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Rep. Waters Introduces Bill to End Minimum Drug Sentencing

HeadlineMar 19, 2009

Meanwhile, Democratic Congress member Maxine Waters has introduced a bill to end mandatory minimum sentencing in drug-related cases. The Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act would repeal mandatory minimum sentences and grant judges discretion to determine sentences.

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