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Senators aim to scrap mandatory minimum sentences

The National Law Journal

March 21, 2013

Two senators want to give federal judges the ability to impose prison sentences shorter than the mandatory minimums they're required to impose, an option long requested by defense attorneys and judges who feel restricted by sentencing laws.

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