Remarks for press conference with Linda Clark

Testimony of Lt. Brickley before the Select Committee on Crime (Jun 1971)

Goose Lake Festival Poster

The poster was posted and passed around by Michigan youth promoting the Goose Lake International Music Festival, also referred to as the Midwest Woodstock. It was a rock 'n' roll concert in Jackson County.

Parents Concern About Drugs

The document addresses the drug use that occured at 'Goose Lake Festival.' The documtents author is concered with both the parents and governments responsibility for protecting young people from drugs. It calls for a united effort to stop drugs. Calls for the state to be more punitive

Milliken's State of the State 1970

Proposal B Affected Offenses

MDOC Strategies for Revising Sentencing Guidelines

Sentencing Commission Guidelines

Sentence Creep: Increasing Penalties in Michigan and the Need for Sentencing Reform Yantus 2014

Criminal Law: "Michigan’s Sentencing Guidelines"

Third Analysis HB 4190

HB 4190 aimed to increase penalties for illegal narcotic drugs. It outlined specific penalties for the manufacture, delivery, and possession of narcotics, with more severe penalties for larger quantities (650 grams). The House Fiscal Agency anticipated increased costs due to the bill. Arguments for the bill included its potential as a deterrent, while arguments against it raised concerns about mandatory sentencing and its impact on the prison population.