Law enforcement group latest to back criminal justice reform

Published October 21, 2015 5:51pm ET



More than 130 current and former police chiefs, sheriffs, attorneys general and leading prosecutors are joining the movement to reduce the country’s incarceration rate and reform how it treats offenders.

They’ve formed a new group called Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration, which released a report Wednesday stating that “too many people are behind bars that don’t belong there.” They are urging alternatives to mandatory minimum prison sentences, among other reforms.

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