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Two Democrats in the Virginia Senate have joined with Republicans to defeat a measure that would have eliminated almost all mandatory minimum sentences.

Can't we all just get along?

The Supreme Court of the United States handed down a 5-4 ruling Thursday, holding that crimes requiring a mental state of recklessness are insufficient to trigger mandatory minimum sentences under federal law. Both Justices Kagan and Kavanaugh had some thoughts in the footnotes.

Jason Norman entered prison in 2004 for charges related to a DIY meth lab. He served more time than the average sentence for a violent felony or sex crime. It was December 21, 2020, and things were finally looking up for Jason Norman. The 45-year-old inmate was settling in at his new home in the Algoa Correctional Center, a minimum-security state prison on the outskirts of the capital in Jefferson City. His recent move from the state prison in Boonville meant more than a change in...

Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly passed bills that would legalize the recreational sale and use of marijuana and end most of the state’s mandatory minimum sentence requirements.

John Hairston, a radio broadcaster and prison reform advocate. He wrote to inform us of a Black man from North Carolina named Charles McNeair who was railroaded and falsely convicted when he was just 16-year-of age for raping a 57-year-old white woman he was in a relationship with. His is a tragic story that you need to know about and hopefully, help do something about … like work towards having him freed and paid restitution. Read on for the full story. Charles McNeair I hope that you have ...

Because the blow back to other perceived leniency in the past what gave us mandatory minimums. and the next person to get sentenced probably wont look like paul manafort and might really be the one to have the book thrown at them. so to overreact to this, i think, would be a mistake. >> senator elizabeth warren tweeted to that very effect. suzanne, she said trumps campaign manager paul manafort commits bank and tax fraud and gets 47 months. a homeless man, fate winslow, helped sell $20 worth ...

V -- compromised verdict. the jury get evidence they should get. didnt get evidence they shouldnt get. they will follow the law. apply the law. i dont want compromised verdicts or jury pardons. [ indiscernible question ] >> does that give some indication he may not have been as confident that the case was strong enough? >> i think he was confident enough in the talk to the jury. not the lack of confidence in the way the case was presented. [ indiscernible question ] >> my understanding, manslaug...

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