New Hampshire Republicans Pass Mandatory Sentencing for Fentanyl Traffickers
New Hampshire Democrats tried to stop Republicans from cracking down on fentanyl dealers, saying the “tough on crime” way doesn’t work.
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
New Law: Idaho Fentanyl Traffickers to Receive Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Fentanyl traffickers caught in Idaho will now receive mandatory minimum sentencing as a result of a new law passed to combat the drug crisis.
Idaho Lawmakers Propose Mandatory Prison Sentences for Fentanyl Traffickers
Idaho lawmakers are cracking down on the fentanyl crisis with a new bill slapping anyone who brings a certain amount of the deadly drug into the state with mandatory prison sentences.
Virginia’s Life in Prison for Convicted Cop Killers Bill Headed to Gov. Northam’s Desk
A bill that would make it mandatory in Virginia for convicted cop killers to be sentenced to a minimum of life in prison is headed to Gov. Ralph Northam’s desk.
How Federal Agencies Keep Americans in the Dark About Crime Statistics
Without clear and detailed government data, activists and critics of government policies must rely on outside surveys, indirect or second-hand data, often decorated by anecdotes.
Cory Booker: Some Violent Crimes Should Not Be Defined as Violent Crimes
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, who supports a pending sentencing reform bill that would reduce sentences for violent criminals, wants America to have a “candid conversation” about what violent crimes should be treated as violent crimes. “[W]e have an
Prison Sentencing Reduction Proponent Cory Booker: ‘Get Rid Of’ All Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (SRCA) is only the beginning of a series of massive sentencing reductions for convicts that progressive supporters want, said New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday, including the complete elimination of mandatory minimums.
REGNERY: Why Are Liberals Anxious to Free Violent Criminals From Prison?
Why, you might ask, are these liberals so anxious to turn violent criminals free? What is to be gained, you might wonder, by having these felons – many of whom will again be trafficking in drugs and committing violent crimes in the process – wandering around our cities, contributing to the heroin epidemic, and leaving thousands of victims in their wake?
Black Panther Corruption Makes Case For Mandatory Minimums
The current drive for “criminal justice reform” that is snaking its way through congress with bipartisan support seeks to get rid of “mandatory minimum” sentences, but the confessions of radical communists from the famed Black Panthers shows the folly and danger of giving judges completely free rein on sentencing.
Sheriff David Clarke: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act ‘Premised and Crafted on Lies’
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke said at a Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday that a series of “lies” fueled the bipartisan effort pushing the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act.
Bill Otis: ‘Complacency, Forgetfulness, Short-Sightedness’ Driving Republican Support for Prison Sentence ‘Reform’
On Breitbart News Daily Thursday morning, adjunct Georgetown professor and contributor to Crime and Consequences Bill Otis criticized Republicans supporting the “dangerous” Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, saying it threatens to reverse decades of lower crime rates.
Lamar Smith: ‘Massive Prison Break’ Sentencing Reform Bill Endangers ‘Lives and Property of Innocent Americans’
Texas Republican Lamar Smith said Wednesday the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 never accounts for crime victims, but focuses solely on high-level drug traffickers and freeing them prematurely from prison.
Andy McCarthy on Conservative, Libertarian Backers of Sentencing Reform: ‘They’re Open to Almost Anything That Cuts Out the Federal Role in Law Enforcement’
During his Monday morning appearance on Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon, former Assistant U.S. Attorney and National Review senior fellow Andy McCarthy described the sentencing reform bill that could slash mandatory minimum sentences as the product of an unhealthy political alliance — “the worst combination of bad elements coming together.”
Andy McCarthy: Sentencing Reform Bill Slipping Through Congress Without Hearings ‘Worst Combination of Bad Elements Coming Together’
Andy McCarthy, a senior fellow at National Review and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, joined SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon on Monday’s Breitbart News Daily to talk about the pending sentencing reform bill. McCarthy
Crime Surges as Feds Restrain Police, Relax Sentences, Revive 1970s Just Before 2016 Election
Americans are watching crime surge up from the inner cities and into their neighborhoods, from the scorched QuikTrip market in Ferguson, to the burned retiree-housing in Baltimore, to spiking murder rates in Kansas City and New York, to the Texas border where federal officials wave past mass-immigration from violent countries.
Standing Ovation: Rand Paul Blows Away Liberal Black Audience with Conservative Message At Bowie State
BOWIE, Maryland — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was a hit speaker on the campus of Bowie State University on Friday, earning several rounds of applause and a standing ovation for the conservative message he delivered to a predominantly liberal audience
