Hillary Proposes Eliminating 5 Year Mandatory Minimum Penalty for Crack
Update: Praise for Hillary's plan from some American Mayors.
Hillary Clinton outlined her anti-crime proposal in Philadelphia today.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton would eliminate the federal mandatory five-year sentence for crack cocaine users as part of a $4 billion-a-year anti-crime initiative designed, in part, to steer many nonviolent offenders away from prison.
Hillary signed as co-sponsor of one of the bills to eliminate the crack cocaine disparity, Joe Biden's S. 1711, some months ago. Obama signed onto the same bill recently. (Note: It is not the pending bill I would have signed onto as it contains too many law enforcement provisions and tougher penalties for other crimes.)
Details of the plan are here. Hillary also calls for funding more cops on the street. As for paying for the $4 billion plan: [More...]
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