Orders Prosecutors to Remove Any Reference to Quantities Of Illicit Drugs that Trigger Mandatory Minimums And To Apply Provision to Pending Cases; Bipartisan Support Grows In Congress for Overhauling U.S. Drug Laws
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 20, 2013. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Obama administration are continuing to push for reforms of draconian drug sentencing policies that have led the U.S. federal prison population to skyrocket over the past three decades. The White House announced that…
