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My view: Mandatory sentences can defy logic
From www.deseretnews.com -September 6, 2013 When U.S.Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department was going to change how it prosecuted nonviolent individuals who buy or sell illegal drugs, Holder said, "By reserving the... Mandatory Ineffectiveness
From www.usnews.com - September 3, 2013 Mandatory minimum prison sentences don't make us safer. Largest Prison Staff Organization Endorses Sentencing Reform
From www.huffingtonpost.com -September 3, 2013 The largest prison and corrections association threw its weight behind mandatory minimum sentencing reform this week, offering support for a plan to overhaul parts of the justice system at both the state and federal levels. |
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