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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
“If he had been an aircraft hijacker, he would have gotten 24 years in prison. If he’s been a terrorist, he would have gotten 20 years in prison. If he was a child rapist, he would have gotten 11 years in prison. And now I’m supposed to give him a 55-year sentence? I mean, that’s just not right...”
said the Federal judge that put a 24 year old man to jail for a 55 year sentence without the possibility of parole.
Here's the story.
https://gma.yahoo.com/former-federal...opstories.html
The judge publicly regrets his decision and discusses it publicly with a reporter. What do you think? Should this fellow be in jail for the vast majority of his life simply because he sold marijuana? |
Fortunately, Rand Paul and Cory Booker are working on a sentencing reform bill. I know it's too late to correct time for some, but it could have an early release for many. It's called the Redeem Act.
"The REDEEM Act proposal would encourage states to raise the age of criminal responsibly to 18 years of age; expunge or seal the records of juveniles who commit non-violent crimes before they turn 15; place limits on the solitary confinement of most juveniles; and establish a system to allow eligible nonviolent criminals to petition a court to ask that their criminal records be sealed. Sealing the records would keep them out of FBI background checks requested by employers and likely make it easier for those former offenders to secure a job."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...ng-reform-bill
S.2567 - REDEEM Act113th Congress (2013-2014)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-...nate-bill/2567
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