Blog 6

In response to the article written at "Under The Pecan Tree" found here, regarding commutation of sentences by the President for time served in relation to non violent drug offenses, I completely agree. All the mandatory minimum laws established back in the 80's and 90's for drugs have created far more problems than solved. The hope was the knowledge of guarunteed incarceration would dissuade people from drugs. Recently, even the advocates for mandatory minimum sentences and those who wrote the laws have agreed that it does not work and has caused mass overcrowding of the penal system. It's time to move past these ridiculous laws and focus on real criminal offenses.