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Sentence Reductions for “Snitching” Undermine U.S. Justice System

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2014 by Derek Gilna published in Prison Legal News September, 2014, page 24
Filed under: Informants, Sentencing. Location: United States of America.

Sentence Reductions for “Snitching” Undermine U.S. Justice System

by Derek Gilna

Imagine this scenario: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents bust a small-time drug dealer for, let’s say, nickel-and-diming in heroin. They take him to booking, run his fingerprints and discover this is his third arrest. As a multiple offender facing ...

 

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