Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. The Justice Department today revealed new data from its innovative Smart on Crime Initiative that show charging decisions by federal prosecutors in fiscal year 2015 resulted in prosecutors’ focusing on more serious drug cases and fewer indictments carrying a mandatory minimum. Meanwhile, prosecutions of high-level drug defendants have risen and cooperation and plea rates remained effectively the same.
“The promise of Smart on Crime is showing impressive results,” said Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates. “Federal prosecutors are consistently using their…
