Most of those cases involved people sentenced to lengthy prison terms under the Rockefeller-era drug laws.

It was his first offense, but the state's Rockefeller-era drug laws demanded a minimum sentence of 15 years.

The three others were men serving long prison terms for offenses under the Rockefeller-era drug laws.

It was his first offense, but under Rockefeller-era drug laws requiring mandatory sentencing, he received a 15-years-to-life sentence.

The central issue in the 2004 race for district attorney was the Rockefeller-era drug laws, which sent many drug offenders away to prison for decades.

Talks on relaxing the Rockefeller-era drug laws have dragged on for years.

The coalition was formed to urge reform of the state's strict Rockefeller-era drug laws.

Similarly, hardly anyone in Albany believes that the Rockefeller-era drug laws deter crime.

The program would not apply to violent criminals or those facing mandatory sentences like the ones imposed under the Rockefeller-era drug laws.

Everyone in Albany agrees the Rockefeller-era drug laws are too harsh.