WASHINGTON – A key Senate leader has announced that, before the end of the year, he will push to move forward on a landmark overhaul of U.S. criminal sentencing guidelines that would aim to significantly cut down the bloated population in federal prisons. The growing interest in legislative action already constitutes a sea change in the United
Congress Eyes Action On Overhauling Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws
A rare bipartisan consensus has emerged in support of reducing the unsustainable U.S. prison population.