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RICHMOND — Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly have legislation to eliminate numerous mandatory minimum prison sentences from the state code. The House of Delegates and Senate — both controlled by Democrats — each have different ideas of how many mandatory minimums they’d like to scrub. So now comes the hard part: reaching a consensus on a final piece of legislation that both chambers will agree to. The House bill from Del. Mike Mullin, D-Newport News, an assistant Hampton prosecutor, would repeal several mandatory minimum sentences primarily related to drug pos...

Bill to eliminate mandatory minimums wins Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee approval Virginia General Assembly building (Source: WVIR) By Associated Press | January 25, 2021 at 7:01 PM EST - Updated January 25 at 9:43 PM RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A proposal to eliminate most mandatory minimum sentences in Virginia has won approval from a key legislative committee. The legislation cleared by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday would end mandatory minimum jail and prison terms for more than 200 crimes, including drunken driving, gun violations, drug distribution, and possession or dist...

FRESNO — High-ranking Nuestra Familia prison gang member Salvador Castro Jr., 50, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, Castro used a contraband cellphone from inside Pleasant Valley State Prison in Fresno County to arrange for the formation of a new street gang regiment in Kings and Tulare counties. According to the plea agreement, Castro was recorded on a wiretap conspiring with associates outside of prison to distribut...

Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden By Sarah Martinson | January 10, 2021, 8:02 PM EST Joe Biden's election as president has sparked hope among criminal justice advocates and organizations that his administration will overhaul the U.S. criminal justice system and implement reforms they have been seeking for years. Biden's campaign website promises that the Democratic president-elect will "strengthen America's commitment to justice and reform our criminal justice system," and includes dozens of proposed changes to be made under his administration. But whe...

The recommendation to Virginia's legislature would remove laws passed in the "tough on crime" era of the 1980s and '90s. The panel found mandatory minimums disproportionately affect Black people and