In their Sentencing Guidelines column, Covington & Burling's Alan Vinegrad and Jason Levine write: Mandatory minimum sentences have, for years, been the subject of complaints from the bench, the ...

It was clear Judge Roy Dalton was fed up. The case before him involved a homeless drug addict who’d taken $30 from a man he didn’t know to hop on his bike and deliver a package of drugs. Was it wrong?

President Joe Biden's administration took some steps to discourage mandatory minimum sentences. But in other cases, Biden opposed efforts to reduce them, and he did not support or introduce ...

Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Obama Administration is expanding their mandatory sentencing reforms to cases where charges have already been filed, during a Congressional Black Caucus ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland told prosecutors in December to promote the equal treatment of crack and powder cocaine offenses and limit the use of mandatory minimum sentences. These steps are in ...

A months-long push to stiffen penalties for fentanyl crimes in New Hampshire appears back on track. That’s after a second round of House and Senate negotiations on Wednesday yielded a deal to ...

The New Jersey Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission, in a new report, recommended four reforms to make sentencing fairer and reduce racial disparities behind bars. (Andrew Burton | Getty ...

While the Obama administration has spent the past several months rolling out piecemeal sentencing reforms for non-violent drug offenders, states have already taken a hatchet to mandatory minimum ...

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE AND SENATE SEE VERY DIFFERENTLY. WE’RE NOT AFTER SMALL FISH. WE WANT TO HAVE A BIG NET, AND WE’RE MORE AFTER DEALERS AND HIGHER END. STATE SENATOR BILL GANNON IS BACK IN FRONT ...

Weeks after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced his support for mandatory minimum jail terms for antisemitic offences, the government has legislated such laws. Minister for Home Affairs Tony ...