Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Home / Columns / Mandatory-minimum sentences endanger public safety

Mandatory-minimum sentences endanger public safety

Any suggestion to reconsider mandatory-minimum sentencing laws has long been considered the third rail of politics for public officials who fear being labeled as soft on crime or as lenient coddlers of lawbreakers. Ironically, mandatory sentencing, which rose to prominence in the 1980s as a well-intended idea that would give uniformity and fairness to sentences, has ...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*