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U.S. Sentencing Commission Calls Federal Mandatory Minimums “Excessively Severe”

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2012 by Derek Gilna published in Prison Legal News December, 2012, page 36
Filed under: Sentencing, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. Location: United States of America.
In a 645-page report prepared by the U.S. Sentencing Commission for Congress, released in October 2011, the Commission found that federal “mandatory minimum” sentences are harsh and unjust – especially in cases where there is no physical harm or threat of physical harm. The study was the first thorough examination …

 

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