Black convicted offenders are the racial group least likely to earn relief from mandatory minimum sentences for assisting the government, according to a major study of mandatory minimum penalties by the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
In a 645-page report to Congress, the Commission said almost half 46.7 percent of all offenders convicted of an offense carrying a mandatory minimum penalty were relieved from the application of the penalty at sentencing for assisting the government, qualifying for “safety valve” relief or both. But black offenders received relief from a mandatory minimum penalty least often in 34.9 percent of their cases, compared to white 46.5 percent, Hispanic 55.7 percent and other race 58.9 percent offenders.
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