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U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions released a memo on his new criminal charging and sentencing policy Friday in a move widely seen as likely to rejuvenate the war on drugs and fill up federal prisons.
The Sessions memo orders federal prosecutors to charge defendants with the most serious possible offense—which would carry the longest prison sentence. That cancels the more progressive policy enacted by ex-attorney general Eric Holder in 2013, which had prosecutors shift away from seeking mandatory minimum penalties for low-level offenders.
How Jeff Sessions? Drug Sentencing Guidelines Could Restart War On Drugs
It seems to me the majority of Americans want o end the drug war. I realize that a majority of republicans may want this, but how is falling suit with a failed effort going to help?
The Sessions memo orders federal prosecutors to charge defendants with the most serious possible offense—which would carry the longest prison sentence. That cancels the more progressive policy enacted by ex-attorney general Eric Holder in 2013, which had prosecutors shift away from seeking mandatory minimum penalties for low-level offenders.
How Jeff Sessions? Drug Sentencing Guidelines Could Restart War On Drugs
It seems to me the majority of Americans want o end the drug war. I realize that a majority of republicans may want this, but how is falling suit with a failed effort going to help?