Virginia Democrats crafting bill to abolish most mandatory minimum sentences

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Published January 8, 2021 6:00pm ET

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Virginia Democrats crafting bill to abolish most mandatory minimum sentences — Democratic lawmakers are drafting legislation to abolish most mandatory minimum sentences in Virginia after a recommendation from the Virginia Crime Commission. “[Mandatory minimum laws] straightjacket the judges, maybe, into something they wouldn’t (otherwise) do,” Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke, told The Center Square. Edwards, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, said his office is drafting language […]

Democratic lawmakers are drafting legislation to abolish most mandatory minimum sentences in Virginia after a recommendation from the Virginia Crime Commission.

“[Mandatory minimum laws] straightjacket the judges, maybe, into something they wouldn’t (otherwise) do,” Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke, told The Center Square.

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