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Government

Oct. 3, 2015

Criminal justice reform bill draws praise, criticism

A bipartisan group of U. S. Senators led by Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, has crafted an ambitious criminal justice reform bill that seeks to retool mandatory minimum sentencing.


By L.J. Williamson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, proposed Thursday a criminal justice reform bill that seeks to retool mandatory
minimum sentencing.


California legal experts shared opinions on the proposals, with proponents citing
it as the latest step in the count...

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