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March 19, 2009

Rep. Waters Introduces Bill to End Minimum Drug Sentencing
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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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