WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed a bill that would significantly lower mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug offenses and allow judges to use more discretion when determining sentences for non-violent drug offenses. The Committee also voted to add three new mandatory minimum sentences. The American Civil Liberties Union supports the base bill but opposes all new mandatory minimums.
The Smarter Sentencing Act passed with bipartisan support and now moves to the…
