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Unpacking the Debate on Mandatory Sentencing Laws

Meta Description: Explore mandatory minimum sentencing laws, their historical roots, impact on judicial discretion and plea bargaining, and recent criminal justice reform efforts like the First Step Act. Understand the crucial legal debate shaping America’s criminal system. Understanding the Complexities of Mandatory Minimum Sentences Mandatory minimum sentencing laws are among the most contentious issues in […]

among other things, appeals, case law, Criminal Law, deterrence, did not use violence, drug offenses, Federal Statutes, First Step Act, gun crimes, Incapacitation, judicial discretion, Legal Procedures, low-level, mass incarceration, not mandatory, plea bargaining, Racial Disparity, role in the crime, Safety Valve, sentencing reform, state law, three-strikes laws, yet often criticized