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Read News: The Sentencing Project Submits Letter to U.S. Sentencing Commission Recommending Future Priorities

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The Sentencing Project has submitted comments to the United States Sentencing Commission regarding priorities for the Commission’s focus for 2008-09. The letter recommends that the Commission address the following: continue to work with Congress to promote reform of crack cocaine sentences; engage in a comprehensive assessment of the effects of mandatory minimum sentencing in the federal courts; pursue consideration of expanded options for alternatives to incarceration; and, follow the lead of states such as Iowa, Connecticut, and Minnesota in establishing policies to forecast the racial impact of proposed policy changes. Posted Date:9/5/2008 7:47:05 PM

Full post as published by The Sentencing Project on September 05, 2008 (boomark / email).