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Mukasey to urge Congress to stop release of inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Mukasey to urge Congress to stop release of inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/ February 6th, 2008 Mukasey to urge Congress to stop release of inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges WASHINGTON (CNN) ? Attorney General Michael Mukasey plans to ask Congress to urgently pass a law to restrict the number of potentially violent federal prisoners who may be released as early as next month because of reduced sentences for crack cocaine-related convictions. Justice Department officials Wednesday said that when Mukasey appears before a House Committee Thursday he will urge lawmakers to ensure that only non-violent, first-time offenders would be considered for release under guidelines set by the U.S. Sentencing Commission two months ago...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on February 06, 2008 (boomark / email).