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New FAMM report and poll data on reforming mandatory minimums

By Douglas A. Berman

This press release discussing a new report and interesting polling data from the folks at Families Against Mandatory Minimums provides interesting sentencing grist for the political mill.  Here are excerpts from the press release:A new poll released today by Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) shows widespread support for ending mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenses and that Americans will vote for candidates who feel the same way....  ?Politicians have voted for mandatory minimum sentences so they could appear ?tough on crime? to their constituents. They insist that their voters support these laws, but it?s just not true,? says Julie Stewart, president and founder of FAMM.  ?Republicans and Democrats support change and that should encourage members of Congress to reach across the aisle next year and work together to reform mandatory minimums...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 24, 2008 (boomark / email).