Virginia lawmakers debate bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for crimes statewide House Bill 863 would expand judicial discretion and reshape sentencing policy across Virginia RICHMOND, Va.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helena Pallarés for Deseret Magazine Mandatory minimum sentences require judges to impose fixed prison terms for certain crimes ...

In their Sentencing Guidelines column, Covington & Burling's Alan Vinegrad and Jason Levine write: Mandatory minimum sentences have, for years, been the subject of complaints from the bench, the ...

President Joe Biden's administration took some steps to discourage mandatory minimum sentences. But in other cases, Biden opposed efforts to reduce them, and he did not support or introduce ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ohio lawmakers are intensifying efforts to combat the spread of fentanyl by proposing stricter penalties for drug dealers. State Rep. Phil Plummer, a former Montgomery County ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland told prosecutors in December to promote the equal treatment of crack and powder cocaine offenses and limit the use of mandatory minimum sentences. These steps are in ...