Showing posts with label SENTENCE REDUCTIONS FOR DRUG OFFENCES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SENTENCE REDUCTIONS FOR DRUG OFFENCES. Show all posts

Friday, July 18, 2014

AG HOLDER'S REMARKS ON VOTE FOR RETROACTIVE SENTENCE REDUCTIONS FOR DRUG OFFENCES

FROM:  U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT 
Friday, July 18, 2014
Statement by Attorney General Holder on Sentencing Commission Vote Approving Retroactivity of Sentence Reductions for Drug Offenses

WASHINGTON—Attorney General Eric Holder today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Sentencing Commission vote approving retroactivity of sentence reductions for drug offenses:

“The department looks forward to implementing this plan to reduce sentences for certain incarcerated individuals. We have been in ongoing discussions with the Commission during its deliberations on this issue, and conveyed the department's support for this balanced approach. In the interest of fairness, it makes sense to apply changes to the sentencing guidelines retroactively, and the idea of a one-year implementation delay will adequately address public safety concerns by ensuring that judges have adequate time to consider whether an eligible individual is an appropriate candidate for a reduced sentence. At my direction, the Bureau of Prisons will begin notifying federal inmates of the opportunity to apply for a reduction in sentence immediately. This is a milestone in the effort to make more efficient use of our law enforcement resources and to ease the burden on our overcrowded prison system.”

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