Mandatory minimum sentencing is unlikely to help solve this issue—or any other issue for that matter. It has a poor track record of reducing crime.

New mandatory minimum sentences for immigration offenses would be expensive, make immigration enforcement more difficult and divert public safety resources, Gill contends.

Biden has taken some steps activists say are counter to his promise. In 2022, the Washington, D.C., City Council passed a law eliminating most mandatory minimum sentences and reducing others.

Rep. Bob Latta co-authored the bill that permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs, aiming to ...

Updated 5:10 p.m. The Senate push to reform mandatory minimum sentencing law began Wednesday with a photo opportunity: Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) stopping for an ...

Attorney General Eric Holder, speaks about the mandatory minimum policy at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 2013 annual legislative conference in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013.

Rep. Jeff Hoverson, R-Minot, listens to a question from House Minority Leader Zachary Ista, D-Grand Forks, on House Bill 1361, focused on mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking ...

Some Michigan lawmakers are working to pass a bill that would set minimum prison sentences for people who run from police. The bill comes amid a flurry of police chases, some ending with fatalities.

Mandatory minimum sentencing is proven to be bad policy. It won’t stop hate crimes Story by Lorana Bartels, Australian National University and Rick Sarre, University of South Australia • 2w ...