Former US attorneys hate Jeff Sessions’ memo on tougher sentences

By Kelly Cohen

Published May 14, 2017 4:01am ET

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Former US attorneys hate Jeff Sessions’ memo on tougher sentences — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed the nation's federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious charges possible against the vast majority of suspects, a reversal of Obama-era policies that is sure to send more people to prison and for far longer terms. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) | Frank Franklin II

Former U.S. attorneys are in shock over Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ latest hard-line shift on criminal justice.

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