CSPAN3 Politics And Public Policy Today November 9, 2015
Leadership that you have shown and the people in this room have shown, including the chief beck. Mandatory minimums are an important part of how the federal system is set up, but since 2013 when he smart on crime policy was announced by thenattorneygeneral holder, federal prosecutors have been instructed not to use mandatory minimums except in cases that really merit their attention. In other words, aggravated felons, the leaders of drug organizations, violent people. What thats meant is that our use of mandatory minimums has probably dropped by about 25 in that time. But so far we have not se...