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Comments for the Record for “Decriminalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level: Necessary Steps to Address Past Harms” 

NAAUSA does not support or oppose federal marijuana decriminalization. We believe this is a question properly left in the hands of Congress. As Congress considers expunging past marijuana convictions, we write to discuss (1) common misconceptions about the nature of federal marijuana convictions, (2) the impact of expungement on the criminal process, and (3) resource constraints that make expungement burdensome to the administration of justice.

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NAAUSA Statement for the Record for the April 15, 2021 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons”

On behalf of the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA), representing the interests of the 6,300 Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) working in the 93 U.S. Attorney Offices, we write to provide experiential insight on the challenges prosecutors face working with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) on compassionate release requests.

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