People convicted of drug felonies may generally not receive cash assistance.
She was convicted of some drug felonies, went to prison, came out clean and stayed that way.
Last year, these so-called Class B felons made up more than 28 percent of all those imprisoned on drug felonies.
The state can choose, for example, to deny benefits to people convicted of drug felonies or to people who have additional children while on welfare.
Public attention to drug felonies is increasing.
The death penalty could also be imposed for killing a policeman in the course of a drug felony.
The Espoo district court arrested him for suspicion of a gross drug felony.
Most notably, the Assembly bill would accord sentencing discretion to judges for almost all drug felonies.
Total jail sentences for drug felonies increased 60 percent in 1987 alone.
About 34 percent of the state's nearly 68,500 prisoners are in for drug felonies.
