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New Jersey getting closer to repealing its school-zone mandatory minimums

By Douglas A. Berman

This local article, which is headlined "Repeal of mandatory minimums in drug cases clears N.J. Senate," provides the latest update on legislative efforts in New Jersey to repeal certain mandatory minimum sentencing provisions. Here are some of the details: The state Senate voted today to roll back mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses in school zones, a victory for supporters seeking treatment rather than jail time for nonviolent drug offenders. New Jersey has not loosened any mandatory minimum sentences in at least two decades, experts who studied the laws said. "It?s going to save money, it?s going to save lives and it?s going to protect the public," said Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), the bill?s primary sponsor. "It?s not too often you get that combination...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 11, 2009 (boomark / email).