Keep Drug Sentencing Laws to Keep Communities Safe
By: J. Douglas McCullough and Eric Evenson
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
FROM USATODAY.COM - The U.S. Senate is finalizing a criminal reform bill that will alter federal drug trafficking laws. Changes center on the mandatory minimum sentencing requirements which have been a key part of federal laws for more than 30 years. As former federal prosecutors, with more than 40 years combined experience, we have seen first-hand the benefits of mandatory minimum sentencing when properly used as a tool in the fight against drug traffickers. We urge Congress to leave this tool intact. …
