Government
Feb. 1, 2014
DOJ calls for clemency requests amid shifting stance on drugs
California prosecutors and defense attorneys hailed separate moves by the U.S. Justice Department and the Senate Thursday to lower the number of federal prisoners serving long sentences for certain low-level drug offenses.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California prosecutors and defense attorneys hailed separate moves by the U.S. Justice Department and the Senate Thursday to lower the number of federal prisoners serving long sentences for certain low-level drug offenses.
The "attorney general's focus on comprehensive diversion, re-entry and clemency programs will ensure that we adopt realistic and effective alternatives to incarceration in...
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