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Senate bill could cut nonviolent drug offenders’ sentences

Nonviolent drug offenders could be eligible for shorter prison sentences under legislation a Senate committee is considering. The Senate Judiciary Committee was expected to approve legislation on Thursday that would give judges discretion to give lesser sentences than federal mandatory minimums in some cases. The measure would eliminate mandatory life sentences for three-time, nonviolent drug offenders, ...

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