Blog Posts in March, 2014
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Reevaluating Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Federal Drug Crimes
Posted ByIn the 1980s, a time when the War on Drugs was at its fiercest, the U.S. government set mandatory minimum sentences in place for federal drug crimes . These minimum sentences have led to a trend of overly harsh sentencing for individuals who are convicted of federal drug crimes. Mandatory minimum sentences make it so that individuals who are convicted of certain types of drug crimes (or those who ...Continue Reading
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