Citing the DOJ’s recommendations in 2011, the commission warned of “real and significant excesses in terms of the imprisonment meted out for some offenders under existing mandatory sentencing laws, especially for some non-violent offenders.” In the last 40 years, mandatory minimum laws and other policies led to an explosion in the prison population, followed by unprecedented spending. The cost of the federal prison system alone has increased by 1,700 percent in the last three decades. In his letter, Wroblewski urged the federal government to follow the lead of states that have reduced sentences or provided alternative forms of sentencing for "non-violent, less serious offenders.” huffingtonpost/2013/07/11/federal-sentencing-reform_n_3581546.html
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:44:26 +0000
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