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NEWS ABOUT: mandatory minimums

mandatory minimums stories: 2 news summaries

New York to Roll Back
Strict '70s Drug Laws

Gov., legislative leaders make deal to repel mandatory sentences

Mar 26, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York's governor and legislative leaders have agreed to repeal some of the nation's most draconian drug laws, the New York Times reports. The move to dismantle strict mandatory sentencing guidelines set down in 1973 means judges will have the option of sending many first-time nonviolent drug offenders to treatment... More »

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drugs • law • New York • mandatory minimums • sentencing guidelines • David Paterson • New York state • Howard Stern Grid

Sentence Cuts In Store for 19,500 Crack Convicts

Federal commission mulls rule change

Nov 12, 07 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The federal panel that sets sentencing guidelines for judges may decide as soon as tomorrow to cut at least 2 years off the sentences of 19,500 inmates convicted of using crack, the LA Times reports. New rules introduced this month equalize crack and powdered cocaine sentences, and tomorrow will... More »

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federal courts • cocaine • crack cocaine • federal sentencing • mandatory minimums • sentencing guidelines

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