From what I have been able to discern, the federal attorney general for the United States seems to be preparing a major policy change that he is set to outline tonight at the American Bar Association meeting. According to the Washington post, Eric Holder will be announcing that low level, nonviolent drug offenders without gang affiliations will no longer be prosecuted under charges that impose a mandatory minimum sentence.
All of the actual details are still in question, specifically what constitutes a non-violent offender or gang affiliations, but this seems to me to be indicative that the hard line stance taken by the judicial systems in America is starting to wash away.
I am very hopeful that these changes are put in place. More needs to be done, no doubt - but this is a major sign that change is still possible.
All of the actual details are still in question, specifically what constitutes a non-violent offender or gang affiliations, but this seems to me to be indicative that the hard line stance taken by the judicial systems in America is starting to wash away.
I am very hopeful that these changes are put in place. More needs to be done, no doubt - but this is a major sign that change is still possible.